8 Nurses from all over the Pacific gather in Auckland More than 300 nursing leaders from 12 Pacific nations will gather in Auckland on Monday (November 8) for the opening of the 15th biennial South Pacific Nurses’ Forum (SPNF), last held in New Zealand in 1992. The opening day will feature speeches from the president of the International Council of... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
17 Former NZNO president wins top honour A former president of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and current member of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board and the National Health Board, Marion Guy, has been awarded NZNO’s top honour. Guy, a long-time practice nurse and emergency department nurse at Tauranga Hospital,... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
17 Ngāti Kahungunu nurse wins prestigious Te Akenei Hei Māori health award Janice Wenn, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngāti Moe, Ngāti Hinewaka is the latest recipient of Te Runanga o Aotearoa NZNO’s prestigious Akenehi Hei Award. The award is for a significant contribution to Māori health. A nurse with a long career in nursing, nursing management, cultural safety and... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
27 Learning Te Reo benefits everyone The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) supports Te Wiki o Te Reo, Māori Language Week and embraces this year’s theme Te Mahi Kai, The Language of Food. The theme fits perfectly with Te Reo classes held at NZNO’s national office in Wellington every week. “Our weekly Te Reo classes always... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
23 NZNO welcomes new chief nurse The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has welcomed the appointment of one of its former presidents, Jane O’Malley, as chief nurse. The Ministry of Health’s Deputy Director-General of Sector Capability and Innovation, Margie Apa, announced the appointment today and O’Malley, currently... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Nursing Organisations