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Issue: April 2026

April 2026

‘Missed meds, delayed treatments, staff pushed beyond limits’: Nurses have a right to safety

By Tina Giles

April 28, 2026

When nurses hesitate to enter ward doors then something has gone wrong. On workers’ memorial day, enrolled nurse Tina Giles shares her thoughts on fighting for workplace safety.

Read more... ‘Missed meds, delayed treatments, staff pushed beyond limits’: Nurses have a right to safety

‘Missed meds, delayed treatments, staff pushed beyond limits’: Nurses have a right to safety

April 2026

Strengthening Māori nursing in Aotearoa — helping beat our whakamā

By Maryann Wilson, Te Arahi Mahanga-Graham, Ella Copper 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.

Read more... Strengthening Māori nursing in Aotearoa — helping beat our whakamā

Strengthening Māori nursing in Aotearoa — helping beat our whakamā

April 2026

Women’s health college: Continuing to break barriers in nurse-led care

By Jill Lamb

April 27, 2026

More nurses than ever are expanding into advanced practice such as colposcopy and hysteroscopy, which can prevent gynaelogical cancers — but more are urgently needed, says departing college chair Jill Lamb.

Read more... Women’s health college: Continuing to break barriers in nurse-led care

Women’s health college: Continuing to break barriers in nurse-led care

April 2026

Decision time for members — new offer on the table from Te Whatu Ora

By Mary Longmore and Joel Maxwell

April 24, 2026

It decision time for the 36,000 NZNO Te Whatu Ora-Health NZ (HNZ) members as they consider new potential terms of settlement in bargaining.

Read more... Decision time for members — new offer on the table from Te Whatu Ora

Decision time for members — new offer on the table from Te Whatu Ora

April 2026

Pasifika nurses urged to join CENNZ as annual conference wraps up in Auckland

By Sione 'Ulufonua

April 23, 2026

NZNO’s college of emergency nurses NZ (CENNZ) held its 30th annual conference in Auckland in March.

Read more... Pasifika nurses urged to join CENNZ as annual conference wraps up in Auckland

Pasifika nurses urged to join CENNZ as annual conference wraps up in Auckland

April 2026

Community health nurses win six per cent pay rise after ‘humiliating’ bargaining

By Mary Longmore

April 22, 2026

Access community health nurses endure eye rolls and being told their concerns are ‘boring’.

Read more... Community health nurses win six per cent pay rise after ‘humiliating’ bargaining

Community health nurses win six per cent pay rise after ‘humiliating’ bargaining

April 2026

Lack of staff sparks ‘grave fears’ for patients, striking district nurses tell local MP Erica Stanford

By Rosanne Maber and Michelle Beard

April 22, 2026

Auckland district nurses say a lack of resources mean they are having to use incontinence pads to dress patients’ leg ulcers.

Read more... Lack of staff sparks ‘grave fears’ for patients, striking district nurses tell local MP Erica Stanford

Lack of staff sparks ‘grave fears’ for patients, striking district nurses tell local MP Erica Stanford

April 2026

Why community health screening and education events are crucial

By Sione ‘Ulufonua.

April 22, 2026

Auckland emergency nurse Sione ‘Ulufonua is moved by the hard mahi and passion of health professionals at a recent free community screening day in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Read more... Why community health screening and education events are crucial

Why community health screening and education events are crucial

April 2026

Out-of-date laws, red flags and STI home-testing — NZ regulations too lax

By Janine Falkiner

April 20, 2026

Registered nurse Janine Falkiner offers a tongue-in-cheek home-testing case study in her letter that reveals how Australia’s medical regulations are better than ours.

Read more... Out-of-date laws, red flags and STI home-testing — NZ regulations too lax

Out-of-date laws, red flags and STI home-testing — NZ regulations too lax

April 2026

Weaving together the strands — why we updated kawa whakaruruhau

By Waikura Kamo and Annette Huntington

April 20, 2026

The Nursing Council has updated its 2011 cultural safety guidelines. Kaiwhakahaere Waikura Kamo and chief education advisor Annette Huntington share the past, present and future of a document that has grown through generations of nurses.

Read more... Weaving together the strands — why we updated kawa whakaruruhau

Weaving together the strands — why we updated kawa whakaruruhau

April 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.

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

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

April 2026

Free bowel cancer screening cut-off ‘racist’ say NZNO cancer nurses

By Mary Longmore and Joel Maxwell

April 16, 2026

NZNO cancer nurses condemn the Government refusal to lower the free bowel screening age to 50 for Māori.

Read more... Free bowel cancer screening cut-off ‘racist’ say NZNO cancer nurses

Free bowel cancer screening cut-off ‘racist’ say NZNO cancer nurses

April 2026

Join our nationwide survey on Tiriti-based organisational journeys

By Heather Came, Clive Aspin and Julio Pereira

April 13, 2026

Has your organisation been, or is on, a Te Tiriti o Waitangi journey? Researchers exploring how kāwanatanga — authority to govern — can be exercised in a truly ethical and te Tiriti-led way, want to hear from you.

