News
Recent updates from NZSA
Recent anaesthesia news, submissions and New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists updates and blog posts.
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
Education
WebAIRS is something every anaesthetist in Australia and New Zealand can be proud of. What began as a collaborative initiative to improve patient s...
5 December 2025
2.09 Min Read
Community
Nominated by the NZSA Executive Committee and approved at the 2025 NZSA Annual General Meeting, 14 November.
Congratulations, Associate Professo...
23 November 2025
0.13 Min Read
President’s Blog
I remember sitting down to write my very first blog post three years ago - filled with hope for what I might achieve in the role, buoyed by the sup...
23 October 2025
3.46 Min Read
President's Annual Report
Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa,
On behalf of the Executive Committee, thank you for your ongoing support of the New Zealand Society of Anaestheti...
16 October 2025
8.21 Min Read
Community
Q&A with Dr Alan Goodey, Waikato anaesthetist and Clinical Director of NZMAT
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 and they wil...
10 September 2025
4.43 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 lens throu...
8 September 2025
2.39 Min Read
Education
Q&A webinar with Barrister Ben Hamlin
7.30pm Thursday 25 September
To help you understand which parts of the Commerce Act apply to anaesthe...
5 September 2025
0.74 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
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
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 September 2025
2.4 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
President’s Blog
Here we are, at the close of 2024. It’s hard to avoid the familiar talk about uncertainty, burnout, and feeling...
11 December 2024
2.97 Min Read
President’s Blog
As we approach the end of another month, it’s astonishing to think that 2025 is just around the corner! With...
23 October 2024
1.97 Min Read
President’s Blog
As we embrace the arrival of koanga/spring, I reflect on a year that has tested our resolve and highlighted numerous...
22 August 2024
3 Min Read