FEATURE WEBINARS
Kia ora and welcome to our dedicated webinar page! Here, you’ll find a range of engaging and informative webinars covering key public health topics in Aotearoa. Whether you’re looking for the latest insights, expert discussions, or practical tools to support your mahi, our webinars provide a space to learn, connect, and kōrero on important issues shaping health and well-being.
On this page, you will learn more about our past presenters, access recordings, and stay up to date with the latest in public health.
To explore upcoming webinars, visit Upcoming Events under the Events tab.
Nau mai, haere mai!
Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed in these webinars are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHANZ). The information shared is for educational and discussion purposes only. PHANZ does not endorse any specific views, organisations, or products mentioned during the webinar.
Feature Webinars
OCTOBER 2025
30 October 2025
PHANZ VAX CHATS WEBINAR SERIES
Professor Nikki Turner
Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC)
Host: Luke Garland, PHANZ Senior Policy Advisor
Webinar Topic: “Adult Immunisation within a Whole-of-Life Vaccination Approach”
Presenter Bio: Nikki is an academic General Practitioner, a Professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care, and the Principal Medical Advisor to the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC), University of Auckland. Nikki's interests are in immunisation, equity, child poverty and primary health care. She lives on the Kapiti Coast and works part time as a General Practitioner at Team Medical in Paraparaumu.
23 October 2025
PHANZ VAX CHATS WEBINAR SERIES
Associate Professor Esther Willing
University of Otago
Host: Luke Garland, PHANZ Senior Policy Advisor
Webinar Topic: “Taking a systems approach to improve immunisation uptake and coverage”
Presenter Bio: Esther Willing (Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata, Ngā Ruahine, Ngāi Tahu) is an Associate Professor in Hauora Māori and the Director of Kōhatu Centre for Hauora Māori at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-University of Otago in Dunedin. Her research interests include health policy and health systems research, and she is passionate about improving Māori health outcomes and addressing health inequities in Aotearoa.
8 October 2025
PHANZ VAX CHATS WEBINAR SERIES
Associate Professor Nadia Charania
Auckland University of Technology
Host: Luke Garland, PHANZ Senior Policy Advisor
Webinar Topic: “Strategies to support vaccine decision-making and vaccine uptake among migrant and refugee background communities”
Presenter Bio: Nadia Charania is an Associate Professor in Public Health, Deputy Director of the New Zealand Policy Research Institute, and Co-Director of the Migrant and Refugee Health Research Centre at Auckland University of Technology. She is leading research related to access and experiences of maternal and childhood health services; vaccine attitudes and behaviours; and community-based pandemic planning.
07 October 2025
KEVIN HAGUE AND PROFESSOR PETER CRAMPTON
Public Health Advisory Committee
Host: Luke Garland, PHANZ Senior Policy Advisor
Webinar Topic: “Public Health Advisory Committee – ‘Determining our Future’ Report”
Presenter Bios: Kevin Hague is the former chief executive of the West Coast DHB, the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, and the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, and is also a former Member of Parliament. He has considerable experience in the health and wellbeing sector, and particular expertise in public health and health promotion. He is an experienced leader in the public, private and community sectors and is currently the Deputy Chair of Te Hiringa Mahara (the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission). He has an academic background principally in mathematics, physics and public health, and lives on the West Coast of the South Island.
Professor Peter Crampton is a Professor of Public Health at the Kōtahu Centre for Hauora Māori, University of Otago. He has qualifications in medicine and public health and is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine. He has an extensive career history of work in Māori and Pacific health, is a past member of the Health and Disability Review Panel, and is a past Harkness Fellow.
2 October 2025
PHANZ VAX CHATS WEBINAR SERIES
SUMMER HAWKE
National Hauora Coalition
Host: Luke Garland, PHANZ Senior Policy Advisor
Webinar Topic: “Childhood Immunisations - Understanding Trust and Access issues using Population Segmentation”
Presenter Bio: Summer Hawke recently joined the National Hauora Coalition, bringing with her extensive experience from her previous roles, including General Manager for Population Health at Counties Manukau District Health Board and Chief Advisor within Te Whatu Ora’s National Public Health Service. Summer shares key insights and learnings from these roles, with a particular focus on critical considerations for addressing low childhood immunisation rates in Aotearoa. This includes an overview of a segmentation framework developed by Summer during the COVID-19 response.
