te reo māori – Kaitiaki Nursing New Zealand

May 2026

Strengthening Māori nursing in Aotearoa — helping beat our whakamā

By Maryann Wilson, Te Arahi Mahanga-Graham, Ella Cooper and Anna Richardson

April 28, 2026

Academic kaiāwhina can offer powerful assistance to Māori nursing students. Now a proposed study for 2026 aims to explore this ‘bridge’ to whanaungatanga from the students’ perspective.

October 2025

Pirihira Puata — registered nurse prescriber who sends her scripts to the chemist in te reo Māori

By Joel Maxwell

September 16, 2025

Ka tuhia e te tapuhi tūtohu a Pirihira Puata (Muriwhenua) ngā tūtohu rongoā i te reo Māori, ā, ka tukua ki ngā toa rongoā i te tonga me te uru o Tāmaki Makaurau, ā, ka kīia e ia, ko aua tūtohu e tino arohaina ana.

September 2025

He aha ngā hua ki te tapuhi o tēnei wiki whakahirahira, arā, o tō tātou Wiki o te Reo Māori?

By Joel Maxwell

September 15, 2025

Tau atu, tau mai ka haramai tēnei āhuatanga e whakanui ana i tō tatou reo rangatira, ā, kāhore e kore he tino hira pea te kaupapa kia tuku aroha ki taua taonga i tēnei tau pū.

May 2025

‘Tech is good for Māori and Māori is good for tech’: It’s cool to kōrero — April 2025

By Kathy Stodart

April 17, 2025

Auē! Kua wareware i a au taku kupuhipa. — Oh no! I’ve forgotten my password.

December 2024

It’s cool to kōrero — Nov 2024

By Kathy Stodart

November 28, 2024

Mangu — black

October 2024

Māori app made for, and by, nurses and doctors

By Renee Kiriona

September 16, 2024

It is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori and there is a special app for health professionals on a journey to raise their cultural knowledge.

October 2024

It’s cool to kōrero — Sept 2024

By Kathy Stodart

September 12, 2024

He whero tāku waka hou. — My car is red.

July 2024

It’s cool to kōrero — June 2024

By Kathy Stodart

June 25, 2024

Puku — belly, stomach

June 2024

It’s cool to kōrero — May 2024

By Kathy Stodart

May 28, 2024

Kanohi — face, eyesight

May 2024

It’s cool to kōrero — April 2024

By Kathy Stodart

April 24, 2024

Ringa — hand

April 2024

It’s cool to kōrero — March 2024

By Kathy Stodart

March 28, 2024

Upoko: head

March 2024

It’s cool to kōrero — February 2024

By Kathy Stodart

February 29, 2024

Waewae — feet.

February 2024

It’s cool to kōrero — January 2024

By Kathy Stodart

January 12, 2024

Hipi — sheep

December 2023

It’s cool to kōrero — November 2023

By Kathy Stodart

November 23, 2023

Ngeru — cat

November 2023

It’s cool to kōrero — October 2023

By Kathy Stodart

October 26, 2023

Kurī — dog.

October 2023

It’s cool to kōrero — September

By Kathy Stodart

September 27, 2023

Hōiho — horse

September 2023

It’s cool to kōrero — August

By Kathy Stodart

August 23, 2023

Kai moana — food from the sea.

August 2023

It’s cool to kōrero — July

By Kathy Stodart

July 31, 2023

Ko Rakaia tōku awa. — Rakaia is my river.

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July 2023

It’s cool to kōrero — June

By Kathy Stodart

June 26, 2023

Ko Taranaki tōku maunga. — My mountain is Taranaki.

Read more... It’s cool to kōrero — June

June 2023

It’s cool to kōrero — May

By Kathy Stodart

May 30, 2023

I tae mai te hukarere, a kua kati te huarahi. — The road is closed because of snow.

