VSA Te Tihi 2026 - South Island is a full-day veterinary continuing-education conference for vets and vet nurses, hosted by Veterinary Specialists Aotearoa on 22 August 2026 at Peppers Christchurch Clearwater Resort. It is the South Island leg of a two-city programme, following an Auckland edition on 8 August.
Veterinary Specialists Aotearoa (VSA) is running the South Island edition of its Te Tihi continuing-education conference on Saturday 22 August 2026 at Peppers Christchurch Clearwater Resort in Northwood, Christchurch. Per the organiser's Eventbrite listing, doors and coffee open at 08:15, the programme runs 09:00 to 16:00, and "Te Tihi" — the summit, in te reo Māori — is billed as a full day of inspirational speakers for veterinarians and vet nurses, with free delegate parking on site.
Despite the ambiguous "VSA" initials, this is not Volunteer Service Abroad. According to vsahospital.co.nz, Veterinary Specialists Aotearoa is a specialist-led animal-hospital group operating three hospitals — two in Auckland (Sylvia Park and West Auckland) and VSA Christchurch on Antigua Street — and is part of the Sterling Group. Its specialists cover surgery, imaging, internal medicine, cardiology, oncology and physiotherapy, and Te Tihi is the group's own CE event rather than a third-party trade show.
The Eventbrite programme is aimed squarely at the veterinary profession — vets and vet nurses — with a multi-stream agenda (streams named Kotahitanga and Manaakitanga) opened by Dr Alastair Coomer and featuring speakers such as Dr Michael Nawrocki. Session topics listed by the organiser include anaesthesia, cardiology, critical care, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, hydrotherapy, internal medicine, nutrition, pathology, physiotherapy and surgery, framed as a day to network and collaborate. The South Island date follows a North Island edition on 8 August 2026 at Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre in Auckland.
Peppers Christchurch Clearwater Resort sits on Clearwater Avenue in Northwood, on the northern edge of Christchurch near the airport, in a golf-resort setting — a conventional choice for a mid-size professional day conference with catering and free parking. VSA states the detailed stream timetable is displayed on the day.
Te Tihi is a useful data point on New Zealand's steady flow of professional and association CE conferences: a domestic specialist provider self-hosting a two-city, single-day format (Auckland then Christchurch) at established resort and conference-centre venues, reaching a defined professional audience. It illustrates demand for regional South Island conference capacity beyond the main CBD convention venues.
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