Below is a timeline which shows the expiry and renewal dates for the 20 DHB Multi-Employer Collective Agreements (MECAs) agreed before 1 July 2022, and subsequent Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora agreements with health sector unions.

Health NZ CA Bargaining - Timeline of expiry dates (PDF 2MB)
Last updated March 2025

Current agreements

Medical

Medical

Nursing and midwifery

Nursing and midwifery

Allied Health professionals

Allied Health professionals

PSA Allied Public Health, Scientific and Technical Collective Agreement (30 November 2023 to 30 June 2025) [PDF, 6.7 MB] 
Last updated February 2024

 

APEX Anaesthetic Technicians Collective Agreement (1 December 2023 to 30 November 2025) [PDF, 2.6 MB]
Last updated June 2024

 

APEX and TWO Clinical Technicians Collective Agreement (2 May 2024 - 1 May 2026) signed [PDF, 16 MB]
Last updated February 2024

APEX and TWO Clinical Technicians Collective Agreement (2 May 2024 - 1 May 2026) signed [DOCX, 207 KB]
Last updated February 2025

 

APEX Clinical Perfusionists Collective Agreement (5 April 2024 to 30 June 2026) [PDF, 1.5 MB] 
Last updated April 2024

 

APEX TWO Clinical Pharmacist Facilitator Collective Agreement (2 Apr 2024 – 30 Nov 2025) signed [PDF, 5.9 MB]
Last updated October 2024

APEX TWO Clinical Pharmacist Facilitators Collective Agreement (2 April 2024 to 30 November 2025) unsigned searchable [DOCX, 260 KB]
Last updated October 2024

 

APEX Clinical Physiology Collective Agreement Errata (16 September 2024 to 31 May 2026) signed [PDF, 655 KB]
Last updated November 2024

APEX Clinical Physiology Collective Agreement (16 September 2024 to 31 May 2026) signed [PDF, 19 MB] 
Last updated November 2024

APEX Clinical Physiology Collective Agreement (16 September 2024 to 31 May 2026) [PDF, 530 KB]
Last updated October 2024

 

APEX Dental Therapist and Dental Assistants Collective Agreement (9 March 2024 to 8 March 2026) [PDF, 3.6 MB]
Last updated July 2024

 

APEX Dietitians Collective Agreement (27 June 2024 to 31 January 2026) [PDF, 16 MB]
Last updated July 2024

 

APEX Occupational Therapy Collective Agreement for Te Tai Tokerau District (2 October 2023 to 1 October 2025) [PDF, 17 MB]
Last updated September 2024

 

APEX Medical Imaging Technologists Collective Agreement (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026) unsigned searchable [PDF, 959 KB]
Last updated October 2024
APEX Medical Imaging Technologists Collective Agreement (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026) signed [PDF, 3 MB]
Last updated October 2024

 

APEX Medical Laboratory Workers CA (11 December 2023 to 31 August 2025) [PDF, 1.2 MB] 
Last updated February 2024
APEX Medical Laboratory Assistants Side Letter (dated 13 January 2025) [PDF, 741 KB] 
Last updated January 2025

 

APEX Medical Physicists Collective Agreement (19 January 2024 to 31 August 2025) [PDF, 888 KB]
Last updated April 2024

 

PSA Medical Radiation-Imaging Technologists Collective Agreement (Counties-Manukau, Waikato, MidCentral, Nelson-Marlborough) (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026) [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Last updated October 2024

 

APEX Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Nuclear Medicine Technologists Collective Agreement (1 July 2024 to 31 January 2027) signed [PDF, 32 MB]

APEX Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Nuclear Medicine Technologists Collective Agreement (1 July 2024 to 31 January 2027) unsigned searchable) [PDF, 975 KB]
Last updated October 2024

 

APEX Pharmacy (1 December 2023 to 30 November 2025) [PDF, 23 MB]
Last updated June 2024

 

APEX and TWO Physiotherapy Collective Agreement (19 July 2024 - 31 July 2025) signed [PDF, 17 MB]
Last updated October 2024

