Friday, 30 July 2021, 12:18 pm
I was advised last night that the result of the
ballot of Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New Zealand
Nurses Organisation members have rejected the latest
proposal to settle their collective agreement.
Let me
be clear: the proposal was one they put to the Government.
The Nurses Organisation rejected their own
proposal.
This morning I want to confirm the details
of the proposal and reaffirm the Government’s commitments
to nurses - and to all New Zealanders who are dependent on
their care - to improve conditions for nurses.
Above
all else I want to say this: I have heard what nurses say