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At Rotorua Hospital, staff, patients and whānau (family) meet every morning for karakia (blessing) and waiata (song). This is a valued opportunity to connect, reflect and learn together – the same philosophy of this year's Manaaki Mana Kaikōkiri Hui (10-12 August 2026) in Rotorua. ‘Everyone is at different levels on their cultural journey, and it is about learning from one another,’ FACEM and Head of Rotorua Hospital Emergency Department Dr Kate Kerr said.
As an ACEM trainee from Aotearoa New Zealand, Dr Olly Aughton has worked in the hustle and bustle of metropolitan EDs in Auckland and Wellington. However, he said it was when he stepped away and embraced his placements in RRR settings that he learned about the power of practicing emergency medicine with a human touch.
“He aha ta mea nui o te ao? What is the most important thing in this world?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. It is people, it is people, it is people.”
This was the enduring message for around 100 delegates who made the journey from around Aotearoa, Australia, Canada, and the United States to attend the Aotearoa New Zealand Emergency Medicine Conference 2025.
For Retired Fellow Dr Bruce Lambie, saying goodbye to shiftwork in the ED means having more time to focus on his much-loved hobbies and interests.
“You have to assume all systems are going to fail and plan ahead.” A year after Cyclone Gabrielle hit Aotearoa, Dr Matthew Marion shares what working in the aftermath of the cyclone taught him – and how old-school still works in the ED.
Dr David Lawson spent a season as the doctor on Mount Hutt in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1600 metres above sea level.
The Christchurch earthquake pushed Dr Thora Kristjánsdóttir away from emergency medicine, but 12 years later, she is ready to join the world of high-acuity care.
Dr Thomas van Dantzig found adventure and opportunity when he took a leap and moved to Aotearoa New Zealand to complete his emergency medicine training.
