Applications are now being accepted for the Hiwinui Heke Scholarships. In partnership with the Māori Pharmacists’ Association, Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa (MPA) and PHARMAC, this scholarship was established to support the education of Māori pharmacy students studying toward their Bachelor of Pharmacy degree, and to promote
From April 1, 2024, New Zealanders will have a more convenient option for childhood vaccinations thanks to a collaboration between Pharmac, Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora), and the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ). This follows the removal of the Xpharm restriction on specific childhood vaccines, allowing pharmacists to
Community pharmacists could be a game-changer for childhood immunization rates in New Zealand. The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) welcomes the government’s proposal to allow pharmacists to administer childhood vaccinations, potentially acting as a “bridge” back to general practice care. PSNZ president Rhiannon Braund emphasizes the timeliness of this
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce that Ōwhata Marae is now open and able to host this event. It will be held on: Saturday/Sunday 9-10 July 2022 VENUE: Ōwhata Marae, on the shores of Lake Rotorua The Hiwinui Heke Scholarship recipients will also be presented on this occasion. Please
This is notification that the Annual General Meeting of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa – The Māori Pharmacists’ Association Incorporated will be held at 6.30 pm on Monday 11th April 2022 via Zoom. Please send any agenda items no later than Monday 21st March 2022 to Pauline admin@mpa.maori.nz Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā
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Congratulations to a MPA member Tess James, the recipient of the Henry Rongomau Bennett 2015 Scholarship. Ka pai Tess! The Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation Scholarship is a tribute to Henry Bennett’s life and work as the first Māori Psychiatrist in Aotearoa. The purpose of the scholarship is to develop
One of our founding members Samuel Arthur Bauld (Arthur) received a prestigious award for his Services to Māori in Pharmacy from the the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ). A rōpū from MPA where there to support Arthur and his whānau on this very special day – acknowledging a quiet He
