29 Neglected Plunket feeling the strain NZ Doctor, 28 July 2028 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 'Coalition promise on Plunkett nurses has not been met' Newstalk, 28 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 Plunket funding: Nurses union accuses coalition of ‘broken promise’ NZ Herald, 28 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 Heart attack patient waited over four hours after triage error in crowded Wellington ED The Post, 27 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
27 Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards RNZ, ODT, TVNZ, 1 News, New Zealand Herald, ODT opinion, 27 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
27 Saving Money vs Saving Patients Nick's Kōrero, 25 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
27 Politics Health ‘It’s a song and a prayer’: The hidden cost of 1300 empty nursing jobs The Post/The Press, 25 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
27 'We need a second hospital in Christchurch' 1News (Transcript), 24 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
27 Te Whatu Ora is not hiring enough nursing graduates, pushing them towards Australia RNZ News Bulletins (Transcript), 24 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
27 Hundreds of nursing graduates left high and dry by Te Whatu Ora NZ Doctor/NZNO, 24 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
27 Waitakere nurses strike against understaffing (Transcript) One News Breakfast, TVNZ, 24 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
24 Nurses’ group: Health needs more than band-aids - The Rangitoto Observer, 24 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
24 Whangārei Hospital nurses say sick leave requirement adding to stress - Northern Advocate, 24 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
24 Frustrations and concerns grow over IT failures in hospitals – Morning Report [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
23 Patient suffers spinal fracture amid Waitākere Hospital staffing shortages – NZ Herald [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
23 Christchurch ‘needs a second hospital’ as 470 people pour into emergency department on one day – The Press [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
23 Clinics cancelled as Waikato hospitals hit by major IT outage – Waikato Times/The Press/The Post, 22 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
22 Health NZ says staffing improving after nurses warn of worsening workload – The Press, 22 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
15 Calls Grow for Independent Inquiry After Waikato ED Death Raises Fresh Questions Over Hospital Staffing - Waatea News, 15 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
14 Cultural safety in healthcare is not ‘ideological’ – it is saving lives - NZ Doctor, 14 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
13 ‘It’s relentless’: What it’s like to be an ED nurse in New Zealand right now - The Spinoff, 13 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
13 Mental health staff say police refused to help with violent patient - RNZ, 13 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
11 Nursing union calls for staffing transparency on night of ED death - The Post/The Press, 11 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
9 Waikato ED death reinforces why squeezed nurses need more than annual gaming - NZ Herald, 9 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
9 'Acute unexpected incident': Review released into Waikato ED death - Newstalk ZB, 9 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
9 Homeless and hospitalised: The deadly impact of sleeping rough - RNZ/NZ Herald, 9 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
9 Hospitalisations among homeless people double in six years - Morning Report, 9 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
7 Hawke’s Bay Hospital ED under pressure despite winter plan, up to 60 people waiting at a time - Hawkes Bay Today, 7 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
7 Empty lot consented for car park near Christchurch Hospital idle as 2000 staff wait - The Press, 7 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
6 Health system struggles with seasonal surge in illness - Morning Report, 6 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
6 More temporary beds added to hospitals around NZ to meet winter demand - RNZ, 6 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
4 Nightmare waiting to happen’: Police pullback puts pressure on Whanganui Hospital ED staff - Whanganui Chronicle, 4 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
4 Waikato Hospital death another sign health system needs more resourcing – Editorial - NZ Herald, 4 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
4 Waikato's ‘delayed’ ED ward site confirmed - Waikato Times, 4 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
3 MBIE chief executive to submit to cross examination on pay equity changes - Waikato Times/The Press/The Post, 3 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
3 Will it or won’t it? Hospital ED ward build debate hits Parliament - Stuff, 3 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
3 Minister told Stuff a month ago that new Waikato Hospital beds were on track. Now he says they’re not - Stuff, 3 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
2 Under-fire Wakari staff hit back at claims - Otago Daily Times, 2 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
2 Health budget shortfall: Unions warn of up to $600m funding gap - Newsroom, 2 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
2 Waikato Hospital emergency department witness says staff ‘set up to fail’ on night man died - NZ Herald, 2 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
2 Is our health system falling apart? - The Spinoff, 2 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
1 Witnesses describe chaos as man collapses at Waikato Hospital emergency department - NZ Herald, 1 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
1 Why ED wait times are so long - and how that ramps up the risk of death - Stuff, 1 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
1 Nurses call for independent inquiry after patient's death at Waikato Hospital - Newstalk ZB, 1 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
1 Waikato Hospital death: Nurses’ union demands independent inquiry - NZ Herald, 1 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
1 Rapid review after Waikato Hospital ED death to be done by end of the week - RNZ, 1 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
1 ED death: Mum and daughter describe scenes of 'absolute chaos' - One news, 1 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
1 Waikato Hospital ED death: Mum and daughter describe chaos as staff tried to resuscitate man - RNZ, 1 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
1 ‘No pulse, no pulse’: The frantic moments as staff failed to revive patient found in ED toilet - Stuff, 1 July 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
15 June 2026 Dr Richard Sullivan: Health NZ Chief Clinical Officer on the investigation into Waikato Hospital death Newstalk ZB, 30 June 2026 ‘Haphazard' response for chronic gastro patients The Post, 30 June 2026 'Do we need gumboots and hard hats?': Nurses sound alarm over... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
16 Bad faith law changes are bad news for workers 15 May 2012: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says the changes to employment law announced yesterday will be bad news for workers and the economy. The changes include a change to the Employment Relations Act so that employers are not required to conclude a collective... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
16 Giving with one hand and taking with the other not the way to create a healthy New Zealand 15 May 2012: A pre-budget announcement that the Government is funding extra co-ordinating nurses to support those receiving cancer care, that more money is going to elective surgery and that prescription charges are rising is sending mixed messages about health says the New Zealand Nurses... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Public Health
11 Nurses Celebrate International Nurses Day 11 May 2012: Nurses all around the country are preparing to celebrate International Nurses Day tomorrow (Saturday 12 May). This year’s theme is Closing the Gap: from Evidence to Action and acknowledges the role nurses can play in improving the health of all. International Nurses Day is... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
30 Whanganui and Palmerston North must keep Women’s Health Services 30 March 2012: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is concerned that a proposal to shut down specialist maternity services in Whanganui and move them to Palmerston North will be a disaster for women, babies and their whanau who live in the area. The proposal also plans to move... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
3 Hospital nurses settle collective agreement 2 March 2012: New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) members working in all public hospitals have voted to accept a new multi employer collective agreement (MECA). This MECA covers more than 23,000 nurses, midwives and health care assistants. Members voted to ratify the settlement at... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Public Health, Safe Staffing
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
15 Celebrating 100 Years of Nursing Organisation Nurses should wear their brains, not their hearts, on their sleeves, according to United States health care commentator and award-winning journalist Suzanne Gordon who will be presenting as the keynote speaker at NZNO’s centennial conference on September 16. Gordon’s keynote address – Because... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Nursing Organisations
15 NZNO President Elected to International Nursing Organisation The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is proud to announce its current president, Marion Guy, has been elected onto the board of directors of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). The election took place during ICN’s 24th quadrennial congress held in Durban, South Africa, this month. ... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Nursing Organisations
12 Aged Care Workers at Rosebank take Strike Action Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) working at Rosebank Home and Hospital in Ashburton will be striking for 24 hours from 6.45am on Friday 13th March. Members have been attempting to renegotiate their collective agreement since August 2008. The employer made an initial offer... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News, Aged Care, Industrial Action