19 Doctor's callback from retirement reveals depth of health crisis: nurses union RNZ/Newstalk ZB/New Zealand Herald, 18 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
19 Starship cancer treatment delays reinforce view health overhaul needed – Editorial NZ Herald, 17 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
19 Nelson mother of child cancer survivor says Starship shortages impact everybody The Press, 16 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
19 Train Fewer Nurses? Health Workforce Crisis Sparks Outrage as Hospitals and Māori Providers Struggle Waatea Digital, 17 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
19 Mum heartbroken son's cancer treatment delayed by Starship shortages TVNZ/TVNZ/1 News, 16 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
19 Nurses Organisation responds to Starship treatment delays [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
16 Starship cancer delays: Father says using sick kids politically is cruel NZ Herald, 16 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
16 Starship Hospital's cancer ward three months away from full staff after chemotherapy delays RNZ, 16 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
16 Nursing Crisis Deepens: Labour Slams Government Plan to Train Fewer Nurses as Hospitals Struggle Waatea News, 16 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
16 Waiuku community fights to save Franklin Memorial Hospital RNZ, 16 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
16 Whānau left waiting as nurse shortages delay Starship chemotherapy Te Ao Maori News, 15 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
16 Simeon Brown calls children’s cancer treatment delays ‘minor’ as Starship waits for nurses The Post/The Press/Waikato Times, 16 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
15 Nursing student cap sparks fears for future workforce Waikato Times, 15 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
15 Order to train fewer nurses counter-intuitive NZ Doctor, 14 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
13 Māori Nursing Leader Kerri Nuku Sounds Alarm Over Health Workforce Crisis and Growing Inequities Waatea News, 13 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
13 Primary healthcare nurses propping up failing system, symposium told NZ Doctor, 12 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
13 ED corridor diagnoses could breach Health and Disability code, commissioner says RNZ, 13 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
13 Family’s fears after pneumonia patient, 81, put in hospital visitors room TVNZ, 11 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
9 ‘Working in a war zone’: The hospital wards crying out to Health NZ for more nurses The Post, 9 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
9 NZNO: Waiuku can’t wait Franklin Times, 9 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
8 'Vulnerable' migrant nurses made to work for free as volunteers while awaiting employer visas Awaaz, 8 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
8 Beyond the Pay Packet: Care Worker Puts a Human Face on Pay Equity Fight Waatea News, 6 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
8 Pacific women have waited long enough for equal pay in NZ, says former commissioner Pacific Media Network, 6 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
6 Labour's pay rise a first step, but pay equity needs a full settlement NZ Doctor, 5 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
5 Wellington Hospital ED operating under code red about half the time since March RNZ, 5 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
5 Whanganui Hospital ED set for $500,000 in improvements as demand grows Whanganui Chronicle, 3 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
5 Health NZ to recruit more nurses for Tauranga, Rotorua hospitals Bay of Plenty Times, 3 October 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
1 Pay equity back under the microscope as care workers demand answers Waatea News, 30 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
30 Health NZ agrees to 24 new nurses for North Shore Hospital after 'nightmare' winter Radio New Zealand, 30 September [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
30 Will Labour keep its pay equity promise? Unions say it could cost more than $13 billion Stuff, 29 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 Kerri Nuku on The Panel The Panel, 25 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 Ministers bypassed usual process to hand-pick Nursing Council members The Post, 26 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 Nurse shortages cost lives: NZ study links understaffing to post-surgery deaths Waatea Digital, 25 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 Health NZ boosts frontline with nursing, midwifery staff Checkpoint, 25 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 Health NZ ‘confident’ it will hire 380 nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants in next year amid workforce pressures NZ Herald, 25 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 Hospitals get 380 extra frontline staff as Health NZ confronts rising demand The Post, 25 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
28 Health NZ adds 380 frontline roles as it considers nurse-to-patient ratios Stuff, 25 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
25 Rotorua NZNO conference: What nurses want from the next Government Rotorua Daily Post/NZ Herald, 25 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
25 Health NZ moves to fix Canterbury recruitment issue after hiring freeze claims Chris Lynch Media, 24 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
23 Understaffed surgical wards linked to 182 preventable hospital deaths each year The Press, 23 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
23 'The new norm': Christchurch Hospital’s ED treating more patients in corridors Newstalk ZB, 23 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
23 Middlemore Hospital staff declare healthcare 'crisis' RNZ, 23 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
