Tag: nurses
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Verrall Accuses Brown of Dodging Health Debates
Labour's Dr Ayesha Verrall says Health Minister Simeon Brown has refused multiple debate invitations, citing his record, rising healthcare costs and only 54 extra nurses in two years.
Politics and GovernmentHealthElectionGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsEmployment and Labor Simeon BrownAyesha VerrallNew Zealand Labour PartyHealth MinisterNew Zealand health systemelection campaignnurses
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Labour Pledges Guaranteed Jobs for Graduate Nurses in New Zealand
The Labour Party proposes guaranteeing jobs for all New Zealand-trained graduate nurses in the public health system, aiming to address workforce shortages and retain talent, while criticizing the current government's hiring freeze.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessGeneral PoliticsEmployment and LaborEducationSocial Issues Labour PartyNursesHealthcareGraduate NursesWorkforceChris HipkinsDr Ayesha VerrallNew Zealand Labour PartyElection
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New Zealand Nurses Accept New Pay Offer and Collective Agreement
New Zealand nurses, healthcare assistants, and midwives have ratified a new 20-month collective agreement with Health New Zealand, securing salary increases and improved allowances, welcomed by Health Minister Simeon Brown.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentGeneral PoliticsEmployment and LaborSocial Issues New Zealand Nurses OrganisationNZNOHealth New ZealandSimeon BrownCollective AgreementNursesLabor RelationsNew Zealand Government
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Media Monitor: Nurses Join October Strike in New Zealand
RNZ reports that over 36,000 nurses will strike on October 23, joining teachers and health workers in what could be one of the largest strikes in decades.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentBusinessWorldEntertainmentSportEmployment and LaborFinancial MarketsFilm and TVMedical ScienceSocial IssuesLegal RNZNursesStrikeTeachersHealth WorkersWinston PetersRNZ News
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Media Monitor: RNZ Reports on Nurses' Pay Dispute, Loafers Lodge Trial
Radio New Zealand reports Health NZ was unaware of nurses' pay demands amid strike action. Trial details emerge in the Loafers Lodge fire case, and a coroner cites failings in the death of an infant.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentBusinessWorldSportEmployment and LaborState GovernmentsSocial IssuesEconomyEnvironment Health New ZealandNursesLoafers LodgeOranga TamarikiSimeon BrownCJ WhiteInfrastructureRNZ News
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Government Unlikely to Fund Pay Equity for Female-Dominated Sectors
The Government is unlikely to fund pay equity for female-dominated sectors, including nurses and care workers. Labour's Jan Tinetti accuses the government of betrayal, saying women will no longer have a pathway to pay equity.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEmployment and LaborSocial Issues pay equitygovernment fundingnursescare workersJan TinettiChristopher LuxonBrooke Van Velden