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Kate Weston: College of Nurses Executive Director on the number of nurses who move overseas to work

Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 6:54 p.m.

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Australia\'s proving to be an attractive proposition for Kiwi nurses.\\xa0

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Almost 8,000 have jumped the Tasman in the past year.\\xa0

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They\'re part of the more than 9,000 health workers approved to work in Australia under the trans-Tasman legislation in 2022/23.\\xa0

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College of Nurses Executive Director, Kate Weston, told Mike Hosking that they\'re increasingly seeing New Zealand nursing registration open doors internationally. \\xa0

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She says a nurse may register to work here, but never actually end up doing so.\\xa0

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