22 ‘We have lost confidence and trust’: Six health centre staff resign en masse after meeting goes wrong Manawatu Standard, 22 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
21 2300 more nurses by Christmas? NZNO says the numbers don't add up Waatea Digital, 21 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
21 'Exasperated' nurses strike at specialist Waitākere Hospital ward RNZ, 21 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
21 Patient numbers soar for Whanganui Hospital's 15-bed emergency department RNZ, 20 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
21 Whanganui Hospital ED: Nurses union claims 680% capacity, Health NZ disputes figure NZ Herald, 20 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
21 Daughter of man who died after 9 hour wait at Waikato ED speaks out 1News, 18 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
18 New practice nurse pay offer out to vote: 3.5% increase plus prescribing allowance NZ Doctor, 18 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
18 Health NZ internationally-trained nurses rise by more than 4800 since 2021 Newstalk ZB, 17 September 2026 [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO in the media
13 Our leaders speak: President Anne Daniels – Fighting on – Ake, Ake, Ake Health care is arguably the most pressing concern of the public as we grow closer to the election on 7 November 2026. But we need to fight on to achieve our goals and aspirations. On the back of our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and conference in the last week of September, and the... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
14 President Anne Daniels – Vote for Health: Healthy housing for all Housing is a critical social determinant of health. It is also a political football reflected in a government system that is set up to fail the homeless and those who are experiencing severe housing deprivation. Healthy housing for all can be achieved however, if there is a cross... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
17 Our leaders speak: President Anne Daniels – Integrity – the foundation of trust Integrity is more than being honest, it’s about speaking and acting in a way that is consistent with your values. This is particularly important when you are in a position of leadership. Integrity is the foundation of trust in relationships, it builds credibility and is... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
20 President Anne Daniels – There's nothing to see here? A little over two weeks ago, amendments to the Health and Safety in Work Act (2015) were passed and will be enacted in April 2027. This bill was passed despite unions, health and safety professionals, employer groups and even ACC themselves, warning the... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
22 President Anne Daniels – Long term game: The political determinants of health. On 7 November 2026, New Zealand will once again decide on our next government. That means every one of us who are enrolled to vote must take the opportunity to decide on our future (Enrol or update online | Vote NZ). During every election we hear promises from political parties. Now is the... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
25 President Anne Daniels – Ordinary people doing the extraordinary The close ratification of hard-fought Te Whatu Ora negotiations, is naturally a time of reflection and analysis. Will the acceptance of this offer stem the tide of nurses leaving our shores to work in Australia for better pay, nurse to patient... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
28 President Anne Daniels – Assumptions As a nurse, I have learnt over the years never to assume that the information given to me is correct. To keep my patient safe, I always need to verify that the information I have received, or information in front of me, is correct. We all know the old saying about assumptions – assumptions... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
30 President Anne Daniels – True grit Reading the Sunday Star Times (22.3.2026) caused me to observe the devolution of much of what is meaningful to our collective society. The health and wellbeing of our nation is, indeed, under continuous attack through deliberate dismantling of legislation, infrastructure, policy and procedure... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
2 President Anne Daniels - Advocacy and action beyond false economies The Treasury last week told the Government there was room to borrow more for essential infrastructure such as health and education. The fact is that Aotearoa/New Zealand GDP to debt ratio is the lowest in comparative countries. In response, Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour stated there was... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
4 President Anne Daniels – Everything is political when turmoil abounds. Values matter The year has just begun. Nationally and internationally, we see, hear and experience turmoil everywhere. How do our hearts not break for those families who have lost loved ones in the recent rains, floods and slips that have changed the lives of many in an instant? It could have been any one of... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
16 President Anne Daniels – What’s next? Burning nurses at the stake? Throughout history, women who are healers, have been silenced. From the time of burning of wise women who helped and healed at the stake, to this very day, where the Coalition Government is being very deliberate in its choices of whose voices will be heard and privileged on the new Health... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
25 President Anne Daniels – Lies or misinformation by design Anne Daniels, President NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa Recent times have been so challenging for our members that they will be remembered as the worst of times. We have a Government that is doing everything it can to oppress and create fear and uncertainty among workers, the... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: President
