April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Former Christchurch NZNO office manager and long-time trade unionist Andy Lea died last month, aged 72. He started at NZNO in 2005 and retired because of ill health in 2019.
Read more... Staunch trade unionist and ex-NZNO staffer dies
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
About 60 NZNO nurses working in Christchurch managed isolation or quarantine (MIQ) facilities will be getting paid the same rates as their Auckland colleagues, after lobbying from NZNO.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
A senior nursing lecturer says the stigma faced by nurses working in managed isolation or quarantine (MIQ) facilities is “concerning” and nurses should know what they are signing up for.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
A $6 million initiative to triple the number of Māori midwives and quadruple the number of Pacific midwives over the next four years would make a big difference to those communities, chair of NZNO’s Pacific Nursing Section ‘Eseta Finau says.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Nurses can make a real difference in encouraging people to have the COVID-19 vaccine, says the nurse leading Wellington’s border vaccination programme, Marie Habowska.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
The proposed primary health care multi-employer collective agreement (PHC MECA) has been overwhelmingly endorsed by members.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Emergency nurses are pleading with the Government to urgently step in to alleviate “critical” and unsafe pressures on emergency departments (EDs) and hospitals around the country.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Pacific communities must be reached through community groups and churches to encourage COVID-19 vaccination, chair of the NZNO Pacific Nursing Section, ‘Eseta Finau, says.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
NZNO supports a fully autonomous Māori Health Authority (MHA) with the power to create, commission and fund health services for Māori, acting chief executive Mairi Lucas says.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
Tracey Morgan, elected unopposed as NZNO vice president last October, will act as president on an as-needs basis until new board elections in September.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
NZNO members working in district health boards (DHBs) are poised to reject the multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) offer, now out for consideration.
April 2021 vol 27 no 3
April 1, 2021
The COVID-19 epidemic has highlighted the deep need for more culturally supportive care for critically ill Māori patients, a Waikato critical care nurse says.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 16, 2021
The proposed primary health care multi-employer collective agreement (PHC MECA) has been overwhelmingly endorsed by members.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
NZNO’s board of directors was still considering how best to fill the presidential vacancy, when Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand went to press.
Read more... Board still to decide how best to fill presidential vacancy
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
NZNO’s manager of nursing and professional services (MNPS) Mairi Lucas (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Raukawa) has been appointed acting chief executive (CE) by NZNO’s board of directors, following Memo Musa’s resignation last month.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
Deputy chief nurse at Counties Manukau District Health Board (DHB) Karyn Sangster has been seconded to the Nursing Council for 12 months to advance its nurse prescribing agenda.
Read more... Secondment to help with community nurse prescribing
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
Two small teams of negotiators are exploring “ideas and options” for a new NZNO/district health board multi-employer collective agreement (DHB MECA).
Read more... Offer to follow ‘focused’ DHB MECA negotiations
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
A member petition for the NZNO board of directors to release the full evaluation of its performance has so far attracted 200 signatories.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
A smaller board of nine, an appointed chair, two appointed directors to bridge skill gaps and a half-time president and kaiwhakahaere are among the key recommendations of the NZNO governance review, completed late last year.
March 2021 vol 27 no 2
March 1, 2021
Infection prevention skills have never been more crucial, says college.
