June 2021

Reliability through trying times and showing initiative are the hallmarks of New Zealand’s top pharmacy technician for 2021

Treasurer of the Pacific Pharmacists’ Association and pharmacy owner
Natalia Nu’u gives her perspective on what needs to change in the sector

A handful of pharmacies in different parts of New Zealand have started offering COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the wider rollout planned for July

About a quarter of pharmacies are expected to be giving COVID-19 vaccinations by July and the country’s largest pharmacy network, Green Cross Health, is supporting as many of its member pharmacies as possible to take part

A bottle formerly containing a medicinal elixir concocted by travelling showman Frank Weston has been unearthed at the Kerikeri Mission Station in Northland

The afterglow of the New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora is still providing some warmth as we celebrate our pharmacy stars who made it on to the stage on 15 May

 “It was so crazy!” says Pauline McQuoid of the whirlwind New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora 2021 at which she was awarded Community or primary healthcare pharmacist of the year

Jilly Alexander’s pharmacy career may not have taken her far from her home in Northland, but it has taken her to great heights

Working in a bunker, setting up a new lifestyle coaching service and planning a full store refit were just a few of the things achieved by Gemma Perry and her team at Sanders Pharmacy in Te Awamutu in 2020

A 41-year career of pursuing excellence and generously sharing his knowledge and good humour has brought academic GP Bruce Arroll the ACC Supreme Award in the New Zealand Primary Healthcare awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora