Resident doctors, including around 40 doctors in Whanganui, have voted to take strike action later this month.
Deborah Powell, from the New Zealand Residents Doctors Association (NZRDA), said yesterday members had voted to strike for two days in support of their claim for safer working hours.
The doctors' working hours claim is part of negotiations of their multi-employer collective agreement with the country's 20 district health boards.
Dr Powell said the strike would begin at 7am on October 18 and finish at 7am on October 20.
"It will involve a complete withdrawal of labour by NZRDA members."