Caroline Conroy: Midwifery union co-leader hopes latest pay offer will keep midwives from heading overseas

Published: July 6, 2023, 9:01 p.m.

More details have been released about the latest pay offer from midwives this morning.

The agreement lifts the base pay for Te Whatu Ora midwives by up to $12,000 a year.

Graduate midwives will start work in a public hospital on almost $73,000 a year before overtime and allowances.

It will be backdated to April last year

Midwifery union, MERAS co-leader Caroline Conroy told Tim Dower this will hopefully keep midwives from heading overseas.

She says there's an aggressive recruitment process happening from Australia.

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