Nau mai, haere mai
New Zealand's specialist GPs and rural hospital doctors train with us. We set the standards for safe, equitable practices, and we're the proud voice of our 5,500 members.
Nau mai, haere mai
New Zealand's specialist GPs and rural hospital doctors train with us. We set the standards for safe, equitable practices, and we're the proud voice of our 5,500 members.
Study with us
Take the next step in your career and specialise as a general practitioner or a rural hospital doctor. We also welcome overseas-trained doctors who have a range of options for becoming New Zealand GPs.
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GP23: The Conference for General Practice
We're looking forward to hosting GP23: the Conference for General Practice, 21 - 23 July in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland at the Aotea Centre.
Early bird registrations are open until 17 June 2023.
Recent news
Insights, GP profiles, medical opinion and more.
Get into Te Whanake
Our continuing professional development programme helps members develop learning goals and then track and maintain the ongoing education they need to do each year.
Locum vacancy | Waikato
General Practitioner
Listed: 31 May 2023
Rata Health is seeking a friendly and team focused GP to join our well established and currently expanding practice in Hamilton. Potential partnership in the future. Part time or Full time.
Locum vacancy | Waikato
GP Locum with potential Partnership
Listed: 31 May 2023
Rata Health is seeking a friendly and team focused GP to join our well established and currently expanding practice in Hamilton. Potential partnership in the future. Part time or Full time.
Part-time vacancy | Northland
General Practitioner
Listed: 31 May 2023
Must be eligible and approved to practice in New Zealand
A Medical Practice seeking permanent Medical Practitioner, in Kamo, Whangarei. Hour's negotiable.
Full-time vacancy | Taranaki
GP with special interest in diabetes
Listed: 29 May 2023
Te Whatu Ora Taranaki: This is a newly created role which has two main functions. Providing clinical expertise to directly manage complex patients with diabetes. Providing support, education and training for both health professionals and patients, guided by the needs of Primary Care and Māori providers.
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See your member benefits
Each year our members pay a subscription fee, which gives them several membership benefits. There's savings, mental health support, learning tools and more.
The Foundation Standard
Completion of The Foundation Standard is compulsory for general practices in Aotearoa who wish to receive Government funding.
Fund your research
We fund research that benefits general practice, rural general practice, and rural hospital medicine. People don’t need to be doctors or College members to apply.
Meet our leadership team
Our leadership team sets the tone and direction for the College, under the guidelines of Te Rautaki, our Statement of Strategic Intent. Lynne Hayman, our Chief Executive, is pictured left.
College leadership teamDr Jason Tuhoe talks about general practice
The GP life chose me
Dr Jason Tuhoe is a Fellow of the College and says the GP life chose him.
“I saw during my training that general practice is about relationships and I couldn’t get that in the same, meaningful way in a hospital."
What does the GP workforce look like in Aotearoa?
Learn more about the facts and figures of general practice and rural hospital medicine in New Zealand.
Data and statistics