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The College welcomes Job Vacancies appropriate to College members. Our Members include NPs and RNs across the full scope of nursing practice and education throughout New Zealand.
List your position on our webpage by completing the attached Website Advertising (0.67MB) form and e-mail it to admin@nurse.org.nz together with a plain text advertisement and a logo if required (logo should be supplied as a low resolution .jpg in colour).
Listing on Job Vacancies web page and Latest News Page $100.00
(inlcudes e-mail link out to College members)
The College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc reserve the right to refuse placement of any listings at the discretion of the Executive Director.
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5 February 2026
RN - to support the development of New Zealand nursing procedures
Looking for a new challenge? We are seeking a passionate Registered Nurse to support the development of New Zealand nursing procedures. Lippincott is offering a part-time, work-from-home, flexible, freelance clinical editor role. Please see job description attached.
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5 February 2026
New medicine supply notices
Iloprost (Vebulis) nebulisers (Pharmacode: 2643006) Supplies of Vebulis iloprost nebulisers are low throughout New Zealand. An unapproved alternative was listed from 9 February. Details and a patient flyer are available. Updated medicine supply notices Methylphenidate: Supply issue Concerta: 27 mg out of stock, limited supply of 18 and 36 mg, 54 mg available Ritalin: All strengths available Rubifen: All strengths available Sandoz XR: All strengths available Teva: All strengths available,...
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4 February 2026
Proposal to widen access to brentuximab vedotin for systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma \
We are seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to brentuximab vedotin for systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma, to improve the lives of around twelve people in New Zealand in the first year of funding. Please follow this link to the consultation. We welcome your feedback on this proposal at consult@pharmac.govt.nz . Consultation is open until 5pm Thursday 19 February 2026. If there are people, you think would be interested in providing feedback to this consultation, please share...
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4 February 2026
Proposal to widen access to brentuximab vedotin for systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma
We are seeking feedback on a proposal to widen access to brentuximab vedotin for systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma, to improve the lives of around twelve people in New Zealand in the first year of funding. Please follow this link to the consultation. We welcome your feedback on this proposal at consult@pharmac.govt.nz . Consultation is open until 5pm Thursday 19 February 2026. If there are people, you think would be interested in providing feedback to this consultation, please...
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3 February 2026
Cardiometabolic issues with antidepressants
A systematic review in The Lancet 1 outlined the cardiometabolic issues with antidepressants.There were a few surprises: None had significant QT interval issues. Systolic BP went up with amitriptyline and fluoxetine and down with nortriptyline. Weight loss was observed with bupropion, sertraline, citalopram, paroxetine, and venlafaxine. Weight gain was found with amitriptyline 1.6 kg and mirtazapine 0.87 kg. Heart rate increased (beats per minute) to 13.77 for nortriptyline, 9.25 for...
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2 February 2026
Medicinal Cannabis Agency
The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) set the minimum quality standard that medicinal cannabis products and ingredients must meet before they can be supplied in New Zealand. Importers, manufacturers, and suppliers must apply for assessment and provide evidence to the Medicinal Cannabis Agency to verify that their products meet the minimum quality standard. Aurora Half Moon has been verified as meeting the minimum quality standard. More information on the...
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