By Mary Longmore
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.
Read more... ‘Listen to us — keep us safe’: Nurses nationwide call for funding from new Government over nursing crisis
By Mary Longmore
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
By Mary Longmore
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
By Mary Longmore
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.
Read more... ‘I won’t be silenced’ — Gisborne Hospital nurse whistleblower fears she is a target after disciplinary attempt
By Mary Longmore
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
By Mary Longmore
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.
Read more... Nurses turn out for striking senior doctors
By Mary Longmore
August 7, 2023
Strike action has been called off as NZNO nurses, health-care assistants, midwives and kaiāwhina voted — closely — to accept Te Whatu Ora’s offer, after more than 10 months of collective agreement negotiations.
Read more... And it’s a ‘yes’ (just) — Te Whatu Ora nurses, members, accept pay proposal in close vote
By Mary Longmore
June 7, 2023
‘Disheartened’ but resolute nurses, midwives and kaiāwhina are not ruling out industrial action after a resounding rejection of Te Whatu Ora’s proposal for an offer.
Read more... Strike action not ruled out as nurses overwhelmingly reject Te Whatu Ora’s proposal for offer
By Mary Longmore
May 24, 2023
A hard-won one-hour strike by 24 Gisborne Hospital ward 5 nurses and health-care assistants (HCAs) this afternoon drew “huge” support, says an emotional nurse who led the fight all the way to the courtoom.
Read more... Hundreds support striking Gisborne nurses after court win
By Mary Longmore
May 24, 2023
Gisborne Hospital ward 5 nurses and health-care assistants are jubilant over winning the right to strike for safer conditions and say it opens the door for other nurses struggling in unsafe conditions to take action.
Read more... ‘This is for every other nurse in New Zealand’ — Gisborne ward 5 nurses celebrate right to strike over safety fears
By Mary Longmore
May 21, 2023
Gisborne Hospital nurses say they’re not surprised by Te Whatu Ora’s move to try and block their strike with legal action.
Read more... ‘They’re stabbing us in the back’ — Gisborne Hospital moves to block ward 5 nurses’ strike
By Mary Longmore
May 16, 2023
Nursing staff at Gisborne Hospital’s ward 5 feel they have no choice but to take strike action this month, after worsening conditions have left them and patients increasingly unsafe.
Read more... ‘We’ve been rolling over too long, we’re not going to do it anymore’ — Gisborne nurses to strike
By NZNO chief executive Paul Goulter
November 7, 2022
You may have noticed I’ve been talking a lot lately about the power of the collective and NZNO members — whether nurses, kaiāwhina or health-care assistants — turning up for each other, no matter where or what part of the health sector you work in.
Read more... ‘We have given until we’ve bled’ — the importance of a shared struggle
By Mary Longmore
October 20, 2022
More than 200 nurses across three private hospitals run by Australian company Evolution Healthcare Ltd went on strike for 24 hours from 7am today, after urgent mediation failed.
Read more... Aussie-run private hospital nurses go on 24-hour strike
By Mary Longmore
August 30, 2022
Health Minister Andrew Little promises pay parity “a priority” as protests held around the motu in support of primary health care (PHC) nurses.
Read more... Nurses around the country protest lower pay in primary health care
By Rachel Thorn
August 24, 2022
Exhaustion, frustration and anger have led emergency nurses at Whangārei Hospital to hand over responsibility for staffing gaps to those in charge.
Read more... Why Whangārei’s ED nurses said ‘No’ to extra shifts
By Ben Basevi
August 10, 2022
NZNO members went on strike last year and won — alongside pay increases — an agreement that employers return to safe staffing levels.
Read more... What you can do about unsafe staffing on your ward