Read more... Join our nationwide survey on Tiriti-based organisational journeys

Join our nationwide survey on Tiriti-based organisational journeys

April 2026

Presence and absence in aged residential care: The quiet reality of loneliness and isolation

By Adetoun Oyekunle

April 13, 2026

Nurse and researcher Adetoun Oyekunle reflects on the daily loneliness she’s witnessed among aged-care residents.

Read more... Presence and absence in aged residential care: The quiet reality of loneliness and isolation

Presence and absence in aged residential care: The quiet reality of loneliness and isolation

March 2026

‘Not a birthday I expected to see’ — nurse, patient and professor Jacquie Kidd on stage-four cancer and racism

By Mary Longmore

April 9, 2026

When poet, nurse and Māori health professor Jacquie Kidd, Ngāpuhi, talks to me, it is her 63rd birthday.

Read more... ‘Not a birthday I expected to see’ — nurse, patient and professor Jacquie Kidd on stage-four cancer and racism

‘Not a birthday I expected to see’ — nurse, patient and professor Jacquie Kidd on stage-four cancer and racism

April 2026

‘It’s not about the pay’ — Auckland district nurses go on strike

By Mary Longmore

April 8, 2026

More than 60 district nurses in Auckland are on strike today, saying they are fed up with empty promises and being ignored.

Read more... ‘It’s not about the pay’ — Auckland district nurses go on strike

‘It’s not about the pay’ — Auckland district nurses go on strike

April 2026

Aotearoa’s 1000th nurse practitioner stoked to join ‘kick-ass’ circle

By Mary Longmore

April 6, 2026

Auckland sexual health nurse Rose Hutchinson says while it’s pretty random, she is  “humbled and proud” to be Aotearoa’s 1000th mātanga tapuhi/nurse practitioner.

Read more... Aotearoa’s 1000th nurse practitioner stoked to join ‘kick-ass’ circle

Aotearoa’s 1000th nurse practitioner stoked to join ‘kick-ass’ circle

April 2026

New uniforms a ‘cost saving’, claims chief nurse after backlash

By Mary Longmore

April 4, 2026

Thousands of new uniforms being rolled out around the country for senior nurses, registered nurses and health-care assistants will save costs, claims Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand (HNZ) chief nurse Nadine Gray.

Read more... New uniforms a ‘cost saving’, claims chief nurse after backlash

New uniforms a ‘cost saving’, claims chief nurse after backlash

April 2026

‘Growing up with Irihapeti’: Revealing the human behind the nursing leader

By Pirimia Burger

April 1, 2026

Even while being extraordinary, Irihapeti Ramsden was extraordinarily human, daughter Pirimia Burger revealed in her speech in February, reproduced here, marking refreshed kawa whakaruruhau guidance.

Read more... ‘Growing up with Irihapeti’: Revealing the human behind the nursing leader

‘Growing up with Irihapeti’: Revealing the human behind the nursing leader

April 2026

Nurses forced to car-pool as fuel prices spiral, hammer HCAs

By Joel Maxwell and Mary Longmore

April 1, 2026

It’s their job to keep caring — but amid spiralling fuel prices nurses and kaiāwhina are pleading for support as they scrabble to get to work.

Read more... Nurses forced to car-pool as fuel prices spiral, hammer HCAs

Nurses forced to car-pool as fuel prices spiral, hammer HCAs

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28 Apr

CTU launches Roving Health and Safety Representatives policy on Workers’ Memorial Day

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has today launched our Roving Health and Safety Representatives policy at the Workers’ Memorial Day commemoration in Wellington, with further events held across the motu in Manawatū, Christchurch, and Otago.
24 Apr

“The 80s Calling”: New national campaign challenges outdated HIV stigma

Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey today launched Health New Zealand’s “The 80s Calling”; a provocative new campaign designed to reduce stigma, normalise conversations about HIV, and support people living with HIV.
23 Apr

Government’s attack on Māori health raised at the UN

Concerns over the Coalition Government’s active reversal of policies designed to improve Māori health outcomes were raised at the United Nations in New York this morning.
16 Apr

Tribute to Professor Lester Levy’s service to healthcare

Health New Zealand Chief Executive Dr Dale Bramley is paying tribute to Health NZ Board Chair Professor Lester Levy, who finishes in the role at the end of the month.
10 Apr

Chronic health care assistant short staffing harming vulnerable patients

Te Whatu Ora’s attempt to cut costs by requiring health care assistants to carry out cohort patient watches is harming vulnerable patients and staff, NZNO says.
9 Apr

New group education clinics speeding up knee and hip surgery care

Health New Zealand is rolling out a new group education approach for people waiting for hip and knee surgery in north and west Auckland, resulting in more patients being seen sooner.
25 Mar

National Diabetes Roadmap launched to improve care, prevention, and quality of life

Health New Zealand has launched a new National Diabetes Roadmap (‘the Roadmap’) to improve care, strengthen prevention, and support better health outcomes and quality of life for people living with diabetes.
24 Mar

ACT should leave nursing to professionals and medical evidence

Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says ACT MP Todd Stephenson has dismissed the Nursing Council’s draft code of conduct - which proposes strengthening cultural safety, whānau-centred care and te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations - as political ideology.
23 Mar

