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The Neonatal Nurses College Aotearoa, Nḡa Tapuhi Whare Kohanga o Aotearoa invites you to attend the annual symposium, held from 7-9 May 2025, at Heritage Queenstown, hosted by Te Whatu Ora Southern. Set in Queenstown’s scenic landscape, the symposium offers cost-effective travel and accommodation during the shoulder season, with easy domestic and international connections. Enjoy a program tailored to maximise learning and networking opportunities, featuring inspiring speakers, personal stories, and the latest developments in neonatal care.
The theme, “Bouncing Back”, highlights
- resilience
- recovery
- innovation in neonatal care
- focusing on overcoming challenges
- enhancing bi-cultural care models,
- the latest advancements in research and technology.
Don't miss this chance to connect, share experiences, and gain valuable skills while celebrating the dedication of neonatal nurses.
Please click here to view the conference website. Important information as follows:
Conference Registration
Registrations are now open! Please click here to view the registration fees and register.
Registrations close on 30 April 2025.
Cancellation by 2 April 2025 will incur a $25 admin fee. No refund after that date.
Venue & Accommodation
Click here to view venue and accommodation information.
Heritage Queenstown, 91 Fernhill Road, Queenstown 9300.
Please click the above link to download the form and book your room. The hotel will deal with you directly for payment.
Programme - Click here to view the programme.
Wednesday 7 May
12.30pm - 1.00pm Registration & Exhibition Open
1.00pm - 4.45pm Symposium commences
5.00pm - 7.30pm Welcome Function Information Gathering
Thursday 8 May
7.30am - 5.00pm Conference & Exhibition
From 6:00 pm Conference Dinner, at Bazaar Queenstown
Friday 9 May
8.00am - 1.00pm Conference & Exhibition
Call for Abstracts - Please click here to view abstract submission information.
Call for Posters - Please click here to download information.
If you have any queries regarding the conference or registration, please contact Britta from Medical Technology Association of NZ at britta@mtanz.org.nz
Neonatal Nurses College of Aotearoa, Nḡa Tapuhi Whare Kohanga o Aotearoa Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Date: 8 May 2025
Venue: Heritage Queenstown
Time: 12:20 pm
Please see the right hand side column for AGM papers - log in required.
Neonatal Nurses College Symposium 2025 - Register Now!
The Neonatal Nurses College Aotearoa invites you to attend the annual symposium, held from 7-9 May 2025, at Heritage Queenstown, hosted by Te Whatu Ora Southern. Set in Queenstown’s scenic landscape, the symposium offers cost-effective travel and accommodation during the shoulder season, with easy domestic and international connections. Enjoy a program tailored to maximise learning and networking opportunities, featuring inspiring speakers, personal stories, and the latest developments in neonatal care.
For more information, please find the following links:
The theme, “Bouncing Back” highlights
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resilience and recovery
-
innovation and overcoming challenges in neonatal care
-
enhancing bi-cultural care models
-
the latest advancements in research and technology
Don't miss this chance to connect, share experiences, and gain valuable skills while celebrating the dedication of neonatal nurses.
Past Events
NZ Breastfeeding Alliance AGM
Thursday 14 November 2024, 2 pm to 4 pm
Agenda
FINE 1 training course
Kia ora Charge Nurses, Managers and colleagues
The NNCA is pleased to welcome applications from all NICUs and SCBUs for funded places on the FINE 1 training course scheduled for Friday, 18 October 2024.
The application form and information regarding the application process is linked.
We plan to allow for rosters and confirmation with the FINE provider well ahead of the October course date.
Confirm Registrations with FINE provider: 6 September 2024 (course information and pre-reading sent to attendees)
Course date: 18 October 2024
PSANZ 2024 Congress
The Perinatal Society of Australia & New Zealand (PSANZ) invite NNCA members to support the NZ 2024 PSANZ Congress. The 2024 congress will be in Christchurch at The Christchurch Convention Centre, 7–10 April (Pre-congress is on 5 April).
Theme “Whiria te Tāngata" – "Weave our people together" represents the collaborative and multidisciplinary nature of our society woven together by our collective goal to improve the hauora (well-being) of wahine (mother) and pepi (baby).
The congress program will celebrate this theme by bringing together a diverse group of speakers and through addressing a wide range of topics please see link to the programme.
PSANZ 2024 Congress Programme
Delegates will include leading Obstetricians, Gynaecologists, Neonatologists, Midwives, Scientists, Therapists, Neonatal Nurses, Epidemiologists, Educators, Psychologists & Dietitians.
NNCA AGM 2023
Friday, 10 November 2023, Time TBC
NNCA Symposium 2023 
The theme is “Keep On Moving,” and it's being hosted by the Tauranga and Whakatane units at the Papamoa Surf Club on Friday, 10 November 2023.
Pre-Symposium Forum
Forum for Neonatal Nurse managers, Educators, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners & Data Collectors for ANZNN
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 9.00am - 3.00pm
Tauranga Hospital Education Centre, Tauranga Hospital, Gate 9, 889 Cameron Road, Tauranga
Welcome Function
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Roxies Red-Hot Cantina & Taco Joint, 113 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui.
NNCA Symposium
Friday, 10 November 2023, 8.00am - 5.00pm
Pāpāmoa Surf Lifesaving Club, 561 Papamoa Beach Road, Papamoa Beach.
Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ) Conference
The Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ) Conference will be held in Melbourne on Fri 20 & Sat 21 Oct 2023.
The theme for this year is Sustaining Breastfeeding into the Future - Science Skills and Systems.
Our conference will host an array of quality international and local speakers as well as many dynamic oral and poster presentations selected by our scientific committee relevant to one or more of the sub-themes listed below.
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Original investigative research studies related to breastfeeding, lactation and human milk
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clinical skills for supporting breastfeeding mothers and babies, including case studies
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supporting lactation and breastfeeding into the future
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understanding the science of lactation
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enabling the skills of breastfeeding
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supportive systems for maintaining optimal infant feeding
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breastfeeding exclusivity and duration
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issues related to donor milk and expressed milk
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evidence to inform breastfeeding policies.
The program will be released in the next fortnight but please see below some information on some of our Keynote Speakers.
Keynote Speakers
Karleen Gribble BRurSc Phd is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University. Her interests include infant and young child feeding in emergencies, regulation of the marketing of breastmilk substitutes, child rights, adoption reform, and treatment of infants within child protection, immigration detention, and criminal justice systems.
Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC is in private practice in New York City since 1992. She is particularly interested in dyads with medical challenges to breastfeeding. In addition to mentoring lactation interns, she uses her clinical photos and videos in presentations to healthcare professionals on assisting breastfeeding babies with anatomical, genetic or neurological problems around the world. Catherine participates in a research collaborative with Columbia University and Tel Aviv University Departments of Biomedical Engineering, investigating biomechanics of the lactating nipple and aspects of sucking and swallowing in breastfeeding infants.
For further details on the conference, please visit https://www.lcanzconference.com/
As a not-for-profit organisation, LCANZ would really appreciate your support in promoting the event to your colleagues far and wide who we believe will have a great interest in the conference content. If you do require any additional information in order to be able to promote LCANZ 2023, please let me know.