PNC Regional Updates

The Perioperative Nurses College is comprised of seven geographic regions.

Click on a region below to read about the events and news from your area, or scroll down for all nine.

• Auckland/Northland
• Central North Island
• Ruahine Egmont
• Hawkes Bay/Te Matau a Māui
• Wellington
• Canterbury West Coast/Nelson Marlborough
• Otago/Southland

48th Biennial Conference of the Perioperative Nurses College of NZNO 

'Embracing the future Everything counts'

17 - 19 October 2024
Museum of New Zealand
Te Papa Tongarewa
Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

• Conference website

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Auckland/Northland Region

Auckland, Whangarei and Kaitaia - the Auckland/Northland Region covers Perioperative Nurses from the Bombay Hills to Cape Reinga.

Regional contacts and representatives

• Chairperson: Vacant
• Secretary: Gillian Martin [email protected] (Acting)
• Treasurer: Gillian Martin [email protected]
• MINNZ Representative: Gillian Martin [email protected]
• Regional Representative for the National Committee: Gillian Martin [email protected]
• Council Members: Shona Matthews, Jilian Carton

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Central North Island Region

Central North Island Region includes the following: Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Tokoroa, Thames and Whakatane.

Regional contacts and representatives

• Chairperson: Stephanie Perkins, [email protected]
• Secretary/Treasurer: Cheryll Dales, [email protected]
• Regional Representative for the National Committee:
  May Ragot, [email protected]
• MINNZ Representative: Vacant

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Ruahine Egmont Region

Ruahine Egmont Region covers New Plymouth, Wanganui and Palmerston North.

Regional contacts and representatives

• Chairperson: Michelle Argyle - [email protected] or [email protected]
• Co - Chair: Jenny Condliffe - [email protected] or [email protected]
• Secretary: Michelle Argyle          
• Treasurer: Diane McClelland - [email protected]
• Regional Representative for the National Committee: Karen Prendiville - [email protected]
• MINNZ Rep: Karen Prendiville - [email protected]

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Hawkes Bay Region

Hawkes Bays includes Gisborne, Napier and Hastings.

Regional contacts and representatives

• Chairperson: Kelly Martin, [email protected]
• Secretary: Rochelle Holder, [email protected]
• Treasurer: Rebecca Rawnsley, [email protected]
• Regional Representative for the National Committee: Jan-Marie Wilson, [email protected] 

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Wellington Region

The Wellington region encompasses Wellington, Kapiti, Hutt Valley and Masterton.

Regional contacts and representatives

• Chairperson: Jenny Kendall, [email protected]
• Secretary: Amber Cox - [email protected]
• Treasurer: Judith de Wilde, [email protected]
• Regional Representative for the National Committee: 
  Amber Cox, [email protected]

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Canterbury West Coast/Nelson Marlborough Region

The Canterbury West Coast/Nelson Marlborough region comprises of members from Nelson, Blenheim and surrounds, Christchurch, Greymouth, Timaru and Ashburton.

Regional contacts and representatives

• Chairperson: Vanessa Bacaltos, [email protected]
• Secretary: Shirley Robinson, [email protected]
• Treasurer: Robyn Strachan, r[email protected]
• Regional Representatives for the National Committee: Emma Lineham: [email protected]

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Otago/Southland Region

Dunedin and surrounds, Southland Region spans the southern coastline from the Otago border around the south and Stewart Island up to Westland and across to Queenstown.

Regional contacts and representatives

• Chairperson: Aimee Keogh, [email protected]
• Secretary: Cassie Scott, [email protected]
• Treasurer: Sandra Millis, [email protected]
• Regional Representative for the National Committee: April-Lily Sule, 
  [email protected]
• Committe Members: Aimee Keogh, Samantha Lobb. Patti De Klerk, Viv Cuthbertson, Mairi Hannah, Annie Chapman and Kris Kvick 

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