New Zealand

This information is intended to be read in conjunction with Credit for Prior Learning in the Education of Registered Nurses.

Universities accepted by the Nurses and Midwives Board as being at the standard of Australian universities are those listed by AEI-NOOSR as "Higher Education, section 1" in New Zealand provided the institutions are not also listed in another category. The following are identified but it has not been confirmed that all the named universities actually conduct nursing courses at the right level or with content appropriate to achievement of the Australian National Competency Standards:

     Auckland University of Technology
     Lincoln University
     Massey University
     University of Auckland
     University of Otago
     University of Canterbury
     University of Waikato
     Victoria University of Wellington

Persons educated in New Zealand and recognised by the Nursing Council of New Zealand as an enrolled nurse or assistant-in-nursing are in category three.