Colour amidst the rain.

Don't mention the 'T' word! These North Shore district nurses went on uniform strike on Monday. You won't believe what arrived in their inboxes kaitiaki.org.nz/article/for-go…

'Playing with people's lives': The hospital with no overnight doctors rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

“…penalties used on nurses trying to keep safe is emblematic of wider libertarian playbook w/in NZ govt - dock pay for working their full 12.5 hour shift, is poss w/ ACT's partial strike law… & employees must pick up extra duties, scope if assigned.”… mountaintui.substack.com/p/nurses-docto…

No overnight Dr in Dargaville hospital patients must sign waiver? Full story: rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

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'I support them as they have supported us' -- nurses tautoko striking teachers: kaitiaki.org.nz/article/i-supp…

Lynns new Reme lying on the rug by the fireplace

After the health minister accused the nurses’ union of “playing politics” when it cancelled a strike at Christchurch Hospital at the last minute, the union says it was actions by Health New Zealand that necessitated calling off the strike. thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360799…

The hosts served tasty one pot meals & burnt sugar steamed pudding.

The most vulnerable NZr weighs 350g — less than a packet of butter — is being cared for in a neonatal unit. That newborn and whānau deserve to be cared for by a skilled specialist team, says NZNO ngā tapuhi whare kōhanga. kaitiaki.org.nz/article/what-w…

Aged-care workers often form bonds with residents over months or years. So they may experience feelings of grief and loss when someone in their care dies theconversation.com/i-went-out-and…

Droughts, flash floods, and rising temperatures are affecting farmers around the world. Yet we don't hear much from politicians actually in power about disaster mitigation for what are increasingly widespread rolling crop failures leading to extraordinary food price rises.

NZNO members at Observatory Village Lifecare went on strike as they marched from Lower Thames st to the Monument Corner, demanding better pay & conditions. From NZ Nurses Union: Following a determined campaign from NZNO delegates and members at Observatory

Nurses have been fighting for safe staffing for years - now they're about to see the fruits of their labour! While NSW government's announcement is welcome, it's imperative it's backed in thr effective recruitment retention strategies - that begins w/ improved pay and conditions.

50 yo support worker didn’t know how to use tongs, nor how to prepare the finely diced carrots celery onion for spaghetti Bolognese. So carrot lumps raw & bulky, sauce oily & sickening. Bring back home cookery in schools

Family’s fresh seafood harvest

“..the usual procurement approach where the government publicly tendered for services, specific providers were invited to take part. A ticked box in a "procurement exemption" form showed a "high or extreme risk" to value for money of using this approach…” rnz.co.nz/news/political…