Nurses are on strike nationwide after voting to reject the latest district health board pay offer.
A further round of talks between the Nurses Organisation and district health boards yesterday failed to avert the industrial action - the first strike by nurses in 30 years.
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Medical directors are insisting they're as prepared as they can be for the nurses' strike tomorrow as facilitation talks between nurses and DHBs failed.
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says the government is very disappointed by the nurses' decision and hopes the strike can be averted. Video
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has rejected the latest pay offer from their DHB employers and will be going ahead with Thursday's strike action, here's what you need to know.
DHB and union representatives were both on Morning Report this morning laying out their case as nurse strike action looms. Read their positions in their own words. Video
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