18 Primary care funding must be passed on to nurses Increases in primary care funding must be passed onto nurses to fix chronic staff shortages so New Zealanders can get in to see their doctors, the Nurses Organisation Tōputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. The Government funds GP clinics based on the number of enrolled patients... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
9 President's blog: The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged Anne Daniels, President NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa Attacks on women by the current Coalition government, in recent weeks, are unprecedented. The silencing of women’s voice to push back through lack of accepted legislative process (e.g. select committee submissions) has... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
4 NZNO backs people’s pay equity select committee Representing a third of the pay equity claims scrapped by the Coalition Government, NZNO is throwing its full support behind the People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity. Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) had 12 pay equity claims... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
28 Auckland theatre nurses begin one-month on-call strike More than 370 Te Toka Tumai Auckland Te Whatu Ora theatre nurses have begun a month-long on-call strike over short-staffing which has forced them to do involuntary overtime. It involves members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) working at... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
22 Magical thinking on hospital projects: NZNO Low-paid women health workers have paid for the Coalition Government’s Budget centrepiece - tax incentives for business, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Budget 2025 is largely funded through $12.8 billion saved by gutting the pay equity... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
21 NZNO care and support workers at Parliament for Budget Day Care and support workers who had their pay equity claims dumped overnight after years of work will meet at Parliament tomorrow to voice their frustration at the Coalition Government’s changes. The workers are members of New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
21 Assault reignites Christchurch Hospital parking woes New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) is concerned that after-hours attacks on Christchurch Hospital staff returning to their cars have continued without a proper long-term solution to parking in sight. It follows the recent assault on a student midwife... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
20 Funding primary care nurses the answer to the health crisis To fix chronic staff shortages stopping New Zealanders seeing their GPs when they’re sick, the Coalition Government must use Budget 2025 to keep nurses in the sector by paying them the same as hospital nurses, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO)... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
18 Government must commit to pay equity for funded health sector: NZNO The Coalition Government must confirm its commitment to fully-funding pay equity for the funded health sector, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa (NZNO) says. After urgently changing the Equal Pay Act without public consultation and scrapping 33 pay... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
13 Hui to further raise awareness on health woes NZNO’s Ōtautahi/Canterbury members will join local leaders and politicians to talk about the dire state of their local hospitals and the public health system at a hui on Thursday. New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) will be supported by their... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
12 Struggling hospice nurses shattered by pay equity changes This year’s Hospice Awareness Week comes as hospices struggle to keep their doors open because of a lack of Government funding and nurses’ chances of fair pay shattered by the removal of their pay equity claim, NZNO says. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
6 Pay equity changes an attack on women: NZNO Changes by the Government to make pay equity claims harder to lodge and resolve are an attack on women, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke Van Velden today announced changes saying they will... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
30 Auckland theatre nurses to strike tomorrow Te Toka Tumai Auckland Te Whatu Ora theatre nurses will strike for two hours tomorrow over attempts by Health New Zealand not to pay them appropriately for involuntary overtime. The 370 perioperative (which includes preoperative, theatre and postoperative) nurses are members of the New... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
29 History shows patients at risk from Physician Associates Avoidable harm caused to patients both in New Zealand and in the United Kingdom shows the introduction of physician associates is a risk to patient safety, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced that... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
18 Auckland theatre nurses strike over unpaid overtime claim Te Toka Tumai Auckland Te Whatu Ora nurses who are members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa (NZNO) are striking over attempts by Health New Zealand not to pay them for involuntary overtime. About 370 perioperative (which includes preoperative,... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
11 Nelson’s hands-on message to Te Whatu Ora over patient safety More than 200 people are expected to make a chain around Nelson Hospital on Saturday, to demand a new hospital immediately and enough staff to care for the community. Nelson residents will go hand-in-hand with unions New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO),... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
