Summer Symposium 2026
2026-02-20 - 2026-02-21
Summer Symposium 2026

Registration

Symposium Dinner

Programme

Case Presentations & Audits

Venue & Accommodation

Registration is now OPEN for the Summer Symposium in Auckland. Please complete the registration form for processing.
Registration Fees

EARLY
To 9 January 2026LATE
From 10 January 2026

MEMBER

Full (Friday & Saturday)$400.00+$500.00+

Day - Friday$225.00+$300.00+

Day - Saturday$225.00+$300.00+

TRAINEE

Full (Friday & Saturday)$250.00+$300.00+

Day - Friday$225.00+$300.00+

Day - Saturday$225.00+$300.00+

NON-MEMBER

Full (Friday & Saturday)$500.00+$600.00+

Day - Friday$275.00+$350.00+

Day - Saturday$275.00+$350.00+

Sunday Workshop Fees
The cost to attend the Sunday workshop is in addition to the registration fee. Please book for this during registration

EARLY
To 9 January 2026LATE
from 10 January 2026

Manual Medicine Workshop with Dr Grant Thompson$100.00+$125.00+

CANCELLATION POLICY
All cancellations must be made in writing to events@nzcmm.org.nz. Cancellations made by 1 February 2026 will be refunded, less $75.00 to cover administration costs. After this date, no refunds will be made. All refunds will be processed after the meeting. If, for reasons beyond the control of the NZCMM, the event is cancelled, registration fees will be refunded after deduction of expenses already incurred.

Symposium Dinner
Tickets for the dinner on Friday evening are not include in the cost of registration. Tickets for yourself and partners may be purchased for $85.00+GST per person. The venue is the Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, Auckland.
Please purchase a ticket during registration.

PROGRAMME

Friday, 20 February 2026

8.00am
Registration opens - Tea and coffee served

8.30am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Thoracic Spine & Chest Wall: Anatomy
Thoracic Spine & Chest Wall: Biomechanics
Breathing: Normal & Abnormal Features
Dr M Johnston
Dr G Singh
Dr G Singh

10.00am - 10.30am
Morning Tea

10.30am
Thoracic Spine & Chest Wall Pain: Presentation / Clinical Features
Scheuermann’s DiseaseThoracic Spine & Chest Wall: Examination Refresher
“My Special Thoracic Spine Diagnostic Technique”
Dr T Wang
Dr L McAulayDr G Thompson
Trainees & Fellows

12.30pm - 1.30pm
Lunch

1.30pm
Introduction Of The NZCMM Kaumatua and Pou Herenga
Group Discussion On Role Of NZCMM Kaumatua and Pou HerengaCase Presentations
Dr S Thomson
Mr Tau Huirama
AttendeesTrainee & Fellows

3.00pm - 3.30pm
Afternoon Tea

3.30pm
ACC Update: Contract Update, Report Writing For ACC, ACC Expectations, Patient Cover Declined etc
Case Presentations
Small Groups
NZCMM – ACC Team
ACC RepresentativeTrainee & Fellows

5.00pm
Finish

6.30pm
Dinner in Wellington’s Restaurant (tickets required)

Saturday, 21 February 2026

8.00am
Tea and Coffee Served

8.30am
Radiology: Appropriate Imaging For Thoracic Spine Pain.
How To Read A Thoracic Spine MRI Scan.Thoracic Spine Pain: Other Diagnostic Investigations
Viscerosomatic Referred Pain
Radiologist
Dr M Johnston / Z Matti
Dr J Steinberg

10.00am - 10.30am
Morning Tea

10.30am
An Update On Pacinian:
What The Trainee And Instructor Needs To Know?
The New Curriculum
Dr J Stenberg
Dr L Holtzhausen
Dr G Collinson

11.30am
Case Presentations
Trainees & Fellows

12.30pm - 1.30pm
Lunch

1.30pm
Thoracic Spine / Chestwall Management
- Noninvasive Management
- Invasive Management

3.00pm – 3.30pm
Afternoon Tea

3.30pm
Case Presentations
Trainees & Fellows

5.00pm
Review Session & Finish

Sunday, 22 February 2026

8.00am
Tea and coffee served

8.30am
Manual Workshop (registration required)
Dr Grant Thompson

10.30am - 11.00am
Morning Tea

12.15pm
Plenary: Review Session

12.30pm
Symposium Close

Everyone needs to bring a case presentation. These patients are difficult to treat. The Symposium is a good time for Peer Review. We can’t do that if we don’t know what you are doing.
Case Presentation: My last thoracic spine / chest wall pain case (successful or not)’

5-10 minutes presentation; 5-10 minutes discussion

Please submit the following no later than Friday 23 January 2026, so your presentation day and time may be confirmed.

Title of presentation
Short Abstract: 50-100 words
PPT: 3 slides only, 16:9 ratio.

Should you have any questions about this request, please do not hesitate to contact events@nzcmm.org.nz.

Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre
58 Waipuna Road, Aucklnad
Waipuna Hotel offers 4-star accommodations just 15 minutes' drive from Auckland city center and Auckland Airport.
Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre is one of New Zealand’s largest and most comprehensive conference facilities and is only 15 minutes from Auckland’s city-centre and the international and domestic airports.
Meaning ‘Spring of water’ in Máori. We are set amongst 6.26 acres of beautiful parkland overlooking a picturesque saltwater lagoon. Our guests enjoy the stunning always changing view of the tidal lagoon and can enjoy walking or cycling the pathways around the lagoon.
Accommodation
Check-IN: 2.00pm
Check-OUT: 10.00am
Guests may book rooms using a unique booking code, this can be done on the Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre website online or using this link.
Promotional Booking Code: NZCMM
Bookings can be made by calling our reservations team on toll free 0800 924 786 or emailing them on res@waipunahotel.co.nz quoting the promo code – NZCMM
***PLEASE NOTE: Accommodation MAY be in demand due to the Edinburgh Tattoo being held in Auckland. We advise you book early.
