January 2024
December 8, 2023
Nurses and NZNO — Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa are joining a wave of outrage and protest from health, iwi and community organisations over the Government’s shock decision to repeal world-first smokefree laws.
Read more... Nurses, health workers stand up against ‘incomprehensible’ Smokefree rollback
January 2024
December 7, 2023
A Lower Hutt nurse has received the 2023 nurse investigator award from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) for her research into how nurses can improve patients’ social, economic and physical environments.
Read more... Late-in-life nurse wins award for changing patients’ home lives
January 2024
December 1, 2023
Te Whatu Ora nurses have described gruelling workplaces, rife with burnout, violence and unsafe staffing levels, as they turn out across the country to demand more investment in their workforce.
December 2023
November 22, 2023
After eight months of negotiations, two strikes, nationwide rallies and mediation, frontline nurses have finally voted to accept a new offer from national telehealth service Whakarongorau — calling off two looming strikes.
Read more... Whakarongorau’s telehealth nurses finally settle pay deal
December 2023
November 20, 2023
As health budgets are being set, now is the time for Te Whatu Ora nurses, kaiāwhina and other workers to turn out and be heard by the new Government, say NZNO-Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa members.
November 2023
November 3, 2023
| New Zealand nurses are celebrating 50 years since nurse training began moving out of hospitals and into the education sector — but warn tertiary funding pressures and a pay gap of up to $40,000 for lecturers are putting the future of nursing education at risk. |  |
Read more... Nurses celebrate 50 years of tertiary education — but fear for its future
November 2023
November 2, 2023
A long-time health-care assistant (HCA), described as a “shining star” by colleagues, has won the “most outstanding” kaiāwhina award at a new Manawatū event which throws a spotlight on caregivers.
Read more... ‘Shining star’ Bernie wins most outstanding kaiāwhina award
November 2023
October 20, 2023
After a three-and-a-half year battle, 18 Wellington nurses are celebrating winning hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay after their role as patient flow coordinators at Wellington Hospital emergency department (ED) was underpaid for 13 years.
Read more... Emergency nurse ‘flow bros’ finally win back pay
November 2023
October 19, 2023
Telehealth nurses from crisis services like Healthline, ambulance triaging and 111 mental health response are considering two more strikes after rejecting the latest pay offer from employer Whakarongorau, which they say doesn’t reflect their value.
Read more... ‘Without us, there’s nothing’ — more strikes considered by telehealth nurses
October 2023
October 12, 2023
Nurses and health workers are urging all health professionals to get out and vote in this Saturday’s general election.
Read more... Election 2023: Voting ‘paramount’ for nurses, health workers
November 2023
October 9, 2023
Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa–NZNO is taking legal action to support Gisborne Hospital ward 5 nurse Christine Warrander after hospital managers threatened her with disciplinary action over a social media post.
October 2023
September 29, 2023
We bring you Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki Aotearoa – NZNO’s election scorecard, where nurses run an eye over political parties’ health policies ahead of the October 14 general election.
October 2023
September 28, 2023
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A panel of Māori nurses shared their experiences of “werohia ngā ture” — challenging the system and being “unapologetically Māori” at NZNO’s 2023 conference. |
Read more... ‘I found myself drowning’ — the challenges for Māori working in the health system
October 2023
September 27, 2023
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‘Disrespect us at your peril’ — nurses and NZNO urged to fight racism and protect a health system for all. |
Read more... Call to unite, prepare for looming political threats to health system and unions
October 2023
September 26, 2023
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In recovery — but facing relapse with any reversal of funding, was Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall’s “diagnosis” of the health system, at the recent Tōpūtanga Tapuhi o Kaitiaki Aotearoa — NZNO annual general meeting (AGM). |
October 2023
September 22, 2023
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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. |
September 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.
September 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
September 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
