PremiumOpinionOpinion byNatasha HemopoNZ Herald·8 Jul, 2026 11:14 PM5 mins to readNatasha Hemopo is the co-chair of the College of Emergency Nurses NZ and a working emergency nurse.College of Emergency Nurses NZ co-chair Natasha Hemopo.Anyone who has spent time in an emergency department anywhere in the country lately would have probably seen the same thing.
A packed waiting room, nurses scrambling to triage those walking through the door and often a nurse stationed in the waiting room to carry out any necessary rapid assessments








