The College of
Primary Health Care
Nurses NZNO
Who are we??? Committee
members of the NZCPHCN
Kia Ora
You can all call me Kim or Kimmy for short (my sick
sense of humor)
I live in Tairawhiti (Gisborne)
the first city in the world
to see the sun and I am
currently working as a
diabetes nurse for Hauora
Tairawhiti.
Ko Taranaki te Maunga
I am married to Warren and between us we have the
"Brady bunch" in the exact order......BGGBBG (B= boy:
G= Girl). Us oldies get it!!!!
Ko Gloria Reihana Laison toku whaene
I have been on the NZCPHCN committee since 2014
and was made Chairperson in August 2015.
I have recently been seconded onto the NZ College of
Primary Health Care Nurses NZNO, from Te Poari and
Te Runanga of NZNO. I have also been an active
member of National Council of Maori Nurses, College of
Nurses and now NZNO,
Working on this committee has offered me the
opportunity of getting to know and working beside
some amazing nurses.
This journey has also helped me to gather an array of
knowledge and skills and my kite continues to grow fat.
I encourage you all to think about joining a
College/section or participating on a committee such as
the CPHC committee.
Hopefully I will get to meet some of you at our skill
workshops this year.
Ko Waingongoro te Awa
Ko Okahu/Inuawai nga Hapu
Ko Aotearoa te Marae
Ko Tauke teTangata
Ko John Kerehoma toku Matua
Tena ra koutou katoa
I been involved in nursing and health since 1988 in
many and varied capacities and note the personal
passions, hard work and commitment of some amazing
women and men in the health fields during this time.
I have recently relocated to CHCH and now work for
corrections so am very interested in working with
NZPHC and how this aligns with Corrections to assess
parallel needs and pathways for some very vulnerable
people.
Nga mihi aroha ki a koutou
RGON ADN BSocSci MPH
Public Health Nurse (11 years)
My initial nursing education was at Taumarunui Hospital, with post-graduate nursing and non-nursing study
following. Most of my work has been with children and families; ranging from neonatal retrievals to the school
MENZB immunisation programme. Work experience includes orientating, precepting, staff education, shift
coordination, peer reviewer, scholarship panel member, clinical nurse leader and manager; including time
working in Australia. When PDRP was implemented at Waikato DHB I was the NZNO representative on the
Implementation Subcommittee; currently I am an assessor. Alongside this, as part of my 11 years as a
Nursing Officer in the Territorials I had a stint in Vanuatu with the New Zealand Defence Forces.
April/May 2016 L.O.G.I.C
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