SEPTEMBER 2025
19 September 2025
PHANZ VAX CHATS WEBINAR SERIES
DR AMBER YOUNG
University of Otago
Host: Luke Garland, PHANZ Senior Policy Advisor
Webinar Topic: “Influences on decision-making and supporting conversations about antenatal vaccinations”
Presenter Bio: Dr Amber Young (Taranaki, Ngā Mahanga) is a pharmacist and works as a Pūkenga Matua (senior lecturer) at He Rau Kawakawa (School of Pharmacy), Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka (University of Otago). Amber investigates vaccine uptake, with an aim to increase information and vaccine access for Māori and Pacific whānau. She talks to hapū māmā and whānau about access to vaccine services and their decision-making around vaccines. She also works with health providers and health policy makers to improve people’s ability to be vaccinated and understanding around why we should be vaccinated to protect ourselves, our whānau, and community.
april 2025
01 April 2025
DR KELLY GARTON & PROF. VICTORIA EGLI
Health Coalition Aotearoa Spokesperson on Food Policy
Host: Patrick Salmon, PHANZ Executive Council Member
Webinar Topic: “The case to strengthen unhealthy food and drink outdoor advertising policies in Auckland”
Presenter Bios: Dr Kelly Garton is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health. Her research examines the global and local commercial determinants of health, focusing on food environment regulations such as taxes, labelling, product standards, and marketing restrictions. Recent projects include evaluating the Healthy School Lunch Programme, analysing submissions for the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Plan, and studying food marketing to children, especially near schools in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Professor Victoria Egli is a health researcher specialising in child health, health equity, and public health nutrition at the University of Waikato. She has extensive experience leading research projects that utilise co-design and creative approaches. Victoria pioneered the use of Google Street View as a tool to monitor outdoor food environments. Victoria is deeply committed to ensuring that the knowledge generated through her research reaches the people and communities that can benefit most from it.
March 2025
18 March 2025
SARAH SNEYD
Alcohol Healthwatch health promotion advisor and member of Health Coalition Aotearoa’s Rōpū Apaarangi Waipiro - Alcohol Expert Advisory Group.
Host: Nari Faiers, PHANZ Co-President - Māori
Webinar Topic: “Age verification and rapid delivery: is alcohol delivered with ID checks in Auckland?”
Presenter Bio: Sarah Sneyd has been passionate about addressing inequities for as long as she can remember. Raised by a mother who was a refugee, Sarah learned early on the importance of equity and social justice. She transitioned from a successful career in property management to focus on the equitable health and wellbeing of communities.
Sarah earned a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree from the University of Auckland, graduating as a Distinguished Graduate, and has received multiple awards for excellence, alongside several nominations. She has worked at the grassroots level to reduce the many harms caused by alcohol, beginning in South Auckland's primary care and maternity spaces. More recently, Sarah has contributed to policy development and health promotion at Alcohol Healthwatch, continuing her dedication to improving health outcomes and reducing harm in communities.
11 March 2025
PROF. LISA TE MOENGA &
DR DAVID GALLER
Co-Chairs, Health Coalition Aotearoa
Host: Marcus Tamaira, PHANZ Council Member
Webinar Topic: “Tackling the commercial determinants of health: the mission and mahi of Health Coalition Aotearoa.”
Presenter Bios: Professor Lisa Te Morenga is a nutrition and Māori health researcher at Massey University’s Research Centre for Hauora and Health in Whanganui-a-Tara. A Rutherford Discovery Fellow and Principal Investigator at the Riddet Centre of Research Excellence, her work focuses on improving health through access to healthy, affordable food. Her research applies basic nutrition evidence to enhance health, inform food policy, and address health inequities within Māori and Pacific communities.
Dr David Galler, an Intensive Care Specialist at Middlemore Hospital for over 30 years, held various leadership roles in the healthcare system, including Vice President and President of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. He was also the Principal Medical Advisor to the Director General and Ministers of Health. In 2016, he volunteered in Samoa, improving child healthcare, and was named Samoa Observer Person of the Year. Dr Galler co-founded an Environmental Sustainability Group that reduced carbon emissions by 27%.
4 March 2025
PROF. CHRIS BULLEN
Professor, Tobacco Policy Researcher and Health Coalition Aotearoa Spokesperson
Host: Luke Garland, PHANZ Senior Policy Advisor
Webinar Topic: “The FDA has proposed nicotine levels are cut in cigarettes to radically reduce the smoking rate. NZ should do the same!”
Presenter Bio: Chris Bullen is a Professor of Public Health at the University of Auckland's School of Population Health and a member of HCA's Smokefree Expert Advisory Group.
A public health physician with over 20 years of experience, he has worked in clinical and public health roles in low-income primary care settings both internationally and in New Zealand. His research focuses on innovative ways to help people quit smoking, including assessing the illicit tobacco trade, studying vaping product waste, and exploring digital tools for chronic respiratory disease management.
