Te Papa Hauora

12/04/2026

Our popular We're talking hauora annual research talks are back! Join us on 6th May for an engaging night of kōrero, discussing health research across Canterbury. For more information 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/1Dj5WVtPcT/ OR https://www.healthprecinct.org.nz/whats-happening/were-talking-hauora-annual-health-research-talks/

07/04/2026

A gloomy rainy day didn't stop many from attending our community research talks at Lincoln Event Centre last week. Dr Amanda Landers and Dr Sarah Appleby put on a great presentations, both sharing across their expertises. Thank you both for your time and presentations! For more about our community talks 👉https://www.healthprecinct.org.nz/key-activities/community-research-seminars/

25/03/2026

Don't miss our upcoming community research talks, co hosted with Canterbury Medical Research Foundation. Join us and meet Dr Sarah Appleby University of Otago who's research focuses around the relationship between the gut and heart health. Register today 👉https://www.healthprecinct.org.nz/key-activities/community-research-seminars/

18/03/2026

Don't miss our upcoming community research talks, co hosted with Canterbury Medical Research Foundation . Join us and meet Dr Amanda Landers University of Otago Christchurch. who's research focuses around what happens within the body when it is dying, palliative care and some of the myths around it. Register today 👉https://www.healthprecinct.org.nz/key-activities/community-research-seminars/

15/02/2026

Another excellent RfCA research talks evening - thank you Professor Donovan for sharing your mahi on Youth Digital Mental health. Read more here: 👉

Health Precinct news: RfCA Youth Digital Mental Health Research talks

15/12/2025

From our whānau to yours, have a restful and peaceful holiday break 🎄☃

30/10/2025

We are proudly supporting this upcoming research talk hosted by Research for Children Aotearoa on Child Nutrition. Join us for this free evening of kōrero featuring three researchers discussing critical issues for our tamariki. For more information on the speakers and tickets, visit our website 👉https://www.healthprecinct.org.nz/whats-happening/rfca-child-nutrition-research-talks/

19/10/2025

Congratulations to our HRSC Emerging Researcher winners!

-Angela Forbes - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Mortality – A 20-year Study from Canterbury

-Deirdre Merry - Dystrophin-deficient skeletal muscle is further stiffened by contraction-induced injury but is resilient to isometric fatigue

Prizes were generously awarded to the winners by the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation - they have been long time supporters of this event.

All eight presentations kept the audience engaged the whole evening, the caliber of emerging research here in Ōtautahi Christchurch is exceptional!

For more information, visit https://www.healthprecinct.org.nz/about/working-with-others/

15/10/2025

Since 1987, Medical Research Foundation has hosted an annual public lecture, presented by an esteemed Professor, on their research area of expertise. This year we are delighted to welcome Professor Tony Kettle from the Mātai Hāora - Centre for Redox Biology & Medicine in the Department of Pathology & Biomedical Science at the University of Otago Christchurch.

The title of his presentation will be “Connecting the dots between fundamental research and health in Aotearoa New Zealand”. It will include how our fundamental scientific research has helped us improve health by providing a better understanding of diseases, new clinical tests, targets for new drugs, and drug development expertise.

He will give examples of what his research group has achieved in the past and what they are proposing to do in the near future and will focus around infections and inflammatory diseases.

THE LECTURE IS FREE TO ATTEND HOWEVER REGISTRATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL.
Refreshments will be available to purchase.

Register here 👉https://events.humanitix.com/athol
-mann-lecture-featuring-prof-tony-kettle

16/09/2025

The Health Research Society of Canterbury is hosting their popular Emerging Researchers Evening 16th October at Manawa. For more information on submitting an abstract for this event, click the link below:

https://healthprecinct.org.nz/whats-happening/hrsc-emerging-researchers-evening/

14/09/2025

We held a great research talk in Rangiora last week with Canterbury Medical Research Foundation . Special thanks to our speakers A/Prof Katie Douglass, A/Prof Marg Currie & A/Prof Anna Pilbrow. Read more about the talks here 👉

Health Precinct news: Living well & ageing well - Rangiora 2025

08/09/2025

Together with the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation we bring you ‘Living well & ageing well’, a series of free community research talks.
Meet A/Prof Margaret Currie as she discusses whether exercise should be part of your cancer treatment plan.
Register today! 👉https://events.humanitix.com/living-well-and-ageing-well-research-talks-2025-rangiora