July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Nurses on the march
July 1, 2021
Aotearoa turned purple in June as NZNO members went on strike around the nation.
Article category: News
July 2021 vol 27 no 6
Matariki rises, a new year begins…
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
NZNO meets with health reform transition boss
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
Push for extension of free period product timeframe
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
Travel concerns ease for Filipino nurses in Aotearoa
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
West Coast nurse’s last stand
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
Nurses ‘angrier’ this time
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
Four corners of Aotearoa turn purple as nurses hit streets
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
Day of action, solidarity, as DHB members hit the streets
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
‘One woman waited nine hours in ED’: Organisers hit streets to gather support for nursing cause
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
Government lays out cash for transition to new health system
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
Māori and Pacific nursing degrees remain
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
Late legal threat fails to derail strike
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.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Old MECA promises still unmet
June 1, 2021
Nursing safety – in everyday work and the age of COVID-19 – were scrutinised by the NZNO board as strike action rolled out across Aotearoa.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Wellington neonatal unit gets big staffing top-up
June 1, 2021
Wellington’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) has hired an extra 26 full-time equivalent (FTE) nurses, after safe staffing acuity tool TrendCare helped identify a large shortfall.
Read more... Wellington neonatal unit gets big staffing top-up
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
‘Drastic’ action on nurse shortage needed
June 1, 2021
“Drastic” action is needed to train and recruit millions of nurses globally amid a pandemic and shortage of six million nurses, says the International Council of Nurses (ICN).
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Downsides of smartphones for students
June 1, 2021
Forget PPE or vaccines – it appears nurses are no more immune to the risks of the digital age than everyday people.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Vera Ellen: Hutt Hospital’s former principal nurse dies
June 1, 2021
Former principal nurse at Hutt Hospital, Vera Ellen, died in April, aged 94.
Read more... Vera Ellen: Hutt Hospital’s former principal nurse dies
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
‘Culture of fear’ in NZ health system
June 1, 2021
Two-thirds of nurses surveyed have witnessed unsafe nursing practice by their peers, new research suggests – double the rate of some international findings.
June 2021 vol 27 no 5
Concerns over roll-out
June 1, 2021
NZNO is “very concerned” at the pace with which unregulated vaccinators are being introduced to the COVID-19 roll-out, acting manager, professional and nursing services, Kate Weston says.