Chris is the past president and a fellow of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, a leading global organisation in nicotine and tobacco research.
FEBRUARY 2025
11 February 2025
PROF. ALISTAIR WOODWARD
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Host: Luke Garland, PHANZ Senior Policy Advisor
Webinar Topic: “How can public health speed climate action?”
Presenter Bio: Professor Alistair Woodward, a public health expert and environmental advocate, serves as a Professor at the University of Auckland and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Epidemiology. His work examines the relationship between environmental factors, health, and climate action.
In the webinar "How Can Public Health Speed Climate Action?", he discussed public health’s role in shaping climate policy. Woodward identified four key actions for public health professionals: sharing information on climate change’s health effects, advocating for health protection, influencing policymakers, and engaging in activism. His presentation highlighted the importance of public health in mitigating climate change impacts and driving necessary policy change, emphasising his expertise in epidemiology, environmental health, and global health equity.
5 February 2025
DR ELIZABETH KEREKERE
Founder/Chair - Tiwhanawhana Trust
Chair of Kawe Mahara Queer Archives Aotearoa
Adjunt Professor - School of Health, Victoria University of Wellington
Host: Dr Angelique Reweti, PHANZ Council Member
Webinar Topic: Te Whare Takatāpui framework
Presenter Bio: Dr Elizabeth Kerekere is a renowned academic, advocate, and leader in the Māori LGBTQIA+ community. She has been instrumental in developing the Te Whare Takatāpui framework, which aims to create safe, inclusive spaces for Māori queer and gender-diverse individuals.
By blending Māori cultural values with contemporary identity and gender concepts, Dr Kerekere advocates for the wellbeing of whānau.
In a recent webinar, she highlighted how this framework can promote inclusivity and support Takatāpui individuals in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her work emphasises the importance of cultural understanding in addressing health and social challenges faced by gender-diverse and LGBTQIA+ communities.
4 February 2025
DR NIKKI TURNER
Principal Medical Advisor, Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC), Professor Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care
Host: Nari Faiers, PHANZ Co-President - Māori
Webinar Topic: Healthy Futures - Protecting Our Whānau, One Breath at a Time
Presenter Bio: Dr Nikki Turner was a distinguished General Practitioner and the Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) in Wellington, New Zealand.
With over 20 years of experience, she contributed to vaccine research, policy, and service delivery globally. Her work focused on preventing vaccine-preventable diseases, improving national immunisation programs, and addressing health disparities, especially among Māori and Pasifika communities.
As a Professor at the University of Auckland, Dr Turner advocated for public health and vaccine accessibility. In her webinar, "Healthy Futures: Protecting Our Whānau, One Breath at a Time," she shared strategies for enhancing respiratory health and immunisation in New Zealand communities.
29 January 2025
SIOUXSIE WILES (MNZM)
Associate Professor Medicine and Pathology
Host: Patrick Salmon, PHANZ Council Member
Webinar Topic: Coping with harassment and abuse and holding your employer to account for its policies.
Presenter Bio: Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles is a microbiologist and science communicator. She studied medical microbiology at the University of Edinburgh and earned her PhD in Oxford. After nearly a decade at Imperial College London, she moved to New Zealand in 2009 and now leads the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab, researching new antibiotics and bacterial evolution. Passionate about science communication, she engages the public through social media, art collaborations, and a children’s show. Her book Antibiotic Resistance: The End of Modern Medicine? was published in 2017. She has received numerous awards, including the NZ Prime Minister’s Science Prize and the Callaghan Medal. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she partnered with cartoonist Toby Morris to create widely used educational graphics. She was named one of the BBC’s 100 Influential Women of 2020 and Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year in 2021.
JANUARY 2025
4 December 2024
DR ANGELIQUE REWETI (BHSc, PhD)
Senior Lecturer, Doctoral Co-Supervisor, School of Health Sciences
Host: Dr Cadence Kaumoana, PHANZ Chief Executive
Webinar Topic: Wāhi Kōrero is an innovative health research initiative that amplifies the voices of individuals and communities often left out of traditional healthcare conversations.
Presenter Bio: Angelique Reweti's (Ngāpuhi) primary focus is on teaching and researching in the field of Public Health and Hauora Māori.
Her academic and professional journey is anchored in the exploration of how whānau and community-based initiatives can improve Māori health outcomes.
In a world where discussions around Māori health often dwell on deficits, she is determined to steer the conversation towards empowerment, resilience, and the inherent strengths within Māori communities.
Her approach is not merely about changing the narrative; it's about creating environments where the wellbeing of whānau and communities is celebrated and nurtured.
