Conference

Modernising Primary Health: Models of Care That Make a Difference

Join changemakers from across Aotearoa who are shaping the future of primary and community health for two days of innovation and collaboration. This conference brings together those delivering, supporting, and experiencing care, together we’ll explore new models of care that are making a real difference for kaimahi and whānau across the motu.

Friday 27 March
to Saturday 28 March
08:00
to 15:00
Papa Hou
Ōtautahi, Christchurch
About This Event
This conference welcomes everyone who contributes to the health and hauora of our communities, from GPs, nurses, kaiāwhina, paramedics, and practice managers, to Māori and Pacific health providers, community health services, iwi and hapū organisations, researchers, policymakers, and those with lived experience. Discover practical innovations, learn from real-world case studies, and connect with people and organisations across the motu who share a passion for equity, collaboration, and reimagining primary care for a healthier Aotearoa.
Our Presenters

Amarjit Maxwell

THINK Hauora

Collaboration Te Pou Hono: Harnessing Collective Impact for Whānau-Centred Health Transformation

Anna Liki-Faalenuu

Pasefika Family Health Group

How Pasefika Family Health Group Model Diabetes Nurse-led Clinic enhance clinical & treatment inertia

Belinda Allen and Rhonda Dames

Healthpoint

Empowering Whānau Through Accessible Health Information: A Proactive Care Approach

Candice Apelu and Chi Ling Chan

Mariner Pacific Health Service Hutt Valley & CEO Equitech Collective/Speedback

Transforming Primary Health Care for Pacific Communities through Precision Public Health : A Global Partnership

Dr Kim Hurst

Green Cross Health / The Doctors Whakatipu

Primary Care - A Team Sport

Dr Nick Loveridge-Easther and Thach Tran

Practice.AI & Coastal Medical Group, GDS CEO

From Potential to Practice: Appropriate Implementation of AI in General Practice

Irihāpeti Mahuika

Health Hawkes Bay

A journey of leadership

Jane Cullen

ALF Consulting

Creating the conditions to continuously innovate and succeed in primary care

Jess Hows

Kensington Health

From Silos to Synergy: Building Everyday Collaboration Into Clinical Practice

Jess Morgan-French

Collaborative Aotearoa

Enabling equity for rural Māori communities

Jess Morgan-French and Michelle Pokorney

Collaborative Aotearoa & Tāmaki Health

DrumBeat.ai HRC project with Tāmaki Health

Mike Gorinski

The Palms Medical Centre

Redesigning Acute Care: A Scalable Model for Timely Access and Workforce Sustainability

Ny Brunenberg

Collaborative Aotearoa

Collaboration in the Digital Era: Transforming Health and Learning Together

Rachael Prestidge and Rachel Pomeroy

Pegasus Health & Purapura Whetu trust

Safely and efficiently setting up a new immunisation service within a Hauora Māori setting: barriers and progress

Ray Delany

CIO Studio

LEANing into Digital

Sandhaya (Sandy) Bhawan

Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

RNZCGP Quality Programmes and Pou Ora: Let's work smarter not harder

Sarah Stevenson

Western Bay of Plenty PHO

BeingWell: A Stepped Care Approach to Mental Health and Addictions

Sénae Mitchell and Laura Penny

Western Bay of Plenty PHO

Let's Talk Screening: Co-designing Confident Kōrero for Equity

Stuart Cook

Rakaia Medical Centre

Growing pains of Extended Care Paramedics in Private Practice

Tayla Cadigan and Ginny Brailsford

West Coast Health

The Equity of Access to Medicines Project

Conference Agenda

Friday 27 March

8:00am
Registrations open at Atawhai Cafe
Atawhai Cafe (ground floor Papa Hou)
Registration and welcome coffee
9:00am
Mihi whakatau
Black Box Theatre
Māori welcome ceremony
9:30am
Opening address
Black Box Theatre
Welcome and conference overview
10:00am
Keynote Speaker
Black Box Theatre
Opening keynote presentation
10:30am
Morning tea
Networking and refreshments
11:00am
Black Box presentations
Black Box Theatre
Main stage presentations
12:30pm
Lunch
Lunch and networking
1:30pm
Breakout sessions
Meeting rooms
Smaller group interactive sessions
3:00pm
Afternoon tea
Networking and refreshments
3:30pm
Black Box presentations
Black Box Theatre
Main stage presentations
4:45pm
Day 1 end
Wrap up of day one
6:00pm
Whanaungatanga dinner (ticketed event)
Atawhai Cafe
Evening of kai, kōrero, and connection with grazing dinner and drinks (beer, wine, and soft drinks) - 6:00pm - 9:00pm - $100 per person
Event Registration
Early bird ends
16 December 2025
Save up to $200!
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Venue
Papa Hou
8 Rolleston Ave
Christchurch Central
Christchurch
Located in the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch, Papa Hou offers modern conference facilities with easy access to parking and public transport.
Papa Hou venue exterior

Papa Hou, The Kind Foundation

2026 Conference Partner

Valentia Technologies - 2026 Conference Partner

2026 Conference Sponsored by:

CIO Studio - 2026 Conference Sponsor

2026 Conference Supported by:

KARO - Conference Supporter
Healthpoint - Conference Supporter
HealthVision - Conference Supporter
Elsevier - Conference Supporter
Centrik by Webtools - Conference Supporter
Cloudland - Conference Supporter
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners - Conference Supporter

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