Media Release 20 October 2017 - New Govt - two months to Christmas New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) acting Chief Executive Jane MacGeorge says nurses welcome the new government and are looking forward to a reversal of the 2017 ‘scrooge health budget’ and the $2B going back into health....

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Media Release 10 October 2017 - NZNO mourn their kuia Vera Morgan (MBE) Several representatives of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation were this morning at the tangi beginning at the Pipitea marae in Thorndon to welcome Vera Morgan back onto to the marae after her passing. Vera Morgan...

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Media release 28 September 2017 - Children and youth living in squalor a national shame NZNO is very concerned by anecdotal reports covered in the New Zealand Herald on Friday 22 September, from a midwife who bravely shared her distress about housing poverty and resulting infant and child...

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Media Release 22 September 2017 - NZNO Award – Services to Nursing and Midwifery 2017 This year there are two recipients of the NZNO Services to Nursing and Midwifery Award. Dr Helen Snell and Pepe Sinclair. NZNO President Grant Brookes presented the awards at the Annual Conference at Te Papa...

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Media Release 20 September 2017, Embargo: 8pm - NZNO Young Nurse of the Year 2017 The 2017 Young Nurse of the Year was announced at last night’s NZNO Annual Conference dinner at Te Papa and went to Jess Tiplady, Nurse Practitioner from Auckland.  Jess Tiplady works at the Greenstone Family...

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Media Release Wednesday, 20 September 2017     NZNO Award of Honour 2017   At last night’s Annual Conference Awards Dinner, the NZNO Award of Honour was presented. The award is granted biennially. The nomination for Kerri Nuku met the criteria for the award. Ms Nuku was...

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Media Release                                                                23 August 2017            Government ED Targets nothing to celebrate Yesterday, the NZNO College of Emergency Nurses NZ (CENNZ) were outraged to read the Minister of Health claiming the Emergency Department...

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Media Release                                                                                    22 August 2017   More primary healthcare needed NZNO welcomes proposed new initiatives from the current National-led Government to improve healthcare access to disadvantaged New Zealanders,...

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Media Release                                                                    10 August 2017   NO to proposed Buller Integrated Family Health Centre In support of the community opposition to the proposed Integrated Family Health Centre (IFHC), NZNO CE Memo Musa has written to the...

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Media Release                                                         8 August 2017   Bill a hindrance to pay equity and not in line with principles NZNO Industrial Services Manager Cee Payne says the draft Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill is disheartening and a step backwards...

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Media Release                                                                    21 July 2017   Debbie Chin an excellent leader and manager  NZNO is alarmed to hear today of the resignation of Debbie Chin, Chief Executive of Capital and Coast DHB. Many members and staff are personally...

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Media release                                                       14 July 2017 Dilani Perera – a workplace leader for Equal Pay At the Council of Trade Unions’ Women’s Conference tonight in Wellington, NZNO delegate Dilani Perera was honoured with a Leadership and Commitment on Equal Pay...

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Media Release                                                                7 July 2017   Canterbury DHB budget allocation short by over $17m this year The thorough CTU Health Budget analysis out this week shows the raw facts of health underfunding that leaves Canterbury short by at...

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Media Release                                                      1 July 2017   CTU analysis shows funding freeze as health need grows The thorough CTU Health Budget analysis out today shows the raw facts of health underfunding of the public health service in particular. NZNO Chief...

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    Media Release                                                                     25 May 2017   No relief for nurses or DHBs in Budget 2017 $2b more needed   Budget 2017 does not bring relief to pressured nurses. It fails to increase operational funding to a level that...

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Media Release                                                                                 21 May 2017 Budget Day must show Government understand health needs The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is calling for $2.3 billion to be put back into health funding at this year’s budget...

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  Media Release                                             `                                 16 May 2017 Honouring three exceptional NZ Nurses NZNO is proud to congratulate its members, Mrs Gail Ann Corbett, Ms Guru Dev Kaur Singh and Ms Barbara Fay Turnbull on their Florence...

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  Media release                                                                                17 May 2017   NZNO call for an update of Aged Care Standards   Two recent NZNO member surveys back up the AUT findings in their Aged Care Workforce Survey 2016 that time to care is being...

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           Media Release                                                   11 May 2017 Nurses Day 12 May – a voice to lead Celebrated on 12 May, the date of Florence Nightingale’s birth, International Nurses Day (IND) is a global event held each year in recognition of nurses’ invaluable...

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Media release                                                       5 May 2017 Friday 5 May – Partnerships key to good midwifery service The standard of care that New Zealand midwives offer is world class and New Zealand midwives have plenty to celebrate on International Midwives’ Day. ...

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    Media Release                                                                    28 April 2017 NZNO Kaiwhakahaere in New York calls for a Māori nursing workforce strategy In New York this morning NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku addressed the United Nations forum of the United...

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  Media release                                                              178April 2017   Media release: E tū, NZNO, PSA and CTU   Historic day as caregivers offered equal pay settlement   Unions representing care and support workers are...

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Media release                                                              1 April 2017 NZNO Southern Convention focus on tight DHB budgets causing stress all roundNZN O On Monday 3 April the first of the NZNO Regional Conventions is being held. With the effects of inadequate healthcare...

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  Media Release                                                24 March 2017 Hundreds of NZNO members have stepped out across the nation to Shout Out for health and join the PSA YesWeCare heath funding campaign. Members are now on the Auckland roadshow with the missing in action, life-size...

