Northern Region AOD Symposium 2025 - Kotahitanga

Northern Region AOD Training Symposium 2025
Theme: Kotahitanga – Strengthening Partnerships, Increasing Impact
📅 Thursday 26th June 2025
📍 Jet Park Hotel & Convention Centre, Auckland

This is a full-day symposium dedicated to uniting frontline addiction professionals from across the Northern Region. Hosted by Te Ātea Marino and Tupu Services (Waitematā Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services), this event is a vital opportunity to strengthen connections, share knowledge, and build capability across the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector.

What to expect:

• Dynamic speakers representing Māori and Pacific clinical, cultural, and lived experience perspectives

• Presentations on best practice, system improvement, methamphetamine harm reduction, and culturally safe care

• Opportunities for networking and whakawhanaungatanga

• A focus on building relationships across services, disciplines, and communities

Who are attending:
Hospital & Specialist Services, NGOs, AOD frontline kaimahi, clinicians, cultural advisors, and lived experience leaders.

Why they are attending:
To grow their understanding of contemporary AOD practice, contribute to kotahitanga across the sector, and help shape more inclusive, responsive, and effective services for tangata whaiora and whānau.

SOLD OUT!

Check out our website for the programme and information on the speakers
Kotahitanga - Strengthening Partnerships Increasing Impact