The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine brings its New Zealand divisional retreat to Nelson's Rutherford Hotel from 4 to 6 November 2026, an in-person gathering of geriatric medicine clinicians built around face-to-face connection, abstracts and collegial sessions.
The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine (ANZSGM) will hold its New Zealand retreat in Nelson from 4 to 6 November 2026, with the Rutherford Hotel Nelson confirmed as the host venue on the event's official website. The organisers describe a fully in-person programme, with all sessions delivered onsite and the retreat framed around kanohi ki te kanohi — the value of face-to-face connection. The listed single date of 4 November 2026 is the opening day; the official site confirms the retreat runs across three days to 6 November 2026.
The retreat is an ANZSGM New Zealand divisional event. ANZSGM, established in 1970, is the specialist society for geriatric medicine across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, with a stated focus on advancing the health, wellbeing and dignity of older people. According to the event website, the 2026 retreat is delivered by a named ANZSGM NZ Retreat Committee, with Lynda Booth of Total Management Solutions Ltd as Conference Manager.
The retreat is aimed at geriatricians, trainees and the wider ANZSGM clinical and academic community working in the medicine of older people. A call for abstracts was open ahead of the event, with registration milestones through 2026, pointing to a working scientific-meeting format alongside social elements such as a welcome reception, retreat dinner and a morning walk.
The Rutherford Hotel Nelson is a central-city heritage hotel at 27 Nile Street. For context, the property lists 113 rooms and six conference spaces with a registration area and AV facilities, and sits roughly a 15-minute drive from Nelson Airport, which connects Nelson to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The organisers note that November is a busy period in Nelson and encourage early accommodation booking. These logistics are provided as neutral planning context for attendees and planners.
The retreat is a further example of a trans-Tasman medical society directing a dedicated New Zealand meeting to a regional South Island centre rather than a main-trunk city. For Nelson Tasman, a multi-day residential medical retreat at a central conference hotel supports the region's positioning as a viable host for specialist scientific gatherings, drawing delegates during the shoulder-to-summer season.
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