August 2022
July 7, 2022
New Zealand’s gains in abortion rights could ‘easily’ be lost as in the United States, warns a senior women’s health nurse.
Read more... Vigilance needed over New Zealand’s hard-won abortion rights
August 2022
July 6, 2022
Nurses in aged care are burning out and breaching their contracts working extended shifts to fill roster gaps, amid increasingly complex need of residents, says an aged care nurse leader.
July 2022
June 30, 2022
Mental health nurse and life coach Helen Duyvestyn shares her insights into maintaining our chill in the midst of a global pandemic.
Read more... Looking after your health and wellbeing in a pandemic
August 2022
June 30, 2022
The struggles of the enrolled nurse (EN) profession are well-documented and it is time ENs are truly recognised for what they contribute.
Read more... It’s time to truly recognise the contribution of enrolled nurses
July 2022
June 29, 2022
Climate change remains the greatest threat to human health, according to the World Health Organization.1
Read more... Health reforms fail to deliver on climate change, say NZNO & other health professionals
July 2022
May 26, 2022
Migrant nurse leader calls on MPs to better support IQNs, who are vital to the New Zealand health service.
Read more... Migrant nurses vital to NZ and need better support, MPs told
May 2022
May 25, 2022
When the finance minister says the health system is inefficient, what he means is that it is underfunded, says economist and policy analyst Brian Easton.
Read more... What does the Budget mean for the health sector in the long term?
June 2022
May 18, 2022
Ahead of the 2022 Budget, apprenticeships have been given a $230 million funding boost while negotiations between care workers and the Government have fallen apart. It’s hard not to see this as a gender equity issue.
June 2022
May 17, 2022
The sudden crisis of COVID-19 has highlighted the deepening inequities in such a dramatic way and laid visible the major challenges within the health sector. On the back of the global pandemic there was always going to be difficult economic and social outcome decisions. With the Budget looming, the political debate about where to invest has already begun.
June 2022
May 12, 2022
After a “clear and strong” member mandate to turn the district health boards’ pay equity proposal over to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to determine backpay, senior nurse rates and how to safely cement pay equity into the system, NZNO chief executive Paul Goulter shares his views.
Read more... ‘That’s the scale of the injustice’ – NZNO won’t back down on back pay
June 2022
May 4, 2022
For some time, the Nursing Council has been considering how to improve the way we assess and register internationally qualified nurses (IQNs), to ensure that our processes are robust and fair.
Read more... Changes to how IQNs are registered must balance fairness with safety – Nursing Council
May 2022
April 28, 2022
After 31 years in aged residential care, a caregiver calls for mental health support.
May 2022
April 13, 2022
‘Silent epidemic’ in mental health across Aotearoa as families struggle in isolation.
Read more... Nurses must speak out on ‘sparse, inaccessible’ mental health care
April 2022
April 8, 2022
It was the slap heard around the world, but for some it was entirely normal.
Read more... The slap that was heard around the world: when is violence acceptable?
May 2022
April 6, 2022
A glaring discrepancy has emerged between real life nursing experiences of NZNO members and official district health board reports of workplace violence.
Read more... The invisible hand of violence that goes unreported against nurses, HCAs, midwives
April 2022
March 7, 2022
Kia ora koutou – ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. Ko Paul Goulter tōku ingoa.
My name is Paul Goulter and I am privileged to have been appointed chief executive of NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa.
Read more... Crisis of staffing and resourcing ‘intolerable’: new NZNO chief executive shares vision
March 2022
February 25, 2022
When I got the call asking if I would be interested in participating in a review of nursing safe staffing in district health boards (DHBs) I uttered a quiet hallelujah.
Read more... Will safe staffing review be a turning point at last?
March 2022
February 16, 2022
Non-violent language and less-invasive techniques for testing and vaccination are important tools for overcoming public fear.
Read more... Overcoming barriers to COVID-19 testing and vaccination – everything matters
February 2022
February 8, 2022
A universal collective agreement for all nurses across all sectors – is it possible?
Read more... Has the time come for nurses to gain a mega MECA?
February 2022
February 8, 2022
Read more... The president comments: Nurses’ courage and self-determination
