Pay restrictions after year from hell a bitter pill for Kiwi nurses 14 May, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Registered Nurse Mafile'o Talakai said the possibility of no pay rise for three years makes nurses who worked through the pandemic feel undervalued. Photo / Jason Oxenham Registered Nurse Mafile'o Talakai said the possibility of no pay rise for three years makes nurses who worked through the pandemic feel undervalued. Photo / Jason Oxenham Remember lockdown? Baking sourdough, quality time with family and pulling the dog around the block five times a day. For registered nurse Mafile'o Talakai the experience was vastly different. For her, the go-hard and go-early restrictions meant long hours, pressure injuries from PPE gear, and staying isolated from her vulnerable parents.