The difference in pay between primary health care nurses and HNZ nurses was about 10-20%. Primary health care nurses and Plunket nurses cared for people in the community and were an essential part of the healthcare system, she said. Plunket nurses Candice Adam (left) and Kelly Morrissey were among about 30 other nurses striking in Dunedin yesterday for pay parity. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIENShe said it never felt like primary health care nurses were more undervalued than now. Undervaluing primary health care nurses hurt everybody, as hospitals would not be able to keep up without them.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 27, 2022 21:48 UTC