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Health boards say they are disappointed the NZNO had balloted members for more strikes ahead of talks this week. Spokeswoman Dale Oliff, the chief executive of Wairarapa DHB, said health boards had tried to meet the union in the middle and asked them to think more about a way forward, rather than planning further strikes. The strike options in the NZNO ballot were based on feedback from members which showed they favoured multiple strikes lasting 24 and eight hours, Wait said. MONIQUE FORD/St...

Nurses will be asked if they would strike again in a union survey as negotiators go back to the table over pay and conditions.

From Hawkes Bay to Queenstown, nurses are staging an eight hour strike.

A Rotorua nurse says nurses are terrified about mistakes in patient care due to short staffing and under-resourcing.

Tens of thousands of “angry and frustrated” nurses will strike this week as they fight for better pay and staffing levels.

Thirty-thousand nurses will go on strike on Wednesday 9 June, after rejecting a second pay offer in their current round of negotiations.

Tens of thousands of “angry and frustrated” nurses will strike across NZ this week as they fight for better pay and staffing levels.

Tens of thousands of “angry and frustrated” nurses will strike across NZ this week as they fight for better pay and staffing levels.

• Source:  1 NEWS The eight-hour strike by nurses at all public hospitals and DHB facilities will go ahead this week after the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) voted to reject a second offer. Source: istock.com NZNO lead advocate David Wait said the second DHB offer did not significantly change and did not address "serious nursing workforce issues" and...

They say their priority is now ensuring patients' safety and minimise disruption from the strike.