Today is International Day of the Midwife On Thursday 3rd May midwives from Aotearoa took to the streets in a National Day of Action. Why? Like nurses, midwives are fed up with the chronic underfunding of the maternity system. Despite having launched a Pay Equity claim with the high court in...

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  Media release                                                                    1 May 2018   NZNO kaiwhakahaere addressed UN Forum on Indigenous Rights about Māori health workforce issues Back from the mid-April United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights, NZNO...

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  Media Release EMBARGO 9.30am                                                                            20 April 2018 Members now vote whether or not to strike NZNO DHB members, who are party to the DHB Nurses and Midwifery MECA, receive their strike ballot paper by post and email...

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All District Health Boards           Media Release                                                         13 April 2018     Announcement of independent DHB MECA panel members Following yesterday’s announcement that an independent panel is...

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Media release                                                12 April 2018   NZNO will proceed with panel to settle the DHB MECA NZNO has decided to proceed with DHB MECA engagement via the Independent Panel process as proposed by Prime Minister. Once the panel has been confirmed and...

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    Media Release                                                                   9 April 2018   Large turnout expected for Middlemore rally The first NZNO Rally for Health is at Middlemore Hospital tomorrow morning at 6.30am. Nurses are reporting that NZNO members from each...

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                                                                             Media Release                                                                              29 March 2018     New campaign gears up fast to mobilise support   After the rejection of the latest DHB...

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Media Release                                                                              29 March 2018     Middlemore underfunded for infrastructure costs NZNO remains concerned about the air quality at the mouldy buildings in Counties Manukau DHB (CMDHB) and has requested all data...

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    Media Release                                                                    26 March 2018     Collective voice of nurses loud and clear   Following several weeks of ratification meetings nationwide DHB nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants, who are party to the...

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Media Release                                                                   22 March 2018   Nurses advancing the health of the nation Me haeretahi tātou mō te hauora me te orange o ngā iwi katoa o Aotearoa: Let us journey together for the health and well-being of the people of...

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  Media Release                                                                   22 March 2018   NZNO MECA meetings coming to a close   NZNO Industrial Services Manager Cee Payne explains that voting on the proposed mediated offer on the DHB Multi-Employer Collective Agreement...

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Media Release  12 March 2018   Minister of Finance hints at pay boost The Minister of Finance comment to media that nurses were in line for their pay to be addressed with a future “pay bump” will be great news to the nurse workforce. Chief Executive Memo Musa says this comment said...

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    Media Release                                                                   7 March 2018 President to speak at Wellington TPPA Rally The New Zealand Nurses Organisation objects to the New Zealand government’s intention to sign the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific...

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  Media Release                                                          5 March 2018   Cabinet to get working group pay equity recommendations NZNO commends the government on following through on their election promise to relook at the principles for pay equity claims.   Cee...

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  Media Release Strict Embargo   midnight                                   27 February 2018                       NZNO joins world Nursing Now! campaign NZNO is embellishing its national ‘Visibility of Nursing’ campaign by joining the global movement Nursing Now. It seeks to...

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          Media Release                                                    27 February 2018                       NZNO joins world Nursing Now! campaign NZNO is embellishing its national ‘Visibility of Nursing’ campaign by joining the global movement Nursing Now. It...

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    Media Release                                               21 February 2018   15,000 signatures supporting a better deal for nurses NZNO delegates today handed over to district health board multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) lead advocate, Kevin McFadgen 15000...

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Media Release                                                                   20 February 2018 Women’s healthcare at Auckland DHB far from ‘excellent’   In the face of staffing shortages and a poor culture in Women’s Health at ADHB, NZNO shares the concerns expressed by the College of...

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DHB MECA negotiations commence Nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have received significant public support prior to attending mediation with employers tomorrow in the unresolved negotiations for their DHB MECA (multi-employer collective agreement). Negotiations have been ongoing...

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Media Release                                                                                                   30 January 2018 Nurses empowered to utilise full scope of skill   NZNO welcomes tomorrow’s enactment of the Health Practitioners (Statutory References to medical Practitioners)...

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Media release                                                                     23 January 2018        Nurses welcome moves to close the gaps in mental health care   NZNO welcome the terms of reference of the Inquiry into Mental Health and the opportunity to bring the voice of...

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   Media Release                                                                   20 December 2017     Better access to medicinal cannabis welcomed     The government Bill introduced today to enable production of medicinal cannabis and establishing a body to set standards is to be...

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Media Release                                                          19 December 2017 NZNO congratulates Chief Nursing Officer Chief Executive Memo Musa acknowledges the hard work Chief Nursing Officer Jane O’Malley has done to increase nursing input into Ministry of Health policy and...

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  Media Release                                                          14 December 2017 100 days in many ways great for kiwi kids NZNO welcomes the government’s Families Package increases and also the Winter Energy Payment. Nurses have seen an increase in recent years in illness of...

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Media Release                                      13 December 2017   Nurses vote no to DHB MECA offer NZNO members have rejected the proposed DHB MECA (multi-employer collective agreement) covering the November 2017 to July 2020 period. An overview of the offer as it was presented to...

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Media Release                                  5 December 2017 Nurses’ organisation acknowledge outgoing DG of Health NZNO Chief Executive Memo Musa says Director-General of Health Chai Chuah has made great contributions to the New Zealand Health system in a number of senior health...