Read more... It’s cool to kōrero — May

23 Sept	Auckland University research finds nurse shortages increase post-surgery deaths and complications New research by Auckland University has found addressing nurse shortages in post-operative care may save 182 lives a year because short-staffed wards have higher rates of potentially preventable deaths and complications after their surgeries.
21 Sept	Exasperated Muriwai Ward nurses strike again over unsafe staffing Nurses and health care assistants working on the Muriwai Ward at Waitākere Hospital will strike for the second time this year after last ditch efforts to resolve unsafe staffing concerns with Te Whatu Ora collapsed, NZNO says.
21 Sept	Whanganui Hospital ED averaged 680% capacity over a week Working in an overcrowded emergency department (ED), up to 680% capacity over a week, makes staff feel overwhelmed with the pressure, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO says.
14 Sept	WellSouth's Newborn Enrolment Kahu Taurima Programme a finalist at the Primary Care Awards 2026 WellSouth's Newborn Enrolment Kahu Taurima Programme is a finalist at the Primary Care Awards for the HALEO Best Supplier Service, Product or Campaign category. Winners will be announced on 17 October.
14 Sept	Global Study: Nursing Shortages Require Workforce Policy Solutions, Not Recruitment Campaigns Alone Why people choose nursing, and why they leave, comes down to the same factors. The global nursing shortage cannot be solved simply by encouraging more people to enter the profession, according to a new evidence brief.
8 Sept	Overworked, understaffed Gisborne ED staff strike Health and safety concerns arising from unsafe staffing levels have forced nurses at Gisborne Hospital’s emergency department (ED) to go on strike.
4 Sept	Strong growth in wāhine Māori and Pacific women’s cervical screening rates highlights success of self-testing programme Cervical screening participation has increased significantly for both wāhine Māori and Pacific women, reflecting the strong impact of self-testing, Screening Services and the dedicated efforts of health providers working alongside their communities.
4 Sept	Government must adopt Wai 2713 recommendations on disability system The Coalition Government must urgently adopt new recommendations from the Waitangi Tribunal which has found significant parts of the disability system prejudice tāngata whaikaha Māori (Māori with disabilities), NZNO says.
31 Aug	Employing graduate nurses will help keep them in nursing and the country A new proposal that will require Te Whatu Ora to offer all eligible graduate nurses jobs in the public health system will help keep them in nursing and in Aotearoa New Zealand, NZNO says.
26 Aug	Health Minister’s claim Winter Plan ‘managing well’ delusional Health Minister Simeon Brown’s claim that hospitals are ‘managing well’ because of the Government’s Winter Plan is delusional, NZNO says.
25 Aug	Hospital data shows nursing shortages continue to put patients at risk Te Whatu Ora data released today shows patients are continuing to be put at risk by the Coalition Government’s deliberate failure to safely staff hospital wards, NZNO says.
24 Aug	Fed-up North Shore ED staff declare state of emergency NZNO members working in the emergency department (ED) at North Shore Hospital have declared a state of emergency due to unsafe staffing levels resulting in ongoing overcrowding.
19 Aug	What happened to the winter health plan? The $25 million 2026 Winter Plan launched by Health Minister Simeon Brown in March to erase pressure on the health system has been an unmitigated disaster, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO says.
11 Aug	Applications open for advanced nursing education programmes Health New Zealand is encouraging registered nurses to apply for two advanced education programmes that support nurses to further develop their clinical skills and expand access to care in communities across New Zealand.
3 Aug	Health New Zealand welcomes settlement of NZRDA collective agreement Health New Zealand welcomes the vote by New Zealand Resident Doctors Association (NZRDA) members to settle their collective agreement.
30 Jul	Backing our frontline rural health workforce Rural communities across New Zealand will benefit from three new investments that will support the rural health workforce and help more people access care closer to home, Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey says.
22 Jul	Te Whatu Ora must disclose staffing levels at time of tragic death Te Whatu Ora must disclose whether the Waikato emergency department (ED) was short-staffed at the time a man tragically died in the waiting room, NZNO says.
6 Jul	Reflecting on IND 2026 Looking back on last month’s International Nurses Day 12 May 2026 (IND 2026), the impact of this year's theme "Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives" continues to resonate across the world. ICN’s landmark IND 2026 report defined seven key powers of nursing and this message has been strengthened with nurses in every region celebrating, naming, and owning their powers throughout May.
3 Jul	Health New Zealand acknowledges Ombudsman statement on Wakari Ward 10A Health NZ welcomes the independent investigation by the Ministry of Health into Ward 10A. On Wednesday the Health NZ board agreed to close Wakari Ward 10a as a forensic intellectual disability (ID) unit, with the future use of the ward yet to be determined.
2 Jul	New programme to fast track bowel cancer care and cut colonoscopy waitlists Health New Zealand is today launching a national initiative, designed to fast track bowel cancer care and reduce colonoscopy waitlists by up to 30 per cent.
1 Jul	Six new Co-Response Team locations announced to strengthen support for people in mental distress The next six locations for Health New Zealand and NZ Police Co-Response Teams have been confirmed, expanding a model that helps people experiencing mental distress receive timely, wraparound support that better meets their health needs.
29 Jun	Mental health and addiction targets progress continues Health New Zealand continues to make important progress against its mental health and addiction targets, meeting four out of five national targets this quarter.
25 Jun	Access to care continuing to improve across a range of health indicators New health data released today shows continued improvement in access to care across a range of health indicators.
18 Jun	Funding "boost" continues dangerous under-funding of aged care The Health Minister’s funding "boost" for aged residential care continues underfunding to the sector and will continue unsafe practices and short staffing, which is putting vulnerable residents at risk, NZNO says.
16 Jun	Labour to make maternity scans free Labour will add free maternity scans to the Medicard alongside three free doctor’s visits a year, so every pregnant woman gets the care she needs.