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Kaupapa Maori Hauora - Community Nurse (0.75 FTE)

Whaioranga Trust, Tauranga

Whaioranga Trust seeks a culturally responsive nurse for home-based support assessments, community health checks, screening, and health education. You will complete needs assessments, develop support plans, work with kaiāwhina and provide clinical guidance across the service.

This role suits a Registered Nurse with community or aged-care experience, strong assessment and care planning skills, confidence with digital health systems, and knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in practice.

Apply here. Contact Details: Marama Lovett, (07) 544-9981, [email protected], www.whaioranga.co.nz

General Manager – Clinical Services/Director of Nursing

Pegasus Health, Christchurch

Pegasus Health (Charitable) Ltd has supported general practice across Waitaha Canterbury for more than 30 years. This newly shaped role brings clinical and community services together into a single portfolio — urgent care, primary mental health, community and allied health, and older persons’ health — alongside whole-of-network professional accountability for nursing. As a member of the Strategic Leadership Team and reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be the first to hold the role.

Find out more information and apply here, Contact details: Andrea Bankier, 027 447 8102 [email protected]

Registered Nurse

Te Kāika, Manaaki Ora Nursing, Dunedin

Take nursing into the community with Manaaki Ora. We’re looking for a Registered Nurse to provide mobile, culturally responsive care, supporting whānau with the early identification and management of diabetes, heart and lung disease.

You’ll develop Whānau Health Plans, provide kanohi ki te kanohi support and hauora education, and help whānau access the right health services.

Make a meaningful difference in Māori health.

Click here to find out more information or email [email protected] for more details.

Nurse Prescriber

Te Kāika, Dunedin

Join Te Kāika as a Nurse Prescriber and make a meaningful difference in the health of our communities. You’ll assess, diagnose and treat tūroro, manage acute and long-term conditions, prescribe medication, and work alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team. A current NZ nursing registration, an approved Nurse Prescriber qualification, strong clinical skills, and a commitment to culturally safe, whānau-centred care is required. Apply now and help improve health outcomes for whānau across our community.

Click here to apply, or email [email protected] for more details.

Clinical Manager – Ranburn, Waipū

Lead a team. Know your residents. Live the Waipū lifestyle.

Join Alden Ranburn and lead a dedicated clinical team in the beautiful coastal community of Waipū. We’re looking for an experienced senior RN and passionate people leader to drive clinical excellence and build strong relationships with residents, families and staff. With support from Alden’s wider clinical team, this is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference and develop others.

Call Nikki Manning-English, 022 183 1061, [email protected], please apply online here

Clinical Team Leader - South Community Mental Health Team

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Wellington

We are seeking an inspirational Clinical Team Leader with strong mental health and addictions leadership experience to manage our South Community Mental Health team within the Mental Health and Addiction Services on a permanent, full-time basis.

You will need to be a health practitioner with current APCs and scope of practice, and have five years’ experience in community based mental health and/or addiction services.

Please apply via our website.

Practice Nurse – Mercury Bay Medical Centre

Whitianga

Join our friendly, growing practice in beautiful coastal Mercury Bay, Whitianga. We’re seeking a motivated Practice Nurse with a positive attitude and passion for general practice, urgent care and/or chronic conditions.

Minimum 32 hours per week, plus 5 hours over one weekend - every six weeks. Current APC and ideally three years’ postgraduate experience required. Competitive remuneration, APC and indemnity cover, professional development opportunities, and supportive clinical team.

Contact Lorraine Macallister 07 866 2212 or email [email protected]

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Online (University of Auckland) Menopause Care short course

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.

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Job listings

Kaupapa Maori Hauora - Community Nurse (0.75 FTE)

Whaioranga Trust, Tauranga

General Manager – Clinical Services/Director of Nursing

Pegasus Health, Christchurch

Registered Nurse

Te Kāika, Manaaki Ora Nursing, Dunedin

Nurse Prescriber

Te Kāika, Dunedin

Clinical Manager – Ranburn, Waipū

Lead a team. Know your residents. Live the Waipū lifestyle.

Clinical Team Leader - South Community Mental Health Team

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Wellington

Practice Nurse – Mercury Bay Medical Centre

Whitianga

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