August 2021 vol 27 no 7
August 1, 2021
The vote was in, and the DHBs’ gloves came off.
Read more... ‘Disturbing’ Employment Court action by DHBs as members vote in droves to strike again
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
The Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference 2021 and hui ā-tau return in August.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
Amid a global medication shortage, Nurse Practitioners New Zealand (NPNZ) has petitioned the Government to urgently amend the Medicines Act to allow them to prescribe alternatives when approved medications have run out.
Read more... Petition launched over nurses’ prescribing powers
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
NZNO is developing a webpage to provide timely information for members as Aotearoa counts down to November 7 this year – when the End of Life Choice Act (EOLCA) comes into being.
Read more... New NZNO webpage for end-of-life choice implementation
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
Industrial action could run for months as members send an ‘historic’ three-strikes message to district health boards.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
The NZNO board has launched a new student member category, providing indemnity for provisional vaccinators.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
A graphic novel is bridging the gap between nursing academia, and young research subjects.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
Aotearoa turned purple in June as NZNO members went on strike around the nation.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
NZNO kaumātua Keelan Ransfield offers karakia for the new year and explains the significance of Matariki, the constellation made up of nine whetū (stars).
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
NZNO leaders have had a sit down and a cuppa with the man in charge of bringing about billion-dollar health reforms.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
Period poverty campaigner Sarah Donovan wants the Government to commit to free period products in schools beyond three years.
Read more... Push for extension of free period product timeframe
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
Restrictions on Filipino nurses trying to travel to New Zealand for work appear to have been lifted.
Read more... Travel concerns ease for Filipino nurses in Aotearoa
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
For one dedicated West Coast nurse, going on strike for a safer workplace was among her final acts of solidarity.
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
July 1, 2021
Nurses on strike on June 9 were angrier than during the July 2018 strike, according to senior NZNO delegate and duty nurse manager at Grey Hospital (Te Nīkau) Nelly Hofman. And the level of support for the strike, both from nurses and the public, was massive, she said.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 10, 2021
Aotearoa turned purple on Wednesday as NZNO members went on strike around the nation.
Read more... Four corners of Aotearoa turn purple as nurses hit streets
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 9, 2021
If there was such a thing as an omen, then there it was: flying high above the hundreds of shouting health workers stretching out around the steps of Parliament.
Read more... Day of action, solidarity, as DHB members hit the streets
May 2021 vol 27 no 4
June 3, 2021
Hordes of mid-afternoon walkers blasted up and down Willis St, Wellington, but there were clipboards, pens and the nursing kaupapa awaiting their attention.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
Budget 2021 had an extra $4.7 billion for health, along with nearly half a million to kick-start its health reforms. But there was no indication of new funding for health worker salaries.
Read more... Government lays out cash for transition to new health system
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
Māori and Pacific nursing degrees will still be available under a national nursing curriculum being developed by new super-institute, Te Pūkenga.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
June 1, 2021
A late threat of legal action from Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) over a lack of contingency staff nearly derailed this month’s strike, NZNO industrial services manager Glenda Alexander said.