APEX and TWO Physiotherapy Collective Agreement (19 July 2024 - 31 July 2025) unsigned searchable) [PDF, 841 KB]
Last updated October 2024

APEX and TWO Physiotherapy Variation signed [PDF, 602 KB]
Last updated October 2024

 

APEX and Health NZ Psychotherapists (Te Toka Tumai Waitemata Tairawhiti Collective Agreement (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026) signed [PDF, 15 MB]
Last updated December 2024

 

APEX Psychologists MECA (19 June 2023 to 30 June 2025)) [PDF, 925 KB]
Last updated June 2023

 

APEX Radiation Therapists Collective Agreement (8 April 2024 to 7 April 2026)  unsigned searchable [PDF, 679 KB]
Last updated October 2024

APEX Radiation Therapists Collective Agreement (8 April 2024 to 7 April 2026)  signed [PDF, 19 MB]
Last updated October 2024

 

PSA Radiation Therapists Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley and Mid Central Collective Agreement (8 April 2024 to 7 April 2025) unsigned [PDF, 2.2 MB]
Last updated October 2024

PSA Radiation Therapists Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley and Mid Central Collective Agreement (8 April 2024 to 7 April 2025) signed [PDF, 2.8 MB] 
Last updated October 2024

 

APEX Social Worker Collective Agreement for Te Tai Tokerau District (16 October 2023 to 15 October 2025) [PDF, 16 MB]
Last updated 10 October 2024

 

APEX Sonographers Collective Agreement (1 August to 20 November 2026) signed [PDF, 31 MB]
Last updated October 2024

APEX Sonographers Collective Agreement (1 August 2024 to 30 November 2026) unsigned [PDF, 812 KB]
Last updated October 2024

 

APEX Sterile Services Collective Agreement for Hawke’s Bay (18 March 2024 to 28 February 2026) [PDF, 4.1 MB]
Last updated June 2024

Home and community support workers

Home and community support workers

Administration

Administration

Services

Services

Policy Advisory Knowledge and Specialist

Policy Advisory Knowledge and Specialist

Health NZ CA Bargaining: Timeline of expiry dates

A graph showing the timeline of expiry dates for CA bargaining from 2023 to 2026. A graph showing the timeline of expiry dates for CA bargaining from 2023 to 2026. A graph showing the timeline of expiry dates for CA bargaining from 2023 to 2026.

Current Bargaining

Senior Medical Officers Collective Agreement

Health NZ is renegotiating its collective agreement with the ASMS union which represents around 5,500 senior doctors. This factsheet provides an overview of the negotiations, including current SMO pay and conditions. 

Senior Medical Officer Workforce Factsheet [DOCX, 397 KB]

Senior Medical Officer Workforce Factsheet [PDF, 473 KB]

 

Expired agreements

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2024

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2024

APEX Biomedical Technicians Collective Agreement (2 July 2022 to 1 May 2024) (PDF 4.57MB) [PDF, 4.6 MB]
Last updated February 2023

APEX Psychotherapists SECA (4 July 2022 to 30 June 2024) (PDF 5.13MB) [PDF, 5.1 MB]
Last updated April 2023

APEX Sonographers for South of Auckland MECA (1 December 2022 to 31 July 2024) (PDF 29MB) [PDF, 29 MB]
Last updated April 2023

APEX Sonographers for Auckland Region MECA (1 August 2022 to 31 May 2024) (PDF 807KB) [PDF, 807 KB]
Last updated July 2023

APEX Physiotherapy Collective Agreement for Bay of Plenty & Waikato (19 January 2024 to 31 July 2025) (PDF 2.4MB) [PDF, 2.4 MB] 
Last updated March 2024

APEX Tradespersons Waikato Collective Agreement (27 June 2024 to 31 January 2026) (PDF 2.5MB) [PDF, 2.5 MB]
Last updated April 2024

PSA Medical Radiation-Imaging Technologists for Counties-Manukau, Waikato and MidCentral Districts Collective Agreement (2 December 2022 to 30 June 2024) (PDF 1.2MB) (external link)
Last updated May 2023

E tū Service Food Workers Union (15 December 2021 - 31 May 2024) (PDF 1.1MB) [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Last updated March 2022

