Nurse Executives of New Zealand [NENZ] includes nurse leader members from Health and Disability providers in the public and private sector nationally.

The organisation is supported by nurse leaders in current leadership roles. The organisation is guided by a Constitution and Terms of Reference.

Members communicate extensively through email, teleconferences, regional meetings and face to face meetings three times a year. There is a strong culture of sharing and mentoring of nurse leaders.

The core business of NENZ includes:

• Influence national decisions relating to professional practice, workforce development and quality of service delivery through timely information sharing, informed comment, facilitating consensus debate and participating in national work
• Interprofessional networking across the sector that influences future service delivery
• Leader development and support through creating and supporting learning opportunities, mentorship, modeling and access to key regulatory and national agencies
• Lead practice innovation through national sharing and commitment to the patient safety agenda.

Secretary to Nurse Executives of New Zealand
Postal Address:  PO Box 17017, Green Lane, Auckland, New Zealand
Email: jocelyn.peach@waitematadhb.govt.nz

NENZ has evolved from the 1980s as a meeting of the Chief Nurses facilitated by the Chief Nurse of the Ministry of Health to an independent network of the most senior nurse leaders in health and disability provider organisations from both public and private providers.

NENZ History (131584KB DOC)
List of Executive Past and Present (333312KB DOC)

Membership and contact details are updated regularly.

Structure (503808KB DOC)
Membership list (372736KB XLS)