Nurses
Nurses set to strike: 'Something needs to change'
Nurses are expected to strike next month after they overwhelmingly rejected the district health boards' offer of a 2 percent pay rise, one off payment of $1050 and moves towards pay equity and safer… Video, Audio
Nurses scoff at 2 p.c pay offer
In a highly unusual move nurses are to go on strike if there is no improvement in their pay and working conditions. See Payne of the Nurses Organisation explains why a 2 per cent rise doesn't cut it.
…Nurses' protest Facebook page nearly shut down twice
Members of a nurse's support group say they are more determined than ever to have their voices heard and are demanding better pay and working conditions. Video
Nurses' protest Facebook page nearly shut down twice
Nurses behind a Facebook page set up to discuss the struggles of the job say they're determined to have their voices heard. They say support for the page, which has 40-thousand members, has spurred… Audio
Nurses near end of pay deal vote, outcome uncertain
Hospital nurses are nearing the end of meetings and voting on a proposed pay deal with their employers. District health boards have offered nurses and midwives two pay rises of two percent, a lump-sum… Audio
Nurses vote on pay settlement
The Nurses Organisation says a strike ballot is likely if nurses reject a new pay offer. About 27,000 hospital nurses nationwide will start voting today on the proposed settlement. It includes pay… Audio
Hugh Kininmonth: what the health system needs
Hugh Kininmonth has been at the coalface of community health for many years as chief executive of one of the Hauraki PHO. He talks about the challenges faced by the health system. Audio
Calls for more jobs for graduate nurses
Health officials have been told to look at what can be done to get more graduate nurses into jobs. The nurses union says with escalating staff shortages, all new nurses should be guaranteed placements… Audio
Nurses not able to nurse the way they want to
Researcher Helen Rook found that nurses hoping to provide caring relationships are not able to because of managerial imperatives and financial constraints. Audio
Nurses told euthanasia may be legal in a decade
Nurses have been warned that assisted dying may soon be legal in New Zealand, and that they will be at the front line if it is. Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports. Video, Audio
A Work of Heart
It's part of a project to raise the profile of nursing, New Zealand nurses have expressed their pride, their grief, their observations and their frustrations with the health system, in a collection of… Audio
Nursing union calls for funding overhaul as graduates fall through cracks
Graduate nurses are being pushed into jobs with limited support and too much responsibility, while the country is expected to be 15,000 nurses short by 2035. Audio
Taking the sting out of living in Auckland
Elizabeth Brown weighs up the pros and cons of extra payments to make up for high living costs in Auckland Audio
Hopes high for Māori nursing students
As 13 Māori nursing students graduate from Whitireia Polytechnic, hopes are high that their bicultural skills will improve outcomes for Māori patients.
DHBs agree two-year pay deal with nurses
Nurses and midwives employed by district health boards (DHBs) will receive a 2 percent pay rise this year followed by a further 2 percent next year.
Doctors and nurses vow to fight bullying in hospitals
A union says junior doctors must be able to raise problems like bullying without fear of repercussions at work. Audio
Are Rural Nurses second class citizens
There are calls for rural nurses to be given more recognition and support with a nursing lecturer saying they are second class citizens. Barbara Docherty has worked as a nurse on the Chatham Islands… Audio
Many Maori graduate nurses unable to find work
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation and health professionals say graduate Maori nurses are struggling to find work. Audio