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 New Zealand’s fast-track to residency amid a global nursing shortage, will skilled migrant nurses look to other countries for a new life?
Read more... Maranga Mai! Immigration — what needs to change?
November 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
