October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Kai Tiaki online only from 2022
October 1, 2021
Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand will be heading exclusively online by 2022, but will still be accessible to NZNO members through a simple online registration.
Article category: News
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
DHBs obliged to staff safely in latest offer
October 1, 2021
The latest offer from district health boards, in multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) negotiations with NZNO, allows DHBs to be penalised and health services cut back if they are not able to be safely staffed.
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Farewell to esteemed Whanganui nurse
October 1, 2021
Ailsa Crawford Stewart’s contribution to the Whanganui community was immense. The former hospital matron, staunch women’s advocate and community stalwart died in Whanganui Hospital in August, at age 77.
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Nuku: Nursing voice needed in reforms
October 1, 2021
Te Rūnanga has worked hard to understand the long game of political decision-making, says the re-elected kaiwhakahaere.
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
Daniels: It’s time for collective action
October 1, 2021
Safe staffing, better working conditions and pay equity across nursing sectors will be the focus of NZNO’s new president.
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
The needle’s edge: our COVID-19 future
October 1, 2021
Alice Gillan-Sutton, first-year Massey nursing student, faces a workplace future that hasn’t been contemplated in decades.
September 2021 vol 27 no 8
NZNO kaiwhakahaere wins global human rights award
September 1, 2021
Kerri Nuku wins award while Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference inspires Māori–healthcare professionals.
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September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Racism stirs up dawn raids memory for Pacific nurse
September 1, 2021
Pacific nurses had enough to cope with without racist comments in the media, Pacific Nurses’ Section chair ‘Eseta Finau said.
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September 2021 vol 27 no 8
‘Sense of urgency’ in Pacific community
September 1, 2021
Frontline nurses vaccinating Auckland’s Pacific communities against COVID-19 have seen thousands of people since the Delta outbreak began last month, says a nursing team leader.
September 2021 vol 27 no 8
‘I do it for my whānau, hapū, my iwi’
September 1, 2021
The Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference 2021 wrapped with an awards evening at the Beehive, recognising the work of Māori nurses and students.
September 2021 vol 27 no 8
NZNO successfully defends Employment Court LPS challenge
September 1, 2021
NZNO has claimed victory after being taken to the Employment Court by district health boards (DHBs) in their ongoing industrial dispute with members.
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September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Staffing shortages laid bare by lockdown pressure
September 1, 2021
The COVID-19 lockdown has exposed chronic short-staffing as nurses were asked to work despite living with people potentially exposed to the virus.
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September 2021 vol 27 no 8
NZNO staff moves – retirements & resignations
September 1, 2021
After 13 years at NZNO, policy analyst Māori Leanne Manson has resigned, to take up a senior role at Pharmac as pou tohu mātāmua (principal advisor) te whaioranga (Māori responsiveness strategy).
September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Aged care nurses must await DHB deal – Little
September 1, 2021
Aged care nurses must wait for district health board (DHB) nurses to strike a pay deal before attaining their own pay parity, Minister of Health Andrew Little says.
September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Get vaccinated, avoid spreading misinformation – Nursing Council
September 1, 2021
Nurses should get vaccinated – and shouldn’t spread vaccine misinformation, the Nursing Council of New Zealand says.
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September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Data lag could hide vacancies
September 1, 2021
Just under 1200 nurse vacancies were reported across the country’s district health boards (DHBs) at March 31 this year – about five per cent of the 25,000 DHB nursing workforce – but the real vacancy rate is likely to be “significantly higher”, says an NZNO safe staffing expert.
September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Masks and PPE ‘a concern’
September 1, 2021
NZNO is concerned about a lack of access to and poorly fitted N95 masks for frontline vaccination teams in Auckland, acting professional and nursing services manager Kate Weston says.
September 2021 vol 27 no 8
No strike but nurses go purple
September 1, 2021
Delta thwarted strike plans on August 19. Instead, members rolled up their sleeves and got to work on the pandemic frontline.
August 2021 vol 27 no 7
Nurse students hit hard by COVID-19
August 1, 2021
An NZNO study has found students were hard hit by COVID-19 last year, particularly in their clinical placements.
August 2021 vol 27 no 7
Students can strike – but not in uniform
August 1, 2021
Nursing schools have reassured students they are entitled to take part in NZNO strikes, as negotiations continue between district health boards (DHBs) and NZNO – as long as they’re not wearing nursing school uniforms.