11 Nurses call for immediate halt to police withdrawal Police withdrawal from mental health call outs should be stopped until Te Whatu Ora makes critical resources available, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Phase Two of the changes come into effect on Monday (14 April) but police have delayed... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
4 Nurses back call to scrap anti-Treaty bill "The people have spoken, and it is a big fat no to that bill," says New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku. Parliament's Justice Committee has released its report into the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
4 Te Whatu Ora restructuring creating danger to patient health Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora’s constant restructuring is not only putting the lives of patients at risk but is traumatising staff, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO). Chief executive Paul Goulter says NZNO members are disillusioned as critical... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
31 Exhausted Bupa aged care workers take a stand against proposed cuts On Tuesday, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) BUPA members will be making a stand on behalf of their communities over fears planned restructuring will harm the safety of residents. The rally is part of a response to proposed nationwide changes by BUPA... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
28 Workforce legislation review another attack on health workers The Government’s reviewing of health workforce legislation represents another attempt to attack health professions and the health workforce, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says there is no basis to Health... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
24 Primary Health Care wage agreement reached but pay parity still needed to retain nurses New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) primary health care members have agreed to an 8% wage increase over 12 months but pay parity with their hospital counterparts is still needed to retain nurses in the sector. NZNO’s College of Primary Health Care... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
7 Yet more Government health plans and priorities: NZNO It’s no surprise there’s confusion in the health sector after the Government today released yet another plan to fix the dire state of Aotearoa New Zealand’s public health system, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Health... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
7 Nurses call to revive Pay Equity claims This International Women’s Day, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) calls on the Government to honour its pre-election promise to pay all nurses equally by providing pay equity across the funded sector including primary and community health. NZNO... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
6 Nurses call for bowel screening changes to be reversed Government changes to bowel screening eligibility will leave more Māori and Pacific people at risk of dying at a younger age from bowel cancer, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Health Minister Simeon Brown today announced the Government is... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
3 Primary and community care will remain in crisis until nurses receive pay parity Paying incentives to GP clinics to hire nurses won’t fix the systemic funding issues causing chronic staff shortages in primary and community health care, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
26 Prime Minister uninformed to suggest nurses replace doctors Suggestions that nurses replace doctors at GP clinics to address chronic staff shortages are uninformed, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has suggested nurses and nurse practitioners can “do more of... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
6 New report highlights the need for culturally safe Māori nursing ratios Culturally safe ratios within nursing must be urgently introduced in Aotearoa to turn around Māori health inequities and improve whānau health and wellbeing, a new report released today by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) has found. The report... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
31 Scaled-back new Dunedin hospital puts cost-cutting before health The Coalition Government’s scaled-back new Dunedin hospital build is putting cost-cutting ahead of health and wellbeing, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. NZNO President and emergency nurse Anne Daniels says today’s announcement... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
29 Proper funding of primary care nurses key to Kiwis getting into GPs Primary care nurses must be paid the same as hospital nurses to fix the chronic staff shortages causing New Zealanders to be turned away from GP clinics, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. A Victoria University of Wellington study has found... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
19 Time for the Government to address challenges faced by health sector – NZNO The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) is calling on the Government to properly fund and resource the health sector to create an equitable health system that meets the needs of all New Zealanders. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today announced that... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
16 Stab-proof vests for mental health nurses? New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) is concerned that some mental health nurses are so worried about their safety, they are asking Te Whatu Ora to look into the use of stab-proof vests and personal alarms. It follows the stabbing of a nurse during an... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
6 "She bled for our people" - nurses pay tribute to Dame Tariana Turia The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) joins te ao Māori to mourn the loss of Dame Tariana Turia - a former Associate Minister of Health and Whānau Ora Minister. NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says like nurses throughout Aotearoa, Dame Turia was... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
