ADVISORY: Nationwide Allied Health worker ‘Hour of Power’ rallies calling for urgent action on pay equity

WHAT: The Hour of Power: Allied Health workers rallying at local events nationwide calling for pay equity to be delivered as soon as possible

WHEN: 6pm - 7pm, Wednesday 16 August

WHERE: Events will be held in Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Napier, New Plymouth, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin

• Auckland: Takutai Square, Britomart
• Tauranga: Night walk around the Mount. Meet at 5:50pm at the Surf Club
• Rotorua: Tutanekai Street. Meet on the lakeside end of Eat Street (cnr. Tutekekai St and Whakaue St)
• Palmerston North: George Street. Meet behind the library
• Napier: Meet at Napier Health Centre for a pink and orange march through the town.
• New Plymouth: Cnr Eliot and Leach Street
• Wellington: Parliament Grounds
• Christchurch: March from hospital to the Bridge of Remembrance. Meet at Hagley Oval carpark at 5:30pm
• Dunedin: Dunedin Museum. Meet on the corner of Great King and Frederick Street by 5:15pm to march, or head to the Museum for 5:45pm

WHO: Allied Health workers, their union - the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi, their whānau, and their communities. Allied Health are a 15,000 strong workforce across more than 70 professions including pharmacists, osteopaths, mental health and addictions clinicians, lab tech workers, dietitians, and many more.

WHY: For too long, people working in Allied Health have been undervalued. The Hour of Power is a celebration of Allied health workers and what they do, and a call to people in Aotearoa to support their pay equity claim being delivered as soon as possible.