Nursing leadership is essential to respond to the changing expectations of the health sector and to achieve health gain in our communities. The Nurse Executives of New Zealand (NENZ) is an organisation of nurse leaders representing primary, secondary and tertiary health providers with the purpose of providing strategic leadership for nursing in New Zealand, to advise and influence national policy and decision-making, to influence resource allocation, and to lead nursing workforce developments.

The Nurse Executives of New Zealand (NENZ) is an incorporated society comprising the most senior nurse/s in the District Health Board (DHB) or major health provider organisations and the senior nurse employed in each of the Department of Corrections, Ministry of Defence, Department of Occupational Safety & Health, and Ministry of Health.

See Membership for details of each member.