NZNO pays tribute to the Māori King
“Kiingi Tuheitia stood for all the values and aspirations that our Māori nurses have been fighting for which in essence is – love the people, care for them and the nation.
New nurse practitioner chair wants to see NP numbers grow ‘like ivy’
Nurses can be their own worst enemy, says new chair of Nurse Practitioners NZ.
Bringing te ao Māori into private surgical care
A Māori nursing leader at Southern Cross Healthcare is bringing te ao Māori into the world of private surgical care, using his own research to back up this work.
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NZNO pays tribute to the Māori King
NZNO - Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa has joined with the nation to mourn the passing of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. |
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Call to reverse heated tobacco products experiment
NZNO - Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa 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 smoking. |
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Residents and families picket retirement village owners’ conference
Retirees, families and supporters turn out to picket $2000-a-head retirement village conference as aged care staff and care hours are being cut. |
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New Southern Cross scholarships will fund 17 AUT nursing students on clinical placements
Seventeen new scholarships are being launched to support "passionate" and under-represented Auckland University of Technology (AUT) nursing students on clinical placements over the next three years. |
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Ngāti Raukawa nurse honoured with Te Akenehi Hei Award
Whether it’s in Middlemore Hospital’s emergency department or in Auckland’s urban Māori community, Dhyanne Hohepa is a leader. |
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Wellington aged-care residents and staff win ‘faint concession’ after picket, petition
Wellington aged-care facility Village at the Park has shaved 42 hours off proposed nursing and caregiving cutbacks, after residents rallied behind staff with a picket and petition. |
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Green light to recruit 59 nurse graduates at Te Whatu Ora Waikato, in wake of job offer glitch
News that Te Whatu Ora Waikato is recruiting 59 nursing graduates into supported-entry roles at Waikato Hospital and other areas has made some of New Zealand's newest nurses "so happy". |
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Shauna Power humbled by wāhine toa scholarship
Inspired by her “Poppy” and driven by the need for better health outcomes for Māori, Shauna Power has set her sights on a career in nursing our country’s next generation. |
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‘I want to be safe’ — a former nurse and resident begs retirement villages to stop cutting staff
Retired Wellington nurse Jiff Stewart spoke at Wednesday's picket against staff cuts outside retirement village owners' $2000-a-head conference. This is her kōrero. |
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Nurses — have we gone from hero to zero?
A Wellington nurse laments the way nurses are being treated lately after putting their lives on the line during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Emergency nurses share woes with health minister
After writing a concerned letter, NZNO's emergency nurses met Minister of Health Shane Reti earlier this year, to discuss the realities of working on the frontline. As rallies over unsafe staffing in EDs continue, they share some of their kōrero here. |
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Left out in the cold: Is it really about health budget constraints?
In an urgent call to better support New Zealand-trained nurses, senior Māori nursing lecturer at NorthTec, Pipi Barton (Ngāti Hikairo ki Kāwhia) recalls being an out-of-work nursing graduate in the 1990s. |
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New nurse practitioner chair wants to see NP numbers grow ‘like ivy’
Nurses can be their own worst enemy, says new chair of Nurse Practitioners NZ Chelsea Gannon-Willmott, who wants to see a kinder profession where more are encouraged to advance their practice. |
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Kiwi nurses help transform lives through Mercy Ships’ surgical care
Kiwi nurses who volunteer aboard Mercy Ships' floating hospitals at African ports, come back home with their passion for nursing invigorated. |
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Bringing te ao Māori into private surgical care
A Māori nursing leader at Southern Cross Healthcare is bringing te ao Māori into the world of private surgical care, and is using his own research to back up this work. |