Brightstar's annual nursing leadership summit returns to Auckland's Aotea Centre on 24–25 February 2027, convening nurse leaders around safe staffing, workforce resilience, equity and digital transformation.
The Aotearoa Nursing Leaders' Summit returns to Auckland on 24–25 February 2027, bringing nurse leaders, educators and sector decision-makers together at the Aotea Centre for two days of keynotes, practical sessions and facilitated discussion. Run annually by Brightstar, the summit positions itself as a direction-setting forum for a more responsive and sustainable New Zealand health system.
The 2027 agenda spans the pressures defining nursing leadership today: safe staffing and workforce resilience, quality, equity and culturally safe care, organisational culture, and policy influence. Sessions also look ahead to digital transformation and the role of AI in clinical practice, alongside accountability, patient rights and end-of-life care. The format pairs keynote addresses with hands-on sessions designed to send attendees home with usable strategy rather than theory.
Day one opens with registration from 8:30am and the chair's welcome at 9:00am, closing with summary remarks and networking drinks at 5:00pm. Day two again starts at 9:00am and wraps at around 3:20pm, with a separately bookable workshop, "Consent in practice," running from 3:00pm to 5:00pm on 25 February. The Aotea Centre at 50 Mayoral Drive in central Auckland hosts both days.
The summit is produced by Brightstar, a Conferenz Ltd business, with the College of Nurses Aotearoa listed as a supporting organisation — College network members receive a registration discount. Full details and registration are on the Brightstar event page.
For nurse leaders and workforce planners, the summit is one of the few dedicated national gatherings focused specifically on the leadership layer of the profession, making it a useful fixture for anyone tracking New Zealand health-sector priorities heading into 2027.
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