1An in-depth look at the current stand-off between 20,000 nurses and the Minister of Health, Dr Michael Bassett. Earlier this week, the New Zealand Nurses' Association gave fourteen days notice of strike action - for the first time in the Association's 76-year history. This strike action is the culmination of a year of simmering discontent among nurses over their wage claim.
- Start 00 : 00 : 19
- Finish 00 : 28 : 43
- Duration 28 : 24
Reporters
- Lindsay Perigo (Interviewer)
- Rodney Bryant (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Vivien McEnnis (Charge Nurse, Wellington Women's Hospital)
- Lynette Sullivan (Clinical Supervisor)
- Lorna Hunt (British Nurse, Wanganui Base Hospital)
- Martin Hunt (British Nurse, Wanganui Base Hospital)
- Helen Bissell (Student Nurse)
- Dr Michael Bassett (Minister of Health, Labour Party)
- Pat Carroll (Spokesperson, New Zealand Nurses' Association)