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This page is for PSA members covered by the Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora and PSA Home Care Support Workers West Coast I Te Tai Poutini District collective bargaining. On this page, you’ll find the latest information about the strike, and FAQs.

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We are striking on Thursday 23 October

You have voted overwhelmingly to reject Health NZ’s latest offer and to fully withdraw your labour in support of your claims for better pay and training.

The strike will run from 12pm (midday) to 2pm on Thursday 23 October.

This will tell the employer that we will not accept a pay offer below the cost of living, or Health NZ’s inadequate response to our claims for the training we need to keep ourselves safe. It will also send a powerful message to the Government, whose failure to adequately fund the public health system has a direct bearing on Health NZ’s offers.

We will not be standing alone. On Thursday 23 October, other PSA members, and unions representing nurses and teachers, will strike in support of their own bargaining.

Paid stop work meetings on Monday 13 October

We will also be holding paid stop work meetings for two hours on Monday 13 October 2025 in:

Hokitika – 8.30am
Stumpers Coffee Lounge
Tancred St, Hokitika

Greymouth – 8.30am
Mtg Rm 1
Te Nikau Hospital, Greymouth

Westport – 8.30am
Mtg Rm 1
Te Rau Kawakawa WCDHB, Westport

To allow for travel to and from the meetings, the meeting will be for 1 hour from 8.30am. It is vitally important that PSA members attend these. Your employer will clear rosters to help ensure you can attend.

Picket and rally information

See below for details of pickets and rallies for the day of the strike.

9am – Meet in New World carpark, Hokitika 

11-11.30am – Meet at The Warehouse in Greymouth

12pm – Speeches in Greymouth Town Square

1.30pm – Picket in Westport. Meet in Victoria Square, cnr Lyndhurst & Russell 

2.30pm – Picket finishes

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Your delegates and organisers are negotiating Life Preserving Services

An important part of preparing for the strike is negotiating Life Preserving Services (LPS) with Health NZ. Because the work you do is so vital to patients in the public health system, we as a union and Health NZ will negotiate on the provision of LPS.

Organisers will be working in each district with delegates to ensure we meet our LPS obligations. We have organised training for our delegates in preparation of this. LPS is managed by the PSA and Health NZ and not by individual members. If your employer approaches you directly about providing LPS, please advise your delegate or organiser.

Stronger Together – invite colleagues to join PSA

It is more important than ever that we stand united and fight for a fully funded public health service. If you know of colleagues who are not yet members, invite them to join by sharing this link:

psa.org.nz/join

Check back here for posters, flyers, and other resources

We’ll upload posters, flyers, signs, and more, for you to use to spread the word about the strikes.

FAQs

If these FAQs don’t answer your question, contact your local delegate, your PSA organiser, or Te Roopu Tohutohu Manaaki (free phone 0508 367 772).

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