August 2023
August 17, 2023
Wealthier countries’ continued unethical recruitment of nurses from poorer countries was an important subject of discussion at this year’s International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress.
July 2023
August 7, 2023
A grandmother of seven is among 40 ākonga (students) who have signed up for a new diploma to support Pacific-trained nurses into the New Zealand workforce.
Read more... Fast-track door to nursing in Aotearoa opens for Pacific nurses
December 2022
December 22, 2022
Migrant nurses are welcoming the Government’s move to put them on the straight-to-residency visa – but say they should have been included from the start.
Read more... New Zealand ‘preferred destination’ for overseas nurses after visa changes
November 2022
November 17, 2022
Maranga Mai! — NZNO’s campaign to fix the nursing crisis –calls for immigration rules that will increase the recruitment and retention of migrant nurses. But after being left off the fast-track to residency here amid a global nursing shortage, migrant nurses are eyeing other countries with fewer barriers. What needs to change?
Read more... Maranga Mai! Immigration — what needs to change?
October 2022
September 30, 2022
In a new series, Kaitiaki gets to know our board. Kicking it off, we spoke to novice board member Saju Cherian who was inspired to become a nurse by his late wife Shanty.
Read more... Saju was six months into his nursing degree when tragedy struck
October 2022
September 6, 2022
Direct competency and clinical assessments, alongside cultural safety education, are among crucial changes for internationally-qualified nurses (IQNs) coming to work in New Zealand from 2024.
Read more... Nursing Council announces changes to competency testing for overseas nurses
August 2022
August 19, 2022
The Nursing Council is easing standards on the written English test for overseas-trained nurses, in an effort to reduce barriers.
Read more... Nursing Council eases written English test for overseas nurses
August 2022
August 2, 2022
NZNO is cautiously welcoming a raft of new health workforce measures and a global nurse recruitment campaign — but says ultimately Aotearoa needs to grow its own health workforce.
Read more... Thanks minister, but please put nurses on the fast-track to residency
