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.

HNZ CA Bargaining - Timeline of expiry dates (PDF 223KB)
Last updated 1 July 2024.

Current agreements

Medical

Medical

Nursing and midwifery

Nursing and midwifery

Allied Health professionals

Allied Health professionals

PSA Allied Public Health, Scientific and Technical CA (30 November 2023 - 30 June 2025) (PDF 1.6MB) 
Last updated February 2024

APEX Anaesthetic Technicians Collective Agreement (1 December 2023 – 30 November 2025) (PDF 10MB)
Last updated June 2024

APEX Biomedical Technicians collective agreement (2 July 2022 - 1 May 2024) (PDF 4.57MB)
Last updated February 2023

APEX Clinical Perfusionists Collective Agreement (5 April 2024 – 30 June 2026) 
Last updated April 2024

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

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

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

APEX Occupational Therapy Collective Agreement Te Tai Tokerau District (2 October 2023 – 1 October 2025) (PDF 1.7MB)
Last updated September 2024

APEX Medical Imaging Technologists MECA (1 July 2024-30 June 2026) (PDF, 959KB)

APEX Medical Laboratory Workers CA (11 December 2023 – 31 August 2025) (PDF, 1.2MB) 
Last updated February 2024

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

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

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

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

APEX Psychotherapists SECA (4 July 2022 - 30 June 2024) (PDF, 5.13MB)
Last updated April 2023

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

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

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

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

APEX Sterile Services Collective Agreement (Hawke’s Bay) (18 Mar 2024 – 28 Feb 2026) (PDF, 4.1B)
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

HNZ 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.

Expired agreements

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2024

Expired Multi-Employer Collective Agreements - Settled 2024

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

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