Branches and Special Interest Groups

Brief histories from Tae Ora Tinana, the Māori partner of Physiotherapy New Zealand, and PNZ branches and special interest groups.

The Hanover Street Physio Pool
Published in Physio Matters magazine March 2011: for many graduates of the Otago School of Physiotherapy, the hydrotherapy pool at... Read more
The Greenlane Rocker Bed
Published in Physio Matters magazine October 2007: the image of the Greenlane ‘rocker’ bed will be familiar to generations of... Read more

Canterbury Branch History

The beginnings of the Canterbury Association (now Branch), remain shrouded in mystery as no account of that can be found although Canterbury is in the original constitution so therefore in existence by 1923. Read more
Cardio-Respiratory Special Interest Group

The Cardio-Respiratory group boasts an extremely active membership and a passionate committee dedicated to advancing cardiothoracic physiotherapy. Read more
Hawkes Bay Branch History

Prior to 1981 Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay NSZP members were part of the Wellington branch. Read more
Hītori - Tae Ora Tinana

In 1997, the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists (NZSP) sent out a request for members who were Māori, of Māori descent or had experience and interest in working for Māori, to form a committee to assist the NZSP in writing a Bicultural Policy Read more
New Zealand Association of Hand Therapists (NZAHT)

The NZAHT was born in 1984 following a Hand Therapy Seminar in Christchurch attended by Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists interested in upper limb injury and disease. Read more

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Canterbury Branch History