APEX Clinical Physiology MECA (20 October 2022 - 31 May 2024) (PDF 18MB) [PDF, 18 MB]
Last updated April 2023

APEX Radiation Therapists  (2022- 2024) (PDF, 16.2MB) [PDF, 16 MB]
Last updated October 2022

APEX Medical Imaging Technologists MECA (1 September 2022-30 June 2024) (PDF, 915KB) [PDF, 915 KB]
Last updated March 2023

APEX Waikato Tradesperson Collective Agreement (1 April 2024 to 1 April 2024) (PDF1.6MB) (external link)
Last updated September 2024

RDA Resident Medical Officers Collective Agreement (17 May 2021 - 31 March 2024) (PDF, 5MB) [PDF, 4.9 MB]
Last updated July 2021

APEX Dietitians CEA (1 June 2022 - 31 January 2024) (PDF, 14.4MB) [PDF, 14 MB]
Last updated September 2022

APEX Sterile Services Collective Agreement (Hawke’s Bay) ( 1 July 2022 to 28 Feb 2024) (PDF, 2.6MB) [PDF, 2.6 MB]
Last updated April 2023

MERAS Midwives MECA (1 February 2021 - 30 April 2023) (PDF, 1.32MB) [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Last updated October 2021

APEX Physiotherapy MECA (27 July 2021 - 26 July 2023) (PDF, 1.85MB) [PDF, 1.9 MB]
Last updated August 2021

SToNZ Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (14 December 2021 - 13 December 2023) (PDF 1.2MB) [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Last updated May 2023

APEX Medical Physicists MECA (18 July 2022 - 31 August 2023) (PDF, 18.8MB) [PDF, 19 MB]
Last updated August 2022

APEX Occupational Therapy Collective Agreement Te Tai Tokerau District (2 October 2023 – 1 October 2026) (PDF 2.7MB) [PDF, 2.7 MB]
Last updated October 2023

 

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2023

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2023

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2022

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2022

NZNO Nursing and Midwifery MECA (2 August 2020 - 31 October 2022) (PDF, 1.3MB) [PDF, 1.5 MB]

Last updated November 2021

 

PSA Midlands Clerical MECA variation agreement (PDF, 1.09MB) [PDF, 647 KB]
Last updated November 2020

 

PSA South Island Clerical MECA variation agreement (PDF, 1.09MB) [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Last updated 30 November 2020

 

PSA Midlands Clerical MECA (1 March 2019 - 28 February 2022) (PDF, 18MB) [PDF, 18 MB]
Last updated November 2019

 

PSA South Island Clerical MECA (1 February 2019 - 31 January 2022) (PDF, 5.3MB) [PDF, 30 MB]
Last updated November 2019

 

APEX Psychologists MECA (1 June 2021 - 31 May 2023) (PDF, 4MB) [PDF, 4.1 MB]
Last updated June 2021

APEX Sonographers (Auckland region) MECA (1 August 2019-31 July 2022) (PDF, 25mb) [PDF, 2.7 MB]
Last updated March 2020

APEX Sonographers (South of Auckland) MECA (1 December 2019-30 November 2022) (PDF, 1.86MB) [PDF, 1.9 MB]
Last updated March 2020

APEX Clinical Physiology MECA (9 March 2020 - 17 July 2022) (PDF, 467kb) [PDF, 468 KB]
Last updated February 2021

 

APEX Radiation Therapists MECA (8 April 2019-7 April 2022) (PDF, 16.9mb) [PDF, 17 MB]
Last updated April 2020

 

APEX Dietitians NDHB, TDHB, MDHB, WDHB MECA (expires 31 May 2022) (PDF, 2mb) [PDF, 1.5 MB]
Last updated March 2021

 

ASMS Senior Medical and Dental Officers Collective Agreement (1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021) (PDF, 1.29mb) [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Last updated May 2020

 

APEX Medical Physicists MECA (1 September 2018-31 August 2021) (PDF, 4.6mb) [PDF, 4.6 MB]
Last updated June 2019

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2021

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2021

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2020

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2020

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2019

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2019

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2018

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2018