Acknowledgement[1]

ABSTRACT

Tena tatou katoa He kupu manaaki ki nga tapuhi o Aotearoa Nursing has made a huge contribution to our pandemic response in Aotearoa New Zealand. Nurses have contributed to local community engagement to promote safety and wellbeing;aged care and outreach services caring for vulnerable people and particularly our Maori and Pacific communities;and provided leadership and assistance to policy at national, and local levels;and adopted changes to the delivery of nursing education. Ka nui te awhina a o tatou tapuhi ki nga mahi torotoro hapori hei whakatairanga i te hauora me te toiora;ko te tiaki kaumatua me nga toronga taurima hapori whakaraerae tera, otira ko o tatou hapori Maori, Moana-nui-a-Kiwa te hapori e aronuitia ana;kua aratakina, kua awhinatia hoki e nga tapuhi nga kaupapa here i nga taumata a-motu, atakiwa hoki;kua whakaurua hoki he panonitanga ki te mahi whakaako tapuhi.