Strikes are back on the table after nurses rejected the latest pay offer from district health boards.
About 30,000 nurses walked off the job in huge demonstrations around the country last month.
A planned July strike was put on hold to allow negotiations to continue. If the two groups can't agree, the next strike will be 19 August and a second one is organised for 9 September.
NZNO lead advocate David Wait spoke to Susie Ferguson.