The Prime Minister's funding more into healthcare, following a nurses union strikes earlier this week

Nurses across the country walked away from the job for a day, citing severe understaffing.

Speaking to the National Party Conference in Christchurch, Prime Minister Chris Luxon notes, his cabinet's fixing Health New Zealand.

He says wait-lists are falling, and immunisation rates are climbing.

He says they're delivering the largest funding boost into the sector, and will work towards lifting hiring figures.