UK report reflects ICN warnings on international recruitment ripoff — now countries must act together

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) warmly welcomes a new report from the UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global Health and Security that recognizes the huge sums saved by high-income countries who recruit abroad and acknowledges the severe harms caused by unethical recruitment from fragile source countries left without nurses.
20 Mar

HPV self-test boosts cervical cancer screening ‘across the board’, new study confirms

Making human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing available to all women increases the number of people screened for cervical cancer, a new study led by researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has confirmed.
19 Mar

ICN at CSW70: Violence against nurses is a gendered crisis threatening global health

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has warned that violence against nurses is a global gendered crisis that threatens health systems, patient safety and workforce sustainability
17 Mar

Additional winter health care workers a drop in the ocean of need

The Government’s announcement today of 378 extra staff to help hospitals cope with winter demand is a drop in the ocean of what patients need, NZNO says.
12 Mar

Funding change will ensure more consistent emergency care for New Zealanders

A simple change in how ambulance medicines are funded is set to create more consistent emergency care.
9 Mar

Questions over dilapidated and cramped renal unit forced to ration dialysis

The Health Minister must explain why after years of concerns from nurses about Christchurch Hospital’s barely functioning dialysis unit, he only stepped in late yesterday when life-saving treatment had to be rationed, NZNO says.
3 Mar

Hospitals and health workers should never be targets

The right of health care workers to provide care during international conflicts must be protected, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO says.
2 Mar

Public and Mental Health Nurses settle collective agreement

Health New Zealand welcomes the ratification of the two Public Service Association (PSA) Public and Mental Health Nurses collective employment agreements for Auckland and the Rest of New Zealand.
27 Feb

Whakatāne Hospital to resume secondary obstetrics and gynaecology services

Whakatāne Hospital will resume secondary obstetrics and gynaecology services from 8am on 13 April 2026.
26 Feb

Counsellors warn NZ is normalising crisis levels of youth distress

Youth mental distress has become entrenched, suicide remains a national tragedy, and our systems are failing to intervene early enough, says the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC).
26 Feb

Record uptake nearly doubles advanced nurse education scholarships

A record 235 primary care registered nurses will begin advanced education this year – nearly doubling the number originally planned – following strong demand for the Government’s new Registered Nurse Primary Care Scholarships, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.
19 Feb

‘Top Up’ to deliver faster access to support

Seven grassroots mental health initiatives supporting small and hard-to-reach communities have received funding to deliver faster access to support, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey announced today.
18 Feb

Pharmac proposes funding new treatments that could transform early care for people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, a type of blood cancer

People in New Zealand living with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) could soon benefit from funded access to targeted treatments under a new proposal from Pharmac.
13 Feb

Te Whatu Ora’s embarrassing U-turn over proposed car park plan

Te Whatu Ora needs to go back to the drawing board and prioritise worker safety after reversing plans to charge hospital workers market rates for car parks, NZNO says.
11 Feb

Stark differences in COVID-19 vaccination rates between Māori and non-Māori, research finds

A new study analysing COVID-19 vaccine uptake has found markedly lower vaccination rates among Māori, which researchers link to existing inequities in healthcare access.
9 Feb

ICN’s call for International Nurses Day 2026: empower nurses to save lives

ICN has announced the theme for International Nurses Day (IND) 2026: Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives. This focus sends a clear message that to maximize the full life-saving impact of the nursing workforce, we must empower nurses with safe, fair work environments and full nursing practice, influence, and leadership.
5 Feb

Global nurse leaders gather in Japan to address urgent workforce crisis

Nursing leaders from Japan and around the world are gathering in Yokohama this week for two major nursing events that are advancing the global conversation on how countries can protect, retain and invest in their nursing workforce as pressures mount across health systems worldwide.
4 Feb

Midwives to deliver more vaccinations to help protect families

Midwives are now able to offer a wider range of funded immunisations, supporting families from pregnancy through the early months of a child’s life, Health Minister Simeon Brown says.
30 Jan

Opening of E Tū Wairua Hinengaro – Mason Clinic

Health New Zealand has marked the opening of E Tū Wairua Hinengaro, a new purpose-built facility at Auckland’s Mason Clinic designed to strengthen and modernise forensic mental healthcare in Aotearoa.
29 Jan

NZNO disgusted by nurse’s killing in the US

Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO has expressed disgust at the shooting and killing of nurse Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis, US street on Saturday morning by federal officers.
27 Jan

New national group forms to support public healthcare in Aotearoa

Kaitiaki Hauora - Together for Public Health has been formed as a national group bringing together patients, health workers, iwi and Māori health representatives, unions, advocacy organisations, and community groups, with backing from a growing number of organisations across the health sector.
22 Jan

Pharmac proposes to fund life changing treatments for people with cystic fibrosis

Pharmac is proposing to fund new treatment options for people living with cystic fibrosis with eligible mutations, including young children, from 1 April 2026.
05 Jan

Nurses pay tribute to Dame Poutasi

The passing of Dame Karen Poutasi has seen Aotearoa lose one of its foremost health leaders and a woman of high integrity, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says.

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