Nurses say they've been vindicated by an independent report that's found what they've been saying for years - they're overworked and under stress - and patients are suffering.
The review into safe staffing was ordered by the Health Minister Andrew Little after pressure from the Nurses Organisation and has been released today.
It says unless more nurses are hired urgently the situation is going to be impossible to fix.
RNZ health correspondent Rowan Quinn has the details.
