http://clipmarks.com/clipper/hotdoge3/date/2008/4/8/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/hotdoge3/date/2008/4/8/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/E5B7E075-7CBE-42FB-A062-093049AD7BD1/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/hotdoge3/">hotdoge3</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:#ffffcc"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10502883" title="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10502883">www.nzherald.co.nz</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1>Chinese nurses could help shortage</H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hotdoge3/512/25B7B70F-3405-4028-B9CB-832B543C88FC.jpg" alt="The expected influx of Chinese nurses will bring multiple benefits to New Zealand's health system, experts say. Photo / Reuters" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="caption">The expected influx of Chinese nurses will bring multiple benefits to New Zealand's health system, experts say. Photo / Reuters</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>The nursing shortage could be slashed by this week's signing of the free trade agreement with China.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Up to 1000 Chinese workers, in 20 trades classified as being understaffed in New Zealand, can now live here for up to three years, provided they meet qualification standards.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>He said there had been tension in the past with a belief in some quarters that there were too many foreign nurses in New Zealand.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>"But we really welcome the added value these foreign nurses bring into the country. We're really positive about this move."</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Chinese people make up the largest group of New Zealand's 354,552-strong Asian community - the country's fastest growing ethnic group.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>She said her organisation would welcome nurses who wanted to work in New Zealand and would do what it could to help them adapt.</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;"></div>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10502883Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:22:23 GMT