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Natural Healthcare Expo

Where: St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont Street Ponsonby Auckland
When: Saturday 12 September 2009  from 10am-4pm

Practitioner Stands. Demonstrations. Seminars. DVDs. Cafe

Meet NZCHP Professional Practitioners and learm more about your healthcare options.

Expo Organiser: Patricia Wylie   Phone 09 419 4609   Email: divinemother@xtra.co.nz




The New Zealand Charter of Health Practitioners Incorporated is Australasia’s largest professional
body of Healthcare practitioners representing 80% of the Natural Healthcare profession.

As the premier leading Natural Healthcare practitioner register in New Zealand and the largest
Natural Healthcare organisation in the Southern Hemisphere, we provide practitioners with the highest qualifications obtainable in their chosen field of expertise who can meet the healthcare needs of the entire family.

Unlike conventional (allopathic medicine) our individual practitioners utilise the natural holistic (whole body) approach to Healthcare with an emphasis on treating the whole person. Our practitioners provide a full range of Natural Healthcare therapies to assist with many health conditions.

The Charter is an umbrella organisation created to represent a number of affiliated associations of Natural Healthcare Professionals in diverse fields. These are divided broadly into the following four Professions:

Traditional Chinese; Traditional Maori; Natural Therapies; Natural Medicine


The New Zealand Health Industry Awards

The New Zealand Health Industry Awards and Benefit Gala Dinner 2008 on Saturday 11th October, organised by Synergy Events was  heralded as a huge success. A Charity auction raised just over $12,000 for UNICEF to help the women and children living with HIV & AIDS in Papua New Guinea.

TV3 Celebrity Petra Bagust was the MC of this year’s awards evening. Petra had the audience laughing and well involved on the night with the crowd stomping their feet to drum roll the winners. The evening was a huge success with award winners proudly accepting their awards and the people thoroughly entertained by an impressive line up of International and local performers including Mig Ayesa “Rock Star INXS”, Fiona Pears “Virtuoso Violinist”, Caleb Bartolo “So you think you can dance Australia”, and Catlin & Sika “International Musicians”. The crowd came out at the end of the night buzzing and commenting on the good night that was had by all and everyone went home with a Cellguard™ Phone Card which was kindly sponsored by Synergy Group NZ.

One of the surprises of the evening was a special award presented to Nicola Grace for recognition for exemplary dedication, commitment and promotion of freedom of choice in healthcare for all New Zealanders.

Nicola founded Health Freedom NZ and as spokesperson has been the driving power rallying the New Zealand public to march and protest at the proposed introduction of a bill that would see New Zealanders lose their freedom of choice in Natural Healthcare. Nicola’s tenacity and courage has been second to none and above and beyond the call of duty. Nicola is a shining example of the Kiwi spirit.

Distinguished Services Award Winners

Advancement of Integrative or Natural Medicine - Isla Burgess

Environmental Health Research or Contribution – Dr. Matt Tizard

Healthcare Service or Education – Jan Gargan

Media, Journalist or Author of the year – Lynda Wharton

Research & Development – Innovative Product, Device or System – Franchelle Ofsoske-Wyber

Health Practitioner of the Year – Sally Barrett

Health Shop of the Year – Harvest Whole Foods

Manufacturing or Product Company of the Year – Strauss Herbs New Zealand


Life Time Achievement Award Winners

Dr. Ajit Singh in recognition for pioneering and establishing Ayurvedic Medicine in New Zealand

David Sloan in recognition for outstanding contribution and dedication to freedom of choice in health care for all New Zealanders

Margaret MacArthur in recognition for outstanding contribution to education and dedication to the advancement of Kinesiology in New Zealand

Valemma Wright in recognition for outstanding contribution and pioneering research for the advancement of Natural Medicine

Sue Kedgley in recognition for exemplary dedication to safe food education for the health and welfare of New Zealanders

Alistair Laubach-Bourne in recognition for exemplary dedication as a practitioner, lecturer, researcher and innovator of bio-energetic devices

Jenny Hammond
Synergy Events Ltd
Phone: 09 414 5517 or 021 413 961
Email: jenny@synergygroupnz.co.nz