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Care and support workers first in line for pay equity boost under new Government

Auckland health-care assistant (HCA) Sabina Lama says this week’s pay equity announcement by the Greens gives her a “glimmer of hope”.

‘You’re joking’ — exhausted ED nurses respond to HNZ promise

Too little, too late and a political ploy. That was the reaction of emergency nurses to Te Whatu Ora-Health NZ (HNZ)'s announcement it would hire another 380 frontline staff over the next nine months.

NZNO annual general meeting kicks off with global nursing conference announcement

The NZNO annual general meeting (AGM) has kicked off with the announcement that the organisation would host the the 2028 ICN nurse practitioners and advanced nurses conference in Aotearoa.

Emptying beds ‘not a solution’ say striking Waitākere Hospital staff

Waitākere Hospital's Muriwai ward staff walked off the job this week to strike for a second time -- despite an 11th hour decision by Te Whatu Ora-Health NZ (HNZ) to close off five beds.

HNZ backtracks on police handover time after admitting plans ‘not safe’

Te Whatu Ora-Health NZ (HNZ) has partially backed down on a controversial police policy for mental health handovers in emergency departments (EDs) -- admitting it's not safe.

A 3.5 per cent offer on the table for primary health nurses — have your say

An offer to primary health-care workers is a step towards pay parity with Te Whatu Ora-Health NZ "but certainly not the end point", says an Auckland registered nurse (RN) on the bargaining team.

Manapōti wāhine: ‘Still fighting’ for economic equality 133 years after suffrage

'You look beautiful, powerful and strong!'  Feminist crowd grooves into Parliament to 'girls just have funds'.

Another 2300 nurses in hospitals by Christmas? ‘They’d need a superhuman HR team’

The Government has been caught in a "BS" trap after Finance Minister Nicola Willis promised an apparently impossible number of new nurses by Christmas.

State of emergency: Tauranga ED staff send cry for help to management

NZNO members working at Tauranga Hospital have revealed that their emergency department (ED) is itself in a state of emergency.

‘It’s been a long time coming’: Four generations stand shoulder-to-shoulder on Gisborne ED nurses’ strike

Four generations of health workers -- three nurses and a medical receptionist -- were among about 200 standing shoulder-to-shoulder on strike for safer staffing outside Gisborne Hospital today.

Just under my skin

At NZNO's conference recently, Waikato nurse Maria Tutahi shared a poem she wrote about unveiling her spiritual mask at a time when wearing physical masks was mandatory.

Anatomy of victory — how North Shore ED members got their huge staffing win

There's a particular challenge in the night shift at the North Shore Hospital emergency department (ED) -- pressure on nurses ratcheting up as the hours pass.

Members emerge from NZNO conference vowing to ‘fight, fight, fight’ for a safer health system

There was a vibe.

‘We are committed to cultural safety,’ promises new Nursing Council chair — but is it the Māori kind?

Nursing Council chair Sharon Brownie says the regulator is committed to cultural safety -- but what kind remains unclear.

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October memorial for 53 nurses who died in Christchurch earthquake

The 53 nurses who died in Christchurch’s devastating earthquake on 22 February 2011 will be remembered in the Nurses’ Memorial Chapel in October.