By Mary Longmore
June 30, 2025
Up to 66 nurses short and dozens of patients stacked in cramped corridors — that’s the day-to-day reality of Wellington Hospital’s cramped emergency department, say nurses.
Read more... ‘They came on a good day’ — Wellington nurses say new ED must be safely staffed
By Mary Longmore
October 20, 2023
After a three-and-a-half year battle, 18 Wellington nurses are celebrating winning hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay after their role as patient flow coordinators at Wellington Hospital emergency department (ED) was underpaid for 13 years.
Read more... Emergency nurse ‘flow bros’ finally win back pay
By Cate Macintosh and Mary Longmore
May 16, 2023
A deadly fire at a Wellington hostel used by migrant nurses and other hospital staff described as a “one in one hundred year” event by Fire and Emergency New Zealand, has killed at least six people with another 11 still unaccounted for.
Read more... Nurses and hospital staff among survivors of deadly Wellington fire