The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists brings its national Annual Scientific Meeting to Christchurch on 22-24 October 2026, staging the trans-Tasman radiology and radiation oncology congress at Te Pae. The NZ Branch frames the 2026 ASM as its own New Zealand scientific meeting for both faculties.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) holds its 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting in Christchurch from 22 to 24 October 2026, according to the official meeting site at ranzcrasm.com. It is the College's flagship annual congress and, because the meeting rotates to New Zealand this year, the RANZCR NZ Branch presents it as the New Zealand scientific meeting for both of its faculties.
The theme is "Better Together. He waka eke noa", with a preliminary programme published and registration open on the organiser's site.
The meeting is a College event, organised by RANZCR with event management delivered by Encanta, per the official venue and contact pages. The 2026 convening committee named on the overview page spans all three of the College's practice areas: Dr Verity Wood, Dr Alana Heath and Dr Anthony Butler for Clinical Radiology; Dr Feng-Yi Soh and Dr Ramesh Pandey for Radiation Oncology; and Dr Hyukjoon (Howard) Lee for Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology.
The ASM is the principal continuing-professional-development gathering for clinical radiologists and radiation oncologists across Australia and New Zealand, combining a scientific programme with a trade exhibition and social programme. The College describes its ASMs as showcasing recent advances across both specialties, with recorded sessions later added to its EPOS archive and video library for CPD credit.
The NZ Branch is also funding local participation: it offers Māori Scholarships and Radiation Oncology Scholarships covering registration, airfare and accommodation for medical students and resident medical officers, per the NZ Branch page.
The congress is held at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, described by the organiser as a world-class venue in the heart of the central city. Te Pae sits within easy walking reach of the city's hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions, and the venue page notes the wider Canterbury region and Christchurch International Airport are readily accessible — relevant for a delegation drawn from across both countries who will fly in and be housed in the surrounding CBD hotel cluster.
RANZCR's ASM is a substantial rotating medical congress, and 2026 is one of the years it is hosted in New Zealand rather than Australia. Landing a trans-Tasman college meeting at Te Pae underscores Christchurch's standing as a convention destination and brings a multi-day influx of medical delegates into the central city, with the associated accommodation, dining and transport demand that international association conferences generate.
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