September 2023
September 22, 2023
Tōpūtanga Tapuhi o Kaitiaki Aotearoa — NZNO’s young nurse of the year John Fa’ukafa says the “tough” times he endured as a young Pasifika male coming out as gay made him the nurse he is today.
August 2023
September 8, 2023
Nurses who take calls around the clock from some of our most vulnerable have voted to go on a 24-hour strike next week, after an offer they describe as an effective pay cut.
Read more... Healthline and telehealth nurses to strike over pay ‘cut’ from profitable bosses
September 2023
September 6, 2023
‘Here come the nurses!’ was the appreciative cry from senior doctors striking outside Wellington Hospital yesterday as Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa — NZNO members spilled off the Newtown bus and took their place on the picket line beside their colleagues.
August 2023
September 6, 2023
Axing Massey’s Auckland nursing degree is ‘short-sighted’, say critics — but students describe a challenging learning environment.
Read more... Axing Auckland nursing degree ‘short-sighted’ in the face of nursing shortfall
August 2023
August 31, 2023
NZNO is preparing to “urgently” lodge a pay equity claim for primary health care (PHC) members, who narrowly voted to accept a pay deal after two years of bargaining and a strike.
Read more... ‘Disappointed’ primary health nurses pin hopes on pay equity claim
August 2023
August 25, 2023
Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa — NZNO’s college of child and youth nurses (CCYN) has been gifted a new name to reflect its commitment to equitable health outcomes for tamariki in Aotearoa.
Read more... Matariki brings a new name for college of child and youth nurses
August 2023
August 23, 2023
A third of nursing students are reconsidering their career choice, because the job seems too stressful, an NZNO student survey has found.
August 2023
August 23, 2023
Academics from across Aotearoa’s 20 nursing schools are speaking up in an unprecedented and “urgent” call to protect what they say is an at-risk but crucial part of the nursing workforce.
Read more... Schools of nursing unite in urgent call to protect ‘at risk’ nurse educators
August 2023
August 7, 2023
Strike action has been called off as NZNO nurses, health-care assistants, midwives and kaiāwhina voted — closely — to accept Te Whatu Ora’s offer, after more than 10 months of collective agreement negotiations.
July 2023
August 7, 2023
A grandmother of seven is among 40 ākonga (students) who have signed up for a new diploma to support Pacific-trained nurses into the New Zealand workforce.
Read more... Fast-track door to nursing in Aotearoa opens for Pacific nurses
August 2023
August 3, 2023
Nursing staff at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington (VUW)’s school of nursing and midwifery are breathing a sigh of relief today after finding out there would be no cuts to its nursing programme staff.
Read more... Victoria University’s nursing staff escape cuts but midwifery remains in sights
July 2023
August 2, 2023
Nurses fear a proposal to turn anaesthetic technicians (ATs) into ‘perioperative practitioners’ could spell the end of nurses in operating theatres.
Read more... Proposed perioperative practitioner role could push nurses out of theatres — college
July 2023
July 31, 2023
After more than a year of litigation, more than 30,000 nurses, health-care assistants (HCAs) and other kaimahi hauora have voted “overwhelmingly” to accept Te Whatu Ora’s pay equity offer.
Read more... Nurses vote ‘overwhelmingly’ to accept pay equity offer
July 2023
July 27, 2023
Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, kaiāwhina and health-care assistants are preparing to strike next month, as NZNO calls for thousands more nurses to fill workforce gaps.
Read more... Te Whatu Ora members prepare to strike as call goes out for 4000 more nurses
July 2023
July 20, 2023
Proposed cuts to more than a quarter of Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington (VUW)’s school of nursing and midwifery staff have been paused after a $128 million Government tertiary education rescue package.
Read more... Nursing schools fight ‘significant’ proposed staff cuts
July 2023
July 18, 2023
Nurse educators are welcoming a $128-million funding boost for tertiary education, saying it is is “critical” to maintaining a highly skilled nursing workforce and improving patient outcomes.
Read more... Nurses welcome ‘critical’ $128 million funding boost for tertiary education
July 2023
July 5, 2023
A long awaited national health workforce plan includes a target to reduce attrition rates of student nurses from 30 to 20 per cent, and provide more support to the existing workforce.
Read more... Scale of nursing deficit ‘confronting’, says minister as workforce plan announced
July 2023
July 5, 2023
A commitment to boost nursing student numbers by 10 per cent has been welcomed as ‘positive news’ for the nursing sector, but concerns remain over how the additional recruits will be supported to get through their training.
Read more... Boost to student placements ‘amazing’ — but do we have enough teachers?
June 2023
June 30, 2023
NZNO members are being urged to give feedback on the future of the organisation, it’s structures and governance as part of a wide-ranging review which many hope will result in a re-write of the constitution.
Read more... Members encouraged to have say on NZNO’s future
June 2023
June 26, 2023
Many nurses and kaiāwhina who work for Māori, iwi and Pacific providers haven’t had a pay increase, despite an injection of $200 million towards closing the gap in rates with Te Whatu Ora.
Read more... Celebration over pay disparity ‘fix’ for Māori, iwi, Pacific providers on hold for many
