2024 – 8th International Conference of Te Ao Māramatanga, New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses
This conference was hosted by the Auckland Branch and was held at Ko Awatea Centre, Middlemore Hospital in Auckland, Aotearoa on Monday 4th November 2024.
The conference commenced with a pōwhiri and the arrival of Taranga. The attendees were then welcomed by Dr Jenny Parr and Rachel Muir followed by our opening speakers Hineroa Hakiaha (President) and May Pritchard (Kaiwhakahaere).
The day was filled with many inspirational speakers and insightful kōrero, creating an environment that was both informative and interactive.
Following the soundbite sessions on innovation in practice and service delivery was our Fellowship Ceremony. Thanks to our guest speaker, Tio Sewell who announced the new fellows for 2024.
2022 – 7th International Conference of Te Ao Māramatanga, New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses
The conference took place online, with a smaller gathering of speakers in Nelson taking place on the 3rd and 4th of November 2022.
The conference commenced with a mihi whakatau and the arrival of Taranga, followed by the Fellowship Investiture Ceremony on the first day. The second day was a full conference day with the Keynote Presentation and invited Speakers.
In addition, following the conference, November 2022 was marked as the Conference Month of Online Webinars. These webinars featured intensive’s of speaker presentations that were on the main conference day.
