Cee Payne
Auckland DHBs may struggle to find new staff - nurses
The nurses union says District Health Boards in the Auckland region may find it harder than others to recruit additional staff in the coming months. Nurses and DHBs on Tuesday settled an ongoing… Audio
Nurses strike begins after negotiations fail
In the last few minutes about 30,000 of the country's nurses have walked off the job, after their union and DHBs failed to reach agreement on pay and conditions. It's the first time in three decades… Audio
NZNO: 'We're right behind our members'
NZNO spokesperson Cee Payne joins Checkpoint live to discuss the nurses strike, which starts at 7am tomorrow. Audio
Nurses strike not about the money - Cee Payne
The Nurses Unions says the only thing that will stop a planned strike is more money. The union has notified DHBs they intend to walk off the job on July 5 if mediation this week doesn't bring an… Audio
Dispute about more than money - nurses
Nurses say that their dispute with District Health Boards is about more than money - it's also about recognition and respect. Nurses have rejected the latest pay offer, and a strike in July is… Video, Audio
Nurses strikes to go ahead: 'We need 11 percent right now'
Public hospital nurses and midwives have voted to strike for two days in July. The Nurses' Organisation spokesperson Cee Payne says the current pay offer is inadequate and industrial action will go… Audio
To strike or not? Nurses to announce pay dispute decision
The nurses organisation will today reveal whether its members have voted in favour of nationwide strikes over pay and staffing concerns. That announcement will be made later this morning and if… Audio
Winter nurses' strike may not be averted
Hopes of avoiding a nurses' strike in the middle of winter may be dashed. An independent panel yesterday recommended an immediate 3 percent pay rise from June, with another 3 percent rise in August… Audio
Nurses to vote on strike action - Cee Payne
Nurses will begin voting from today about whether they back strike action to resolve the pay impasse with their district health board employers. An independent panel met for the first time last week… Audio
DHBs 'just can't afford to pay' - nurses union boss Cee Payne
Nurses and their employers will meet today in a new bid to resolve a deep dispute and prevent strike action. They'll sit down together on Tuesday to explore whether to set up the independent panel… Audio
Nurses set to strike: 'Something needs to change'
Nurses are expected to strike next month after they overwhelmingly rejected the district health boards' offer of a 2 percent pay rise, one off payment of $1050 and moves towards pay equity and safer… Video, Audio
Nurses scoff at 2 p.c pay offer
In a highly unusual move nurses are to go on strike if there is no improvement in their pay and working conditions. See Payne of the Nurses Organisation explains why a 2 per cent rise doesn't cut it.
…Taking the sting out of living in Auckland
Elizabeth Brown weighs up the pros and cons of extra payments to make up for high living costs in Auckland Audio