Senior Political Correspondent·NZ Herald·9 Sep, 2026 03:00 AM8 mins to readLabour MP Ayesha Verrall (top right) and Health Minister Simeon Brown (bottom right) have clashed over nurse numbers. Photos / NZME Accurate figures matter – especially ahead of a general election, and especially right now in health, with our hospitals under pressure. Health Minister Simeon Brown has said 2100 “additional” nurses have been hired under the current Government. Former Labour Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says many of those are part-time, amounting
Election 2026: The fierce political battle over New Zealand’s real nursing numbers
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