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HNZ Plan to Hire More Nurses on Less Hours, Document Shows

Health NZ reduces clinical training hours and minimum workweek for graduate nurses to 0.6 full-time equivalent, aiming to increase part-time employment amid low job placement rates.

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File photo: Getty Images By Ruth Hill of RNZ A leaked document reveals Health NZ is planning to employ more graduate nurses on part-time hours and cut the amount of on-the-job training they receive.

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HNZ plan to hire more nurses on less hours, document shows

File photo: Getty Images By Ruth Hill of RNZ A leaked document reveals Health NZ is planning to employ more graduate nurses on part-time hours and cut the amount of on-the-job training they receive.

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Health NZ to employ more graduate nurses part time, cut on-job training, leaked document reveals

A leaked document reveals Health NZ is planning to employ more graduate nurses on part-time hours and cut the amount of on-the-job training they receive.

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Health NZ to employ more graduate nurses part time, cut on-job training, document reveals

Health NZ says it is about creating more "flexible" job options - but the country's biggest nurses' union accuses it of cost-cutting and "gaming the numbers".

·New Zealand
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RNZ broke the news in New Zealand on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
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