Staff who carry out ultrasound examinations in Wellington are going on strike next month.
The Apex union says its members at Capital and Coast District Health Board will walk off the job, from November 12 to 14.
They say the difficulties of retaining staff in the public health system have reached crisis levels.
Apex says it's not surprising, because sonographers can earn 25 percent more in private healthcare.
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