03 May 2024,   02:11
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Thousands of nurses go on strike in New Zealand

About 30,000 nurses in New Zealand walked off their jobs on Wednesday (Jun 9) in a nationwide eight-hour strike after negotiations with the government for better pay and working conditions failed.

The strike action came after the New Zealand Nurses Organization rejected a 1.4% pay hike proposed by the District Health Board earlier this week.

The government says the nurses’ demands amounted to a 17% increase that it can"t afford, but pledged to continue negotiations.

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