10 Health workforce plan focused on cost not patient need Te Whatu Ora’s Health Workforce Plan released today shows our health system is focused is on capping costs not meeting patients’ needs, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says the plan normalises ongoing... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
10 Government should agree to end wage discrimination on Human Rights Day The Coalition Government should mark Human Rights Day by agreeing to end all gender and ethnicity pay discrimination in the health sector, says the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO). NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says today is Human Rights Day and... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
2 Te Whatu Ora nurses to take nationwide strike action About 36,000 Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora will down tools tomorrow (Tuesday 3 December) in a nationwide strike over patient safety concerns following proposals raised in recent collective bargaining with Health NZ. The New Zealand Nurses... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
27 Te Whatu Ora fails graduate nurses with only half offered jobs Te Whatu Ora has utterly failed graduate nurses by employing just over a half of this year’s cohort, says NZNO National Student Unit co-chair Bianca Anderson. New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) has more than 5000 nursing student members... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
26 Government lacks vision for health sector Today’s announcement of $10 million for specialist nurses and allied health professionals shows the Government has no vision to fix the broken health sector, NZNO says. New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says the $10... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
6 New Dunedin hospital petition: Southerners need tertiary level care The Government will today be urged to ensure the new Dunedin hospital provides crucial tertiary level health services for the Southern region in a petition being handed over at Parliament today. Tertiary level health services are specialised and lifesaving care such as surgery and lifesaving... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
3 Te Whatu Ora nurses alarmed by safe staffing pause New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) members employed by Te Whatu Ora are alarmed by Health New Zealand’s plans to pause a key component of its safe staffing programme. Te Whatu Ora indicated they would pause calculations for the Care Capacity... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
1 Safety fears ahead of changes to mental health 111 calls Mental Health Nurses have serious concerns about the safety of their patients, the public, their colleagues and themselves when police changes to emergency 111 calls come into effect on Monday, New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa says. On Monday 4... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
16 Nursing students rally across the country On Saturday (19 October), New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) nursing students take their struggle to the streets calling on the Government to invest in their futures with paid training. Students need assistance while they study but are being ignored... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
10 Needs of patients should determine nurse numbers Ensuring patients’ needs are met should be the primary factor in determining how many nurses Te Whatu Ora needs, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says. Commissioner Dr Lester Levy this morning revealed Te Whatu Ora is employing 3000 more... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
10 Giant $2.1 billion Holiday Act ‘invoice’ for Te Whatu Ora Members of New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa employed at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora will tomorrow (Wednesday 9 October) deliver a giant overdue invoice for $2.1 billion for Holiday Act remediation. The overdue invoice has been signed by more than... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
30 Nurses join Buller march to fix the health system Concerns over patient safety on the West Coast have prompted the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa to join a march in Buller on Saturday to raise awareness of the dire state of the health system. West Coast urgent GPs clinics end this weekend. From 1... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
26 New Dunedin hospital: Southerners deserve better The Government’s announcement today that it will scale back the new Dunedin hospital will negatively impact patient care, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa says. "Southerners deserve more than half a hospital or a slow rebuild of the... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
24 First day of bargaining action for Te Whatu Ora nurses New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki O Aotearoa members will gather in support of their bargaining team on tomorrow morning to mark the first day of collective contract negotiations with Te Whatu Ora. Wednesday 25 September will be the first day of bargaining for... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
12 Budget increases needed to meet health targets The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) agrees with the Minister of Health that every dollar spent on health is precious but disagrees that the Government’s health targets can be reached within current budgets. Today, Health Minister Hon Dr Shane... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
3 NZNO calls for reversal on heated tobacco products experiment The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) is horrified by statements from Finance Minister Nicola Willis that the Government is experimenting with using heated tobacco products as an alternative to cigarettes to see if they will help people to stop... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