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Nurses’ trademark resilience can only last so long The New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s fifth biennial employment survey of its nurse membership reveals a steady decline of overall morale with specific concern about safe staffing levels, workload and pay. In addition there is an increasing...

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Media Release                                                       6 March 2017   NZNO says it is short-sighted of the government to not support the first reading of the Domestic Violence – Victim’s Protections Bill and call on Minister Michael Woodhouse to at least vote it through its...

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  MEDIA RELEASE                                                          16 February 2017   NZ must have a sustainable approach to nurse workforce NZNO today launched an urgent discussion document about the issue of the unsustainable and fluctuating import of Internationally...

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MEDIA RELEASE                                                     15 February 2017 Nurses support YesWeCare.nz campaign NZNO along with the Public Service Association (PSA) present today at the Public Services International conference in Auckland to support its global campaign: A...

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MEDIA RELEASE                                                                10 February 2017   $1.8b of government health funding and health workforce vision missing The impact of inadequate health funding due to Government under spending is starting to cut, squeeze and burn, chief...

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Please find attached the iDcare report of their independent review of the NZNO Cyber Incident of 1 November 2016.

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  Media Release                                                                23 December 2016   Nurses say children’s needs must come first at Christmas and New Year The Christmas and New Year holidays are a time of excitement and summer fun for children but not when their...

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For urgent assistance Call the member support centre on 0800 28 38 48, then press 1 and leave a message. Your call will be returned to establish the nature of the support you need. There will be no service for the period 24 December to 3 January but messages will be responded to...

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Media Release                                                      15 December 2016   Government leaves nursing graduates languishing again In response to the November figures of graduate nursing placements via the ACE scheme, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation once again calls for...

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MEDIA RELEASE                                                3 December 2016   Hawke’s Bay teenagers get on track to healthy adulthood   NZNO congratulates Hawke’s Bay District Health Board for their wisdom in taking a preventative approach to healthcare by offering hundreds of...

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Media Release                                                                  24 November 2016 One small step for Caregivers, one giant step for womankind NZNO commends the New Zealand government for setting an international precedent by today agreeing a pathway for New Zealanders to...

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Please find attached the PDF of the Terms of Reference and steps of the review of the cyber incident of Tuesday 1 November.      

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3 November 2016  Advice to NZNO Members on how to be safer online Tips from www.connectsmart.govt.nz  (there is more information on this site) Password protect all your devices Make sure your desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones are all secured with different...

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Media release                                                               18 October 2016                  NZNO join global union movement   By joining Global Nurses United (GNU) NZNO is part of the growing international movement of nurses campaigning for healthcare and human...

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14 October 2016 NZNO in deep sadness join today with all other CTU affiliates and thousands of people who knew Helen Kelly and the great work she has done for a very long time on behalf of working people in New Zealand. “She will be missed by us all and in particular some of our top...

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2016 The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says that 20 years on from the Mason Report, it is time for a review of the current mental healthcare model as there are stresses and strains in many different areas and a growing lack of leadership and cohesion. NZNO...

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16 September 2015 Auckland clinical nurse director Abel Smith was honoured for his service to nursing at an awards ceremony in Wellington last night. NZNO kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku presented the award, "I can't think of a more worthy recipient for this award. Abel is leading the way for...

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1 November 2013: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) believes there is no good reason for Waitemata DHB (WDHB) to move Waitakere Hospital’s Coronary Care Unit to North Shore Hospital. NZNO organiser Adam Craigie says, “All Auckland patients should be able to access to an...

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22 October 2013: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says that the provision of high quality healthcare relies on sustainable funding and adequate staffing – not “hotel-style” patient ratings. NZNO members are always looking for ways to improve and enhance the care their patients...

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Thursday the 17th of October is International Day for the Eradication of poverty and the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is calling for action locally, nationally and internationally to eradicate poverty. 25 percent of New Zealand children currently live in poverty. Christchurch nurse and...

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11 October 2013: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is joining thousands of other organisations and individuals in calling for the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), currently being negotiated in secret, to be made public. NZNO believes the Government should not...

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28 August 2013: Recent media reports highlighting ‘care rationing’ in two New Zealand hospitals are a cause for concern but not a surprise for the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO). NZNO believes the practice is widespread as DHBs and the nursing team are forced to do more with fewer staff...

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The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Kaiwhakahaere, Kerri Nuku and President, Marion Guy are pleased to welcome newly elected directors to its board. Current board member and registered nurse, Karen Naylor has been elected Vice President.   Successful candidates for the board are...

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23 August 2013: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) congratulates Kristine Bartlett and the Service and Food Workers Union: Ngā Ringa Tota on their historic win in the Employment Court. Aotearoa New Zealand is now one step closer to achieving equal pay for men and women who do similar...

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15 August 2013: Staff at Ranfurly House residential aged care home and hospital have voted to take strike action over the callous actions of their employer. Ranfurly Care Limited are threatening staff with redundancy if they don’t accept the loss of conditions and holidays, and pay cuts of up...

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7 August 2013: Nurses all around the country are taking time out over the next couple of weeks to attend one of over 80 meetings to discuss what they can do about proposed employment law changes. NZNO industrial adviser, Lesley Harry says, “The stop work meetings will be held at every DHB in...

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