By Mary Longmore
June 25, 2024
Nurses and kaiāwhina who jumped aboard the country-wide safe staffing bus tour say public support has been “amazing” — and want the Government to invest in safely staffed hospitals.
Read more... From far north to deep south, nurses and kaiāwhina call for change
By Mary Longmore
June 21, 2024
Confused, demoralised and “absolutely gutwrenched” — these are the feelings of nursing tauira (students) after hearing Te Whatu Ora may be freezing mid-year graduate recruitment a week out from hiring decisions.
Read more... ‘They have trampled on the mana of the future workforce’ — students in uproar over reports of hiring freeze
By Mary Longmore
June 19, 2024
After four months and more than 740 expressions of interest, just two new mental health nurses have so far been employed from overseas this year through a new Te Whatu Ora international recruitment campaign.
Read more... Two mental health nurses employed after four months’ international recruitment
By Mary Longmore
June 14, 2024
After two years of limbo, thousands of care and support workers this week lodged a claim for equal pay with the Employment Relations Authority (ERA).
Read more... Time to ‘get serious’ as pay equity claim for health’s lowest paid women workers lodged with ERA
By Kathy Stodart
June 14, 2024
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Read more... JUNE 2024 crossword
By Kathy Stodart
June 14, 2024
A specialist cancer nurse, a nurse educator and a Māori health advocate are among those honoured in the King’s Birthday list this month.
Read more... Nurses and health advocates honoured in King’s Birthday list
By Mary Longmore
June 14, 2024
Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey says he will consider mental health nurses’ proposals to increase and support their workforce after meeting with NZNO leaders.
Read more... Minister considering mental health nurses’ views after damning NZNO survey
By Kaitiaki Nursing New Zealand
January 1, 2022
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