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Nurses pay tribute to Māori King

New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) has joined the nation in mourning the passing of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku said among the union’s membership are thousands of Māori nurses who would have been...

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Posted in: NZNO News

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Nurses mourn Rhoena Davis

The passing of Rhoena Davis on Friday, 16 August has created a gaping hole among the ranks of senior Māori nurses which will be difficult to fill, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says. Ms Davis was a nurse in Northland since...

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Posted in: NZNO News

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Home support nurses set to strike

About 150 New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) workers employed at Access Home Health will strike next Monday following a breakdown in talks with their employer. NZNO delegate Linda Ewbank said the nurses, who visit and support patients at home, have...

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Posted in: NZNO News

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Government’s pre-election Pay Parity promise will need increased Budget funding

New Zealand Nurses Organisation media release, 16 May 2024 On 27 September 2023, during a televised pre-election leaders’ debate, Christopher Luxon said that regardless of whether nurses work in aged care, general practice or “the DHB equivalent system”, they should be paid...

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Nurses to rally across New Zealand calling for increased health funding in Budget 2024

New Zealand Nurses Organisation media release, 8 May 2024 Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa will be holding public rallies at more than 20 locations tomorrow (Thursday 9 May), as part of NZNO’s national Day of Action 2024. The...

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Government pay equity proposal a blow for women and community health

New Zealand Nurses Organisation media release, 2 May 2024 The New Zealand Nurses Organisation NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) say the Government’s proposal, announced today, to disestablish the Pay Equity Taskforce within Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission is...

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Government not vigorous enough in growing nurses to achieve health targets

New Zealand Nurses Organisation media release, 8 March 2024 The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says it’s great the Government has announced five new health targets, but wonders how they will be met without a full nursing workforce that is...

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Nursing student survey report shows training system costing us nurses

New Zealand Nurses Organisation media release, 16 February 2024 The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) has released a report on its 2023 Student Survey showing that nursing students face significant barriers to completing their studies, particularly...

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