3 NZNO urges Pharmac to take Israeli drug company off its list New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) has deep concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the aggression of the Israeli state towards the Palestinian peoples. Board member and mental health nurse Grant Brookes said: "We are aware that some... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: NZNO News
28 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – What does democracy look like? Last week’s Parliamentary urgency debates, coming at the 11th hour of this Government’s term, remind us just how fragile our democracy can be. Three bills relating to Te Tiriti o Waitangi were progressed through Parliament under urgency. The proposed changes include removing some... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
31 Our leaders speak: Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – Is health care a ‘boiling frog’? I want to start by acknowledging nurses, health workers, and everyone holding the system together across the motu. This winter has been rough. We expect winter to put pressure on services, but this one has felt relentless. Influenza has moved through whānau, communities, and the workforce... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
4 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – Stop speaking for nurses The world of politics now moves with a furious and unsettled pace, as though the very ground beneath power has begun to tremble. Voices clash, loyalties waver, and uncertainty gathers like a storm over the halls where decisions are made. We are only weeks out from what should be the... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
13 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – HPCAA Bill attacks workforce independence The Coalition Government has shown repeatedly it’s no defender of workers’ rights and its latest proposed changes are a blatant attack on the regulation of our traditionally independent workforce. Introduced to Parliament in May, the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
8 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – Nursing: Holding onto our humanity in times of change It was not uncommon for a nurse to come from generations of nurses. In many whānau there was a nurse, Kaiāwhina, community nurse, Karitane nurse, hospital... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
11 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – Women’s rights, pay equity, and nursing’s political power A year after pay equity was stripped from women, we are seeing – again – how this country relies on women’s unpaid and underpaid labour: caring, birthing, leading communities, and holding people together. When women demand fair pay for work society cannot function without, we... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
13 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – Urgent need for paid placements Recently, I've followed media coverage from Poihaere Whare, highlighting the significant challenges faced by student nurses in New Zealand. The ongoing fuel crisis and added practical demands like travel and parking costs intensify existing student poverty. Poihaere's core message,... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
16 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – Our government doesn’t want us to be involved in the world – but it’s coming for us The knock-on effects of the latest wars started by the United States is a reminder that when they act Aotearoa is not immune. Just last night, the Government met to urgently consider the return of carless days and fuel rationing. Flights have been reduced to some of our most vulnerable... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
2 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – We know what to do and how to do it! My whakapapa recognises Maungaharuru, the mountain renowned for its distinctive roaring sounds—a legacy of the diverse avian populations that once inhabited the area. Maungaharuru holds spiritual significance for the hapū Ngāti Kurumōkihi, who serve as its kaitiaki (guardians). Aotearoa... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
20 Our leaders speak: Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – More security in ED: Tread with caution When I hear of pushes to up security in hospital emergency departments, I must admit there’s a part of me that is hesitant. Of course, I want all health care workers to be safe on duty including ED nurses. But I also know many Māori already feel discriminated in ED and other hospital... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
11 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – Policy and nursing leaders are hurting our next generation of nurses Kerri Nuku, Kaiwhakahaere NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa The unrelenting challenges from this coalition Government has been overwhelming. From the Regulatory Standards Bill, wider deregulation programme, repeal of the Smokefree Act, Treaty Principles Bill, assault on pay equity,... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
14 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – Kia ora maia! Be brave and courageous when you need to be Kerri Nuku, Kaiwhakahaere NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa Earlier this week, we heard about the cost of not exercising bravery or courage when it is most needed. The British nurse, Lucy Letby, convicted of murdering seven babies over two years was shocking news to hear. But... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere
16 Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku – A bit of wāhine Māori inspiration as we fight for all women Kerri Nuku, Kaiwhakahaere NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa This coalition Government punched women in the face when it recently cut and made it even more tricky to progress pay equity claims. I want to offer a wāhine Māori perspective, in the hope to keep us inspired and... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Kaiwhakahaere