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Tauranga Hospital Emergency Department staff declare 'state of emergency'

More than 100 nurses and ED staff warned Health New Zealand the unit lacks extra staff identified in assessments and is routinely overcrowded.

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*Correction: This story has been updated to clarify the NZNO's stance

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Tauranga Hospital Emergency Department staff declare 'state of emergency'

*Correction: This story has been updated to clarify the NZNO's stance

·Wellington, New Zealand
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Nurses declare hospital 'state of emergency' after patient collapses in ED

Nurses at Tauranga Hospital have declared a state of emergency after a patient collapsed in the Emergency Department waiting room. More than 100 New Zealand...

·Auckland, New Zealand
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NZ Herald broke the news in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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