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2009 Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Nursing Scholarships announced

Posted 26 May 2009 - 1:06pm by newsdesk

Wintec - Waikato Institute of Technology

Darilyn Cox - Ngāti Apakura - is completing her Masters of Nursing at Wintec. Bernadine Amiria Te Hau Tanawhea is a first year Bachelor of Nursing student at Wintec. Of the numerous things they have in common, one is currently a stand-out : they are both recipients of the Wintec 2009 Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Nursing Scholarship.

Aged Care Workers at Rosebank take Strike Action

Posted 12 March 2009 - 3:14pm by gzwier

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (National Office)

Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) working at Rosebank Home and Hospital in Ashburton will be striking for 24 hours from 6.45am on Friday 13th March.

Bachelor of Nursing Māori set to provide major contribution to Māori health

Posted 14 July 2009 - 10:54am by newsdesk

Whitireia Polytechnic - Porirua Campus and General Enquiries

The Bachelor of Nursing Māori has jumped through the last hoop of its approval and is set to begin in July 2009. Whitireia Community Polytechnic will become one of only two providers of a nursing programme for Māori in the country and already offers a Bachelor of Nursing and a Bachelor of Nursing (Pacific) and postgraduate qualifications to seven district health boards.

Celebrating 100 Years of Nursing Organisation

Posted 16 September 2009 - 11:14am by office

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (National Office)

Nurses should wear their brains, not their hearts, on their sleeves, according to United States health care commentator and award-winning journalist Suzanne Gordon who will be presenting as the keynote speaker at NZNO’s centennial conference on September 16.

Fruit in Schools - Protected

Posted 4 November 2009 - 9:28am by office

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (National Office)

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) specialty nursing section representing 580 nurses in New Zealand working with children and young people is delighted that the government has backtracked on its initial decision to scrap the fruit in schools (FIS) programme as announced in February this year.

Maori nursing students gather at UCOL Wairarapa

Posted 22 May 2009 - 8:51am by newsdesk

Universal College of Learning (UCOL) Wairarapa

UCOL Wairarapa is hosting a four day conference for Maori nursing, at Hau Ariki Marae.

Nurses Commit to Improving Hospital Safety

Posted 23 February 2009 - 12:00am by superadmin

New Zealand Nurses Organisation (National Office)

The second national report on serious and sentinel events is very sobering reading for nurses just as it is for the public.

Nursing workforce has more to give

Posted 12 May 2009 - 11:44am by newsdesk

Ministry of Health

Better use could be made of the country’s nursing workforce in order to free up doctors and other health professionals and create greater capacity in the health system.

Overseas nurses competence requirements provide protection

Posted 25 February 2009 - 12:00am by superadmin

Nursing Council of New Zealand

A global shortage of nurses is leading to increasing migration of nurses and overseas-educated nurses are a valuable part of the health workforce in New Zealand says Nursing Council Chief Executive Carolyn Reed.

Each year some 1200 nurses from overseas enter New Zealand and the Nursing Council is responsible for providing the public assurance that they are competent to practice in New Zealand.