Kerri Nuku
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 28 November 2024
In today's episode, three Mongrel Mob members have been arrested for wearing gang patches at the tangi of a prominent Mongrel Mob member in Tauranga this morning, the head of the Covid-19 Royal… Audio
Only half of graduating nurses offered jobs
Only half of this year's graduating nurses have been offered jobs by Health NZ - forcing some to look overseas for work. Kerri Nuku is the Kaiwhakahaere at NZNO and she spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Nurses Organisation on govt's funding for specialist nurses and senior doctors
Nurses say the newly announced funding for specialist nurses and senior doctors shows the government has no vision to fix the broken health system. New Zealand Nurses Organisation Kaiwhakahaere Kerri… Audio
NZNO concerned nurses told to only speak English to patients
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says Waikato hospital's English language mandate for nurses in clinical settings reeks of systemic racism. In a statement Director of Operations for Waikato… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 11 September
On today's episode, Two hundred and thirty mill workers are now desperately searching for work after Winstone Pulp International confirmed it will shut down in less than a month, it's the main… Audio
Health professionals on ED wait times
On Tuesday we brought you the shocking story of a patient dying in the waiting room of Rotorua's Emergency Department after waiting three hours to be seen. This happened just two weeks after ED staff… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 9 May 2024
On today's episode, the father of Gore toddler Lachlan Jones says the police theory about his son's death lacks common sense, RNZ reporter Timothy Brown gives us the latest from court, a Social… Audio
Pay student nurses, says NZNO
The nurses organisation is urging the government to follow in Australia's footsteps and pay students doing mandatory on the job training to combat so called "placement poverty". Nurses Organisation… Audio
12 percent of nursing workforce registers to work in Australia
More than 9000 Kiwi nurses, about 12 percent of the workforce, have registered to work in Australia in the last ten months.
Nurses have to sign up with Australia's registration body before applying… Audio
Nurses union on mistakes with pay back system
The Nurse's union says mistakes with the pay back systems are costing nurses tens of thousands of dollars.
Te Whatu Ora has paid back $250m of the almost $2 billion following years of breaches of the… Audio
NZ nurses call for ceasefire in Gaza
New Zealand nurses are calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza, with concerns about reports that hospital and health workers in the war-ravaged territory are being targeted.
Sean Casey… Audio
Nurse training facility sits empty, despite sector shortages
For over a year the $2m Healthcare Academy of New Zealand run by Yoobee Colleges has been sitting empty - even as thousands of more nurses are needed in the health sector. It's down to what operator… Audio
Nurses union frustrated over inaction of health system
NZ nurses union frustrated over inaction of 'failing' health system. Audio
Massey University to axe nursing programme
As the government promises a range of initiatives to boost nursing numbers, Massey University is scrapping its Bachelor of Nursing at its Auckland campus. From next year, the programme will be… Audio
Health workers, patients hopeful for budget boost
Health workers all over the country - and lots of their patients - have their fingers crossed for a big budget boost. Massive staffing shortages are contributing to huge waits for care - whether it's… Audio
Elderly patients stuck in hospital beds with no place to go
Latest figures show more than a hundred and thirty mainly elderly people are stuck in hospital because they can't get into a rest home. Chronic staff shortages in the aged care sector means there… Audio
Plan to partially pay student loans for nurses won't work
The Nurses Organisation says the National Party's proposal to pay off part of students' loans won't stop the country's high attrition rate. If nurses and midwives pledge to stay in New Zealand for… Audio
Nineteen nurses have entered NZ via fast-tracked residency
Just 19 people have entered New Zealand's nursing workforce via the fast-tracked residency programme.
Immigration NZ added nurses to the green list late last year to help fill gaping staffing holes.
…Nurses union urges free training for NZ nurses
In response to the government's health announcement, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says a more significant investment would be allowing nurses to train for free within… Video, Audio
Nurses organisation concerned shortage will get worse
There are fears the nursing shortage is about to get much worse.
Nearly one-in-three nursing students drop-out before qualifying, due to financial pressure, family responsibilities and other factors… Audio
