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The Ministry of Health has issued new COVID‐19 response advice and confirmed key messages for health professionals (as of 14 January). It can be downloaded here.

One year on from the 2019 Whakaari eruption, we remember the lives lost and acknowledge the efforts of many during the tragedy. On this day 47 people were on the volcano when it erupted, mainly tourists.  Twenty‐two have died and 22 were seriously injured.

The Board welcomes Dr. Jacqui Clark as our tenth and newest registered Physiotherapy Specialist.

The Physiotherapy Board is seeking highly motivated and experienced physiotherapists to join its pool of Competence Reviewers. We are looking for people from a variety of clinical backgrounds. Interested practitioners can apply here.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week represents a moment in which we should take stock of our inclusion of Te Reo in our day to day lives, but also a time to reflect on why this is so important to Aotearoa New Zealand and to physiotherapists

Today is World Physical Therapy Day – the international day celebrating physiotherapy and physiotherapists. This year’s focus is on rehabilitation after COVID. We caught up with Board Chair Janice Mueller and asked her what that means in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.

As you are most likely aware, the Government has extended its current wage subsidy scheme and introduced a resurgence wage subsidy to support businesses that have been impacted by the current national lockdown levels. We thought it may assist to have a summary overview of each scheme and links on

Our 2019 to 2020 Annual report is now available online. It covers the details of the Board’s operations over this period and the results of the workforce survey. You can download a copy here.

A well practiced response With Auckland now at Alert Level 3 and the rest of Aotearoa at Alert Level 2 until 11.59pm August 26 (to be reviewed by Cabinet 21 August) it is very hard to find adequate words to articulate the emotion of going back to higher Alert Levels.