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Media Release                                                      25 November 2017   A devastating human rights violation hurts nurses From today, 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the ‘16 Days of Activism...

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Media release                                                        24 November 2017   The collegial mood suffers in cash starved system   The NZNO Employment Survey and our Kai Tiaki journal reporters have repeatedly found that when bullying occurs in nursing it has a huge effect on...

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  Media release                                                                     23 November 2017     Kiwis need DHBs to reduce carbon footprint NZNO president Grant Brookes, in support of the Sustainable Healthcare in Aotearoa NZ forum starting tomorrow, says that nurses...

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Media release                                                         7 November 2017   Two more months at home can help establish breast feeding NZNO welcomes the increase in paid parental leave and points out that breast feeding for the first six months of life, as recommended by the...

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Media Release                                                            1 November 2017   NZNO welcome Minister for Women’s decision NZNO applauds the first big move by Minister for Women, Julie Anne Genter to stop the current Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill in its current...

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Media Release                             25 October 2017   NZNO ready to meet with new Health Minister   Acting chief executive Jane MacGeorge congratulates Dr David Clark on his appointment as Minister of Health and says he shows good understanding of social determinants of health...

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Media Release 20 October 2017 - New Govt - two months to Christmas New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) acting Chief Executive Jane MacGeorge says nurses welcome the new government and are looking forward to a reversal of the 2017 ‘scrooge health budget’ and the $2B going back into health....

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Media Release 10 October 2017 - NZNO mourn their kuia Vera Morgan (MBE) Several representatives of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation were this morning at the tangi beginning at the Pipitea marae in Thorndon to welcome Vera Morgan back onto to the marae after her passing. Vera Morgan began...

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Media release 28 September 2017 - Children and youth living in squalor a national shame NZNO is very concerned by anecdotal reports covered in the New Zealand Herald on Friday 22 September, from a midwife who bravely shared her distress about housing poverty and resulting infant and child...

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Media Release 22 September 2017 - NZNO Award – Services to Nursing and Midwifery 2017 This year there are two recipients of the NZNO Services to Nursing and Midwifery Award. Dr Helen Snell and Pepe Sinclair. NZNO President Grant Brookes presented the awards at the Annual Conference at Te Papa...

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Media Release 20 September 2017, Embargo: 8pm - NZNO Young Nurse of the Year 2017 The 2017 Young Nurse of the Year was announced at last night’s NZNO Annual Conference dinner at Te Papa and went to Jess Tiplady, Nurse Practitioner from Auckland.  Jess Tiplady works at the Greenstone Family...

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Media Release Wednesday, 20 September 2017     NZNO Award of Honour 2017   At last night’s Annual Conference Awards Dinner, the NZNO Award of Honour was presented. The award is granted biennially. The nomination for Kerri Nuku met the criteria for the award. Ms Nuku was...

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Media Release                                                                23 August 2017            Government ED Targets nothing to celebrate Yesterday, the NZNO College of Emergency Nurses NZ (CENNZ) were outraged to read the Minister of Health claiming the Emergency Department...

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Media Release                                                                                    22 August 2017   More primary healthcare needed NZNO welcomes proposed new initiatives from the current National-led Government to improve healthcare access to disadvantaged New Zealanders,...

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Media Release                                                                    10 August 2017   NO to proposed Buller Integrated Family Health Centre In support of the community opposition to the proposed Integrated Family Health Centre (IFHC), NZNO CE Memo Musa has written to the...

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Media Release                                                         8 August 2017   Bill a hindrance to pay equity and not in line with principles NZNO Industrial Services Manager Cee Payne says the draft Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill is disheartening and a step backwards...

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Media Release                                                                    21 July 2017   Debbie Chin an excellent leader and manager  NZNO is alarmed to hear today of the resignation of Debbie Chin, Chief Executive of Capital and Coast DHB. Many members and staff are personally...

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Media release                                                       14 July 2017 Dilani Perera – a workplace leader for Equal Pay At the Council of Trade Unions’ Women’s Conference tonight in Wellington, NZNO delegate Dilani Perera was honoured with a Leadership and Commitment on Equal Pay...

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Media Release                                                                7 July 2017   Canterbury DHB budget allocation short by over $17m this year The thorough CTU Health Budget analysis out this week shows the raw facts of health underfunding that leaves Canterbury short by at...

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Media Release                                                      1 July 2017   CTU analysis shows funding freeze as health need grows The thorough CTU Health Budget analysis out today shows the raw facts of health underfunding of the public health service in particular. NZNO Chief...

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    Media Release                                                                     25 May 2017   No relief for nurses or DHBs in Budget 2017 $2b more needed   Budget 2017 does not bring relief to pressured nurses. It fails to increase operational funding to a level that...

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Media Release                                                                                 21 May 2017 Budget Day must show Government understand health needs The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is calling for $2.3 billion to be put back into health funding at this year’s budget...

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  Media Release                                             `                                 16 May 2017 Honouring three exceptional NZ Nurses NZNO is proud to congratulate its members, Mrs Gail Ann Corbett, Ms Guru Dev Kaur Singh and Ms Barbara Fay Turnbull on their Florence...

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  Media release                                                                                17 May 2017   NZNO call for an update of Aged Care Standards   Two recent NZNO member surveys back up the AUT findings in their Aged Care Workforce Survey 2016 that time to care is being...

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