Music Therapy New Zealand's Conference 2026, with the theme, Te Poutama Hononga: Weaving Connections, celebrates the art of weaving together people, stories, and music, creating patterns of understanding, and community. The te reo Māori name, gifted by Matua Sonny Niha (University of Auckland Centre for Brain Research) means “the connected journey of achievement and progress”. Each thread represents a unique experience or voice, and through the process of weaving diverse strands, new relationships and meanings emerge.

Keynote presenters include:

Katie Pureti (NZRMTh, MMusTher, BMus, ATL) and Jan McConnell (MAAT, DTAA (Prof), ANZACATA, PNZ): Mauri Tui Tuia: Creative Therapies in Collaboration

Dr Waireti Roestenburg (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāpuhi nui- tonu, Dutch, Irish, English) , PhD Psychology: Taonga Ihi Orooro – Māori Sacred Sound Healing

Contact the host of Music Therapy New Zealand | Te Rōpū Puoro Whakaora o Aotearoa Conference 2026

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