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  • Home
  • About Us
    • History
    • Our Kowhaiwhai
    • Role of the Association
    • The difference between Membership and Registration
    • Official Documents
    • Who We Are
  • Becoming a HPS
    • Hospital Play Specialist Role
    • How to become an HPS FAQ's
    • Current Vacancies
  • Membership
    • Membership Details
    • Become A Member
    • Manage Your Membership
    • Meeting Minutes >
      • Exec Meeting Summaries 2020
      • Exec Meeting Summaries 2021
      • Exec