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July 2026

Emotional fatigue or emotional growth — clinical placement key to nursing identity

By Ceasar Jr. Beltran

June 12, 2026

Keeping nurses in nursing doesn’t begin after graduation — it begins during training, explains a nursing clinical coach working at Middlemore Hospital.

July 2026

How one supportive team changed my dread of hospital nursing

By Elan Mary Biju

June 8, 2026

A Wellington nursing student explains how a positive clinical placement helped her get over a ‘dread’ of hospitals — and appreciate true teamwork.

June 2026

‘Siri, should I take this pill?’ — assessing which AI-driven assistant is best

By Charon Lessing, Marie McKay, Shannon Foster and Deon Johnston

May 19, 2026

Can you take garlic with your lisinopril? As artificial intelligence makes inroads with virtual assistants, researchers examine its efficacy at helping older adults with medicinal questions.

August 2026

Child and youth nurses speak up for rangatahi in the face of ‘horrendous’ political onslaught

By Donna Burkett

August 13, 2026

With an election approaching, NZNO’s college of child and youth nurses, tapuhitia ngā mokopuna mō apōpō, is speaking up wherever it can for at-risk young people in the face of political oppression, says co-chair Donna Burkett.

April 2025

Bupa goes ahead with cuts to hours, a day after protest hīkoi

By Mary Longmore

April 3, 2025

Staff say they fear for residents after one of the country’s largest aged-care providers, Bupa, this week announced it was pushing ahead with roster changes that will see staff at 17 of its homes lose hours and flexibility.

July 2026

A space for infection prevention and control nurses everywhere

By Lisa Gilbert

June 25, 2026

Chair of NZNO’s infection, prevention & control nurses college Lisa Gilbert has a vision to bring IPC nurses across every part of the sector together.

May 2026

Nurse practitioners in Aotearoa: what national surveys tell us

By Deborah L Harris

April 30, 2026

This year we celebrate 25 years of nurse practitioners in Aotearoa. It is a timely moment to reflect on their contributions to health care, how the role has grown — and what still needs to change, suggests New Zealand’s first NP Deborah L Harris.

July 2026

Primary health nurses’ college a rock of stability in an ‘atomised’ sector

By Michael Brenndorfer

May 27, 2026

Primary health nurses are bouncing around an ‘atomised’ and profit-making sector — yet could play a crucial role in transforming communities’ health given the chance, says nurse practitioner Michael Brenndorfer.

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.

May 2026

From hospital to home — the power of good written information after discharge

By Claire Samuel, Sieun Kim, Kiran Karaka, Francine Llanillo, Lorenzo Marcelo, Chenhao Yang & Kim Ward

April 17, 2026

A simple, well-written pamphlet can make a huge difference to patients after discharge. Auckland University nursing students explain why simple language cuts readmissions.

April 2026

Remote, but not alone: How nurses’ telehealth system enables safer heart-failure care

By Daman Kaur and Margaret Coghlan-Talbot

March 17, 2026

Nursing is an art with science, which resonates in our practice daily, say two Hawke’s Bay nurses, who are speaking at an upcoming digital health workshop.

April 2026

‘Peeling the onion’: An intensive brief intervention service for young people

By Michela Fox

March 16, 2026

Mental health nurse section committee member Michela Fox shares the secrets of a successful youth mental health service. Experience, complementary knowledge — and the nursing spirit of collaboration are key.

March 2026

Safeguarding supervision — easing the risk of nursing stress and burn-out

By Fiona Sharpe

February 24, 2026

Working as a Well Child/whānau nurse for almost 30 years I have enjoyed seeing families grow and thrive.

April 2025

Are you a late-career nurse or caregiver? Fill out this survey about your career

By Kathy Stodart

March 31, 2025

If you’re a late-career nurse or caregiver — aged 50 and above — an important new workforce survey is seeking your opinions about your career.

March 2026

Empowering nurses to deliver patient-centred analgesia

By James Camacaylan, Lisa Clince, Erica Gleeson & Grant McCullough

February 20, 2026

Hip fracture patients suffer considerable pain, and this can worsen when surgery is delayed. Upskilling a nursing pain management team to deliver the fascia iliaca block has been shown to improve patients’ pain management and reduce reliance on opioids.

February 2026

After 25 years of NPs in New Zealand, where are we now?

By Deborah L Harris and Eileen McKinlay

January 26, 2026

Twenty-five years on, New Zealand’s first nurse practitioners (NPs) have proven their worth — but obstacles remain, our first-ever NP finds.

February 2026

From concept to screen: a step-wise approach to creating health education videos

By Tracy Klap, Jacqui Grannetia, Stephen James and Maureen Coombs

January 15, 2026

Health education videos are increasingly being used to provide information to patients and whānau as they navigate their way through health services.

February 2026

Expanding primary health student placements: Lessons from a hub-and-spoke model

By Karla Breen Rickerby

January 21, 2026

A pilot “hub and spoke” programme allowed nursing students to experience a wide range of primary health clinical placements in their final year.

April 2025

Bupa aged-care workers prepare to hīkoi in protest over proposed cuts

By Mary Longmore

March 28, 2025

Aged-care workers are preparing to hīkoi from the Auckland Domain to Bupa’s head office in Newmarket next Tuesday, a day before the profit-making global company reveals whether it’s going ahead with cuts to worker hours at 17 care homes around the country.

November 2025

A useful guide to help you meet your new competencies

By Pipi Barton

October 30, 2025

Are you unsure how best to show you’re meeting the new cultural safety requirements embedded in the Nursing Council pou (competencies)? Nurse educator Pipi Barton provides a guide that you can download and share.

23 Oct	National’s hiring freeze puts lives at risk Last night’s warnings from doctors at Wairau Hospital that patients may die if they don’t get more staff is yet another example of the damage National’s hiring freeze has done to our health system.
23 Oct	Recognition of need to fix primary care crisis good for patients Recognition of the need to fix the crisis in primary health care is good for patients but stops short of a much-needed overhaul of the sector, NZNO says.
20 Oct	Winners of the 2026 NZ Primary Healthcare Awards \| He Tohu Mauri Ora announced Over 600 supporters of primary care gathered at the Auckland's Viaduct Events Centre on Saturday night for a glittering gala dinner for the 2026 New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards \| He Tohu Mauri Ora.
19 Oct	Te Whatu Ora must fully staff vital Starship Children's Hospital wards Te Whatu Ora must fully staff all wards at Starship Children's Hospital including four vital wards which are short of a total of 18 full-time nurses, NZNO says.
16 Oct	Paid placements policy will help boost nursing workforce A policy to pay nursing students a weekly allowance while they're on clinical placements will help them graduate and boost Aotearoa New Zealand's homegrown nursing workforce, NZNO says.
5 Oct	Labour's pay rise a first step, but pay equity needs a full settlement Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO has welcomed Labour's promised pay rise for care and support workers as a first step. It says care and support workers now need a full settlement of their pay equity claim and a workable pay equity system for all of its members.
1 Oct	Health NZ releases first national report on serious adverse events Health New Zealand has published its first national Serious Adverse Event Report, acknowledging the serious harm experienced by patients and whānau and outlining the improvements identified and actions underway to strengthen patient safety. The report covers serious adverse events reported in Hospital and Specialist Services between 1 July and 31 December 2025.
25 Sept	380 more health care workers at the end of winter too little too late An announcement of 380 additional nurses, midwives and health care assistants for hospitals around the country at the end of winter is too little too late, NZNO says.
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	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.