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About Us
A registered trade union, run by nurses. Zero party politics and full focus on our members.
Who we are
The Nurses' Professional Association of New Zealand (NPANZ) is a registered trade union whose principal purpose is to protect and promote the interests of members in matters concerning their employment or professional engagement. No membership fees are used to support any political party, so we are able to source and/or provide representation for all members, on all issues, better than our competitors.
What being a registered union means
Registered trade unions in New Zealand are independent of employers and run under democratic rules, including secret ballot provisions. Being registered under the Employment Relations Act 2000 is what lets NPANZ bargain for collective agreements and represent members.
- Freedom of association. You choose whether to join a union, and which one.
- Collective bargaining. Appoint NPANZ as your bargaining agent and we negotiate for you.
- Representation. Our industrial advocates support you with workplace problems.
- Member control. Members elect their branch executive. The rules are in our constitution.
What we believe
The Nurses' Professional Association of New Zealand was formed by a group of nurses who wanted to provide an alternate voice. They had heard of the success of sister-organisations like the NPAQ & NPAA and wanted to join tens of thousands of other workers who had decided to form independent unions under the NZ Unions banner. NPANZ supports:
- Restructuring healthcare to focus on patient care above all.
- Decentralising hospitals away from the current bureaucrat-heavy system to one that puts hospitals back in the hands of front-line healthcare workers.
- Preventing the erosion of the nursing scope of practice.
- Making it easier for nurses to speak out publicly without fearing for their registrations.
- Working with Health NZ and private employers to ensure nurses are receiving their minimum entitlements (including workplace safety, discrimination, industrial disputes, payroll issues and more).
NPANZ remains fully committed to defending your right to perform your work without unnecessary interference from Government bureaucrats, and respects the enormous amount of education undergone to achieve this right.
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