News
Recent updates from NZSA
Recent anaesthesia news, submissions and New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists updates and blog posts.
President’s Blog
Kia ora colleagues,
NZSA is active. NZSA has purpose. We are Māuri Tū.
You have every right to feel very proud of the Society and the contrib...
23 September 2026
1.51 Min Read
Education
6.30pm, Wednesday 11 November
Hosted by the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists – Ngā Ringa Tauwhiro o Aotearoa, with guest speaker New Zealand R...
0.83 Min Read
Education
Friday 27 - Saturday 28 November 2026, Queenstown
The NZSA is delighted to invite all anaesthesia trainees to Te Aka Tauwhiro, a meeting for anaes...
22 September 2026
0.38 Min Read
President’s Blog
The NZSA's commitment to equity, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao Māori is longstanding and is reflected in our Strategic Plan, our advocacy and the ...
22 July 2026
2.63 Min Read
President's Annual Report
Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa,
As our Society is holding this year’s AGM earlier, this report covers the past six months only. Despite the short...
22 May 2026
5 Min Read
News
Registration is open for the CSC 2026 in Hunter Valley!
8-11 October 2026, Hunter Valley, Australia.
Jointly hosted by the NZSA and Australian ...
9 April 2026
0.22 Min Read
News
Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai – welcome, come forth, come here.
It is a real pleasure to welcome a number of new trainee members to the Society ...
26 February 2026
2.54 Min Read
News
The AIC Journal is no longer included in NZSA membership.
Following a review of the rising cost of our AIC Journal subscription and how we best ...
10 February 2026
1.19 Min Read
Environment
NZSA, ANZCA and ASA release a joint statement on decommissioning nitrous oxide for medical gas pipeline systems
Read the Statement.
Anaesthet...
18 December 2025
2.72 Min Read
Advocacy
Advocacy
On June 10, NZSA representatives - President Dr Morgan Edwards, Executive Committee members Dr Renee Franklin and Dr James McAlpine,...
25 June 2025
0.92 Min Read
Advocacy
The NZSA wishes to bring to your attention a recent announcement from the Minister of Health regarding a government review...
3 April 2025
2.77 Min Read
Advocacy
NZSA President Dr Morgan Edwards, Immediate Past President Dr Sheila Hart and CEO Kylie McQuellin met with the Minister of...
19 June 2024
2.75 Min Read
Advocacy
19 June 2023 The New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists (NZSA) supports the requirements to consider a patient’s ethnicity during the...
19 June 2023
1.37 Min Read
Advocacy
On Thursday April 6 representatives of ANZCA and the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists met with the Minister of Health,...
26 April 2023
3.36 Min Read
Community
Community
Nominated by the NZSA Executive Committee and approved at the 2025 NZSA Annual General Meeting, 14 November. Congratulations, Associate Professor...
23 November 2025
0.13 Min Read
Community
Q&A with Dr Alan Goodey, Waikato anaesthetist and Clinical Director of NZMAT
16 October 2025
0.06 Min Read
Community
Dr Chris King, NZSA GHC Trainee Representative & Trainee Grant Recipient. Nadi, Fiji. 18-22 August 2025 ‘Care for your staff...
10 September 2025
4.51 Min Read
Community
Join the Pacific Anaesthesia Collaborative Training (PACT) Programme donor community, supporting a sustainable and safe anaesthesia workforce in the Pacific...
31 July 2025
1.82 Min Read
Community
The New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists is adding to its name and visual identity its own te reo Māori name,...
16 June 2025
3.11 Min Read
Community
Over 30 anaesthetists volunteered their time to provide locum cover in Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga and across Fiji during the...
22 September 2024
0.56 Min Read
President's Blog
President’s Blog
Kia ora colleagues, NZSA is active. NZSA has purpose. We are Māuri Tū. You have every right to feel very...
23 September 2026
1.52 Min Read
President’s Blog
The NZSA's commitment to equity, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao Māori is longstanding and is reflected in our...
22 July 2026
2.65 Min Read
News
Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai – welcome, come forth, come here. It is a real pleasure to welcome a...
26 February 2026
2.59 Min Read
President’s Blog
This whakataukī—often heard in classrooms around Aotearoa as “Do the mahi, get the treats” (through work, we prosper)—provides a fitting...
8 December 2025
2.4 Min Read
President’s Blog
I remember sitting down to write my very first blog post three years ago - filled with hope for what...
23 October 2025
3.5 Min Read
News
As I reflect on the past year of kōrero within our profession, much of it has centred around how we...
27 August 2025
2.21 Min Read
President’s Blog
Kia ora colleagues, Earlier this month, the NZSA met with the new Health Minister, Hon Simeon Brown, to hear directly...
25 June 2025
2.67 Min Read
President’s Blog
A guest blog from NZSA Vice President, Dr Jonathan Panckhurst Kia ora koutou and welcome to the second E-ZINE of...
23 April 2025
1.67 Min Read
President’s Blog
Kia ora koutou, As we step into 2025, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible work you...
27 February 2025
3.85 Min Read