A confirmed, registration-open NZHPA national hospital-pharmacy congress (theme 'Kotahitanga') at Manawa in Christchurch's Health Precinct, 20-22 November 2026.
The New Zealand Hospital Pharmacy Association Conference 2026 is the national annual meeting of NZHPA, held 20-22 November 2026 in Christchurch under the theme "Kotahitanga" (Stronger Together). The programme centres on plenaries and workshops framed around cross-regional and cross-discipline collaboration in hospital pharmacy, with an open Call for Abstracts and registration already live.
The conference is run by the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacy Association, a not-for-profit voluntary member body representing hospital pharmacy staff and advocating on national pharmacy issues (nzhpa.org.nz). The 2026 edition is hosted by the Waitaha Canterbury Pharmacy Team, with conference management by fp2. The association's annual conference is a long-standing fixture on the NZ hospital-pharmacy calendar; a recent Wellington edition drew more than 160 attendees (Pharmacy Today), placing it as a mid-sized specialist medical/scientific congress.
The audience is hospital pharmacists and pharmacy staff from across New Zealand's health system, plus trans-Tasman peers. The programme is professional-development focused, combining plenary sessions and hands-on workshops to encourage shared learning across regions and disciplines.
The confirmed venue is Manawa, a health research and education facility at 276 Antigua Street in Christchurch's Te Papa Hauora / Health Precinct west of the city centre. Manawa is a collaboration of the Canterbury health sector, Ara Institute of Canterbury and the University of Canterbury.
Manawa is less than 20 minutes from Christchurch Airport and sits on several city bus routes, with services stopping next to the venue at Christchurch Hospital on Tuam Street and the main Bus Interchange a short walk away. On-site parking is limited and in high demand, so the organiser advises allowing extra time; the nearest public car park is Tu Waka-Waipapa at the corner of St Asaph Street and Hagley Avenue. Shops, cafes, supermarkets, Hagley Park, the Botanic Gardens and the Christchurch Arts Centre are within walking distance, and the organiser provides a separate accommodation page.
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