Pinnacle nursing conference 2025: Showcasing nursing innovation and collaboration

Planning is underway for the Pinnacle Nursing Conference 2025. The conference for the Pinnacle network will take place Saturday, 11 October 2025 in the River Room at our Hamilton office.

This year’s theme is 'Showcasing nursing innovation and collaboration'. 

MC'd by Kim Cameron, clinical nurse specialist Tairāwhiti, the day will feature a focus on nursing innovation, including developments in AI and digital technology.

This conference is open to the Pinnacle network only.

Registration

Please register for the conference using the form below. We look forward to seeing you there!

As an opportunity to network, a pre-conference evening event with Pinnacle sponsored refreshments will be held at The Helm Bar and Kitchen from 6pm, Friday 10 October. For catering purposes please register for this event here. 

Conference agenda

8:20am - Conference arrival and registration. 

8:45am - Koro Samuels, cultural partner, Pinnacle: Mihi and ice breaker session. 

9:00am - Jan Adams, director of nursing, Pinnacle: Welcome and overview of the day. 

9:15am - Nadine Gray, national chief nurse, Te Whatu Ora: Opening address.

9:30am - Evan Wilson, chief digital officer, Pinnacle: Showcasing innovation.

10:00am - Carey Campbell, clinical director, McCrae Tech – Digital First: Nurses driving change.

10:30am - Morning tea 

10:45am - Panel discussion (Lakes representatives): Showcasing primary care – innovative nurse leaders in practice (panel to be confirmed).            

11:15am - Panel discussion (across the regions): Showcasing leadership.

• Robyn Taylor, Kaihautu Tapuhi clinical nurse lead, Tui Ora.
• Jade Robertson, nurse practitioner, Pinnacle.
• Carolyn Stewart, senior lecturer, University of Waikato.

11:45am - Speed dating: Interactive session.

12:05pm - Lunch and networking

1:00pm - Katie Roach, nurse lead, Fairfield Medical Centre, 2023 recipient of the Nurse Innovation Award: Nursing innovation fund. 

1:30pm - Erin Waterman, practice nurse, Health Te Aroha: Nursing innovation in general practice. 

2:00pm - Stretch break

2:05pm - Panel discussion: Nurse prescribing.

• Anna Kinnaird, registered nurse prescriber in primary health and specialty teams, Hamilton East Medical Centre.
• Brooke McArty, registered nurse prescriber in primary health and specialty teams, Taupō Medical Centre.
• Donna Radich, registered nurse prescriber in community health (RNPCH), Coastal Medical.
• Jade Robertson, nurse practitioner, Pinnacle.

2:45pm - Jan Adams, director of nursing, Pinnacle: Closing comments.

3:00pm - Conference close. 

Travel and accommodation reimbursement

Pinnacle will cover:

• 1 nights’ accommodation for those travelling a minimum of 1 hour 30 minutes, and 2 nights’ accommodation for those travelling a minimum for 2 hours 30minutes
• flights for Gisborne, New Plymouth and rural Coromandel attendees, if times align
• fuel reimbursement of up to $130 per car with receipts. Practices need to invoice ‘Pinnacle Incorporated’ and send it to our finance team directly by 30 November 2025 please. Any reimbursements sent through after this date will not be processed. 

How to book reimbursed travel and accommodation

• Please complete a travel request form and note in the comments section that this is for the nursing conference and your practice name.
• The close off for flight and accommodation bookings is Saturday 20 September, 2025.

Please note

• Any requests outside of this scope should be emailed to MHNAdminTeam@pinnacle.health.nz and the planning committee will make a decision on a case-by-case basis.
• The planning committee have final say over all requests and have the right to decline travel if it’s deemed unreasonable.