Nurses at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike from 7am to 11pm on both Tuesday 2 September and Thursday 4 September. Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only.
GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strikes and will continue to operate as normal.
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There are a range of options for where and how you give birth in Canterbury. Canterbury has 5 primary birthing units and a tertiary facility in central Christchurch.
People with complex pregnancies or who prefer to give birth in a hospital can go to Christchurch Women's Hospital. Our primary (community) birthing units are for women who have no complications during pregnancy and want a vaginal birth without intervention.
