Exploring Indigenous cultural protocols
Board | te Poari Deputy Chairperson Oka Sanerivi talks with the Chair of the APA’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Committee Cameron Edwards about culturally safe practice.
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Board | te Poari Deputy Chairperson Oka Sanerivi talks with the Chair of the APA’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Committee Cameron Edwards about culturally safe practice.
Board professional advisor Maarama Davis in conversation with physiotherapist, academic and lecturer Te Hine‐ngaro Tuterangiwhiu and Jill Caldwell, senior lecturer currently holding academic leadership roles within the physiotherapy department & School of Allied Health at Auckland University of Technology. This conversation explores the critical themes of cultural safety, competence, and
Our February newsletter has been emailed to all registered physiotherapists. You can access it online by clicking here…

The Board | te Poari has released its new Digital health standard.
This standard outlines principles for physiotherapists using digital tools – including Artificial Intelligence – in their practice and supersedes two previous standards, the Telehealth standard and the Internet and electronic communication standard.
The new standard comes into effect 1 April 2026 and practitioners are encouraged to familiarise themselves with it before this date.
Our December newsletter has been emailed to all registered physiotherapists. You can access it online by clicking here…

One of the Board | te Poari projects this year was working with Kia Ora Hauora and the Pasifika Physiotherapy Association to produce videos for school‐aged Māori and Pacific youth championing physiotherapy as a career choice.