April 2026

News from the College

• Presidentʼs editorial – Dr Luke Bradford
• College Editorial – Rowan Dixon
• College Advocacy: Months in review
• Strengthening the primary care workforce
• Looking beyond our borders to support New Zealand general practice
• Spotlight on the Waikato–Bay of Plenty Faculty
• GP26: Coming together to shape the future of general practice

Views of our Members

• Mind This: Who is responsible for assessing whether a private
• patient is fit for surgery
• Strength without compromise – Dr Karlina Tongotea
• When a town learns together: Building safer care across the
• primary–secondary divide
• Why become a parkrun practice – Dr Andrew Boyd
• Specialising as a GP: Bringing the conversation to Southland
• College members recognised in 2026 New Year Honours

Voices of the Sector

• ADHD in adults: What’s changing – your role, your options, your support
• Asthma care that works for practices
• Treatment of very small papillary thyroid cancers – Dr Francis Hall
• Suite of new sepsis pathways published for primary care