New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) has joined the nation in mourning the passing of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku said among the union’s membership are thousands of Māori nurses who would have been...

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Nurses are kicking off their collective bargaining with Te Whatu Ora by taking action for safe staffing on Friday, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. On Friday, NZNO members employed by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora commence bargaining for...

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Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora’s call for employees to end their employment via voluntary redundancy is in breach of the established consultation processes, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Chief executive Paul Goulter says Te Whatu Ora...

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Wellington retirees will rally tomorrow to protest staffing cuts at Aged Residential Care facilities. They want a fair go for staff and residents. The rally will take place from 11:30am to 12:30pm outside Tākina Conference Centre which is hosting the Retirement Village Association...

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Staff at Dargaville Hospital are sick and tired of working in fear because of the unavailability of an on-site doctor. Therefore, members of New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) will strike for one hour to voice their frustrations on 29 August. Without...

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The passing of Rhoena Davis on Friday, 16 August has created a gaping hole among the ranks of senior Māori nurses which will be difficult to fill, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says. Ms Davis was a nurse in Northland since...

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Student nurses are calling for more support for Māori nurses to grow their workforce in Aotearoa. Speaking from the Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference in Auckland, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) National Student Unit Co-leaders, Stacey Wharewera...

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Māori nurses are angry and they're ready to show it. The annual annual Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference will be a fiery affair as frustrations towards the disregard and disrespect shown towards Māori start to boil over. The conference takes place at the Papakura Marae in...

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About 150 community health nurses employed by Access Home Health continue with their struggle for fair wages and respect from their employer. The nurses are members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO). Despite further talks following their first...

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New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) is concerned about a recent graduate nurse recruitment botch-up by Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. A large number of graduates who completed their nursing degrees at Wintec in Hamilton were emailed by Te Whatu Ora...

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