Primary care champions honoured: what the 2025 NZ Primary Healthcare Awards mean for older New Zealanders
Aotearoa’s primary care leaders gathered at the Cordis in Tāmaki Makaurau on 6 September 2025 for the New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora. Full results are on the official winners page.
These awards matter for seniors, whānau, and aged care teams because strong general practice, pharmacy, rehabilitation and joined up services support safer medicines, stronger mobility, faster recovery and coordinated care across home, village and residential settings.
Headline winners
ProPharma Supreme Award: Kate Moodabe (Total Healthcare Charitable Trust). She also received the Outstanding Contribution to Health Award.
GenPro General Practice of the Year: Manu Ora (Blenheim).
Medtech General Practitioner of the Year: Glenn Doherty (Tongan Health Society Inc).
Nurse Practitioner of the Year: Rebecca Fenn (Te Iti Pounamu Hauora).
Green Cross Health Practice Nurse of the Year: Sarah Poupard (Taupō Medical Centre).
Stand outs for senior health
Best Senior Health Service: Taurite Tū (Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou Ltd).
Primary–Secondary Integration Award: Renal Clinical Pharmacist Facilitator Service (Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay).
Excellence and Innovation in Rehabilitation: Streamlined Recovery Pathway (Habit Health).
Best Supplier, Service, Product or Campaign: Hepatitis C Regional Service (Tū Ora Compass Health).
Pharmacy and medicines safety
Pharmacy Guild Community Pharmacy of the Year: Vivian Pharmacy Ltd (New Plymouth).
reCare Community or Primary Healthcare Pharmacist of the Year: Emma Griffiths (ProCare Network).
reCare Community Pharmacy Technician of the Year: Palki Kaur Patpatia (Pharmacy Care Group).
Chemist Warehouse Young Pharmacist of the Year: Mckinley Vollebregt (Tū Ora Compass Health).
These pharmacy teams help prevent medicine interactions and simplify complex regimens, which is vital for older adults managing multiple prescriptions.
Why this matters for retirement villages and aged care homes
Continuity and access: Award winning practices and pharmacies model timely appointments, strong communication and outreach that benefits village residents and care home teams.
Falls, strength and balance: Recognised rehabilitation and senior health programmes support mobility and independence.
Joined up care: Integration winners show how coordinated planning between hospital teams, GPs, pharmacists and community providers improves outcomes for older people with complex needs.
The bigger picture
The awards celebrate innovation across primary care. To see every 2025 winner, visit the official list at https://www.nzphawards.co.nz/winners.
