UPCOMING EVENTS
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We are delighted to present the Ara Tiatia webinar series | Advocacy to Action Across the Cancer Spectrum.
A series of webinars will be offered throughout 2026, each offering different insights on cancer research.
You are warmly invited to register for the first webinar: SunSmart or SunSlack? A Closer Look at UV Protection in Aotearoa, presented by Dr Bronwen McNoe and Gemma Bevan.
Te rā/ Date: Tuesday 3 February 2026
Te wā/ Time: 12:00 to 1:00pm
Register here for Webinar 1 (the Zoom link will be provided in your registration confirmation email).
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In this webinar, Dr Bronwen McNoe and Gemma Bevan will share insights from a nationally representative survey of New Zealanders, exploring what people know, believe, and do when it comes to sun protection and UV exposure. It highlights public attitudes, behaviours, and gaps in understanding, and outlines what needs to change to better protect our communities under the sun.
The session will also touch on how these insights informed the development of a new Gen Z skin cancer prevention campaign, recognising that persistently high skin cancer rates in Aotearoa New Zealand point a gap between knowledge and behaviour that traditional approaches are no longer closing.
Who should attend? This webinar is particularly relevant for those working in skin cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, public health advocacy and health promotion, policy and research, outdoor industries, education and sport and recreation.
Dr Bronwen McNoe is a Senior Research Fellow at University of Otago | Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te Kāhui Matepukupuku – the Cancer Society Research Collaboration. Her research focuses on skin cancer prevention.
Gemma Bevan is Head of Marketing and Communications at the Cancer Society of New Zealand.
The webinar will be chaired by Amanda Dodd, Advocacy and Public Affairs Lead, Cancer Society New Zealand.
We look forward to welcoming you to the webinar.
Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te Kāhui Matepukupuku
Cancer Society Research Collaboration
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Second Australasian International Breast Congress (AIBC), Brisbane, 8-10 October 2026
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We are pleased to announce that the 2nd Australasian International Breast Congress (AIBC) will take place in Brisbane, Australia, October 8-10, 2026 (www.aib-congress.org). This Congress marks a significant milestone in the ongoing collaboration between the World Congress on Controversies in Breast Cancer (CoBrCa), the Australasian Society for Breast Disease (ASBD), and Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand (BreastSurgANZ) who have worked together since the first successful congress in 2018 and are thrilled to continue this important journey of shared learning and collective advancement.
This synergy promises to foster exchange of knowledge, provide valuable networking opportunities, and enhance the global perspective on the latest advances in breast cancer treatment and research.
We are sure that the AIBC Congress would be of interest to members of your Society and we would welcome the opportunity to have a mutually beneficial marketing exchange with you, including
- banners and logos on websites,
- display of material at the congress
- social media posts or
- promotion in newsletters.
If you are interested, please send us your banner to be placed on the following page: https://aib-congress.org/societies/ or if you are holding a congress, a banner to be placed on the related conference page. The required size of the banner is: 728 x 90 px.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Ngā mihi
Tammy Zangi
Project Manager
For other events of interest, please visit the NZNO Events calendar.
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Second of our three-speaker series for 2025, where three esteemed NZ researchers, funded by Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF), will share how they have contributed to national and global health. Come and help us celebrate the 70th anniversary of AMRF and the awarding of over $100m funding of medical research since our inception in 1955. Join us at 7pm Thursday May 22, to hear from Associate Professor Gary Cheung and Dr. Rosemary Frey, who have significantly advanced palliative care in New Zealand, followed by Professor John Windsor whose pioneering pancreatic work has helped with ground-breaking solutions to enhance patient safety and recovery.
NZ Lung Cancer Conference 2025
