Kia ora Andrew

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 29 July 2025. You requested:

 

A report from Radio New Zealand yesterday included the following statement
attributed to the Ministry of Health: The average salary for both senior
and registered nurses, including overtime and allowances, was $125,662,
Health NZ said.

Please provide the average salary including overtime and allowances
separately for senior nurses and for registered nurses. Also include the
time over which this averaging has been made.

Please also provide your definitions of "senior nurse" and "registered
nurse".

 

The reference number for your request is H2025070635. As required under
the Act, the Ministry will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was
received: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch ([2][email address]).

 

 

Ngā mihi 
 
OIA Services Team 
[3]Ministry of Health information releases 

 

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Kia ora Andrew

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health-Manatū Hauora on 29 July 2025.

 

 “A report from Radio New Zealand yesterday included the following
statement attributed to the Ministry of Health: The average salary for
both senior and registered nurses, including overtime and allowances, was
$125,662, Health NZ said.

Please provide the average salary including overtime and allowances
separately for senior nurses and for registered nurses. Also include the
time over which this averaging has been made.

Please also provide your definitions of "senior nurse" and "registered
nurse".”   

   

Your request asks for information which is more closely connected with the
functions of Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora). For this reason, the
Ministry has decided to transfer your request to Health New Zealand under
section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from their agency
in due course. Their contact email is: [1][email address]. 

    

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman
to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatū Hauora 

M[3]inistry of Health information releases 

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From: Andrew Riddell <[FOI #31797 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2025 08:22
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Average income senior and
registered nurses
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

A report from Radio New Zealand yesterday included the following statement
attributed to the Ministry of Health: The average salary for both senior
and registered nurses, including overtime and allowances, was $125,662,
Health NZ said.

Please provide the average salary including overtime and allowances
separately for senior nurses and for registered nurses. Also include the
time over which this averaging has been made.

Please also provide your definitions of "senior nurse" and "registered
nurse".

Thanks
Andrew Riddell

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Tēnākoe, 

Thank you for contacting Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. This is an
automatic reply to confirm that we have received your email. 
Depending on the nature of your request you may not receive a response for
up to 20 working days. 
We will try to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

Ngā mihi

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Kia ora Andrew

 

Thank you for your email below. 

 

Unfortunately, responding to your request has taken much longer than
anticipated, for which I offer our sincere apologies.  The time taken is
not what we aspire to. This is something we are working to get on top of
as we deal with a high volume of requests and the understandably high
public interest in our work.
 

I can confirm we are in the process of finalising the information for your
response and will release this to you as soon as is reasonably
practicable. 

 

We appreciate your patience and understanding in the meantime.

If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 

Jenna 

Senior Advisor | Kaitohutohu Mātua
Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

 

 

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Kia ora Andrew
 
Thank you for your request, received 19 July 2025, for information
regarding average salaries for senior nurses and for registered
nurses. Please find attached our response to your request.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address]
 
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 
Ngā mihi, 
 
Jenna 

Senior Advisor | Kaitohutohu Mātua
Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

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