Kia ora Member,

The Te Whatu Ora bargaining directions survey is now open. 

Click here to complete the survey.

In the survey members will choose between two directions that will give the NZNO bargaining team a clear steer on where to go next with your bargaining. The survey will close next Tuesday 17 February at 5pm.

Direction 1: The bargaining team continues to press for our claims and we continue to campaign to support them. We understand that in order to move Te Whatu Ora and the Government, we will need to continue to maintain pressure through industrial action and political action (as this is election year). If members choose this direction we would continue to plan more industrial action and more rounds of bargaining. This is the preference of your bargaining team. This could include further rounds of partial strikes, national strikes, alongside local actions such as the visibility strikes as are currently underway in Canterbury, Taupō, Whangarei and formerly in Waitematā.

Direction 2: That we move towards a collective agreement based on the current position of bargaining. If members choose this option we would seek to formalise the current Te Whatu Ora position as indicated in the latest bargaining. Members would then be asked to vote on whether to accept this offer. If accepted, we would conclude collective bargaining for this round. If rejected, we go back to more bargaining and industrial & political action.

Click here to see a video statement from Noreen McCallan, chair of the NZNO Bargaining Team.

Member meetings

Bargaining update meetings for NZNO members at Te Whatu Ora are running through this week until Friday. Please contact your delegate if you need more information about the meeting in your District.

There will also two online meetings this Friday 13 February for members who have been unable to get to an in-person meeting. Details are:

Friday 13 February, 1-2pm

Click here to join Zoom meeting

Meeting ID: 608 440 9122

Passcode: 123456

Friday 13 February, 4:30-5:30pm

Click here to join Zoom meeting

Meeting ID: 608 440 9122

Passcode: 123456

Member survey 11-17 February

For more information about why these meetings and the survey are so important, see the video linked above and the message below from our bargaining team chair and Hawke's Bay delegate Noreen McCallan. Please also check with workmates that they are planning to attend a meeting and have their say in the survey.

Ngā mihi,

Paul Goulter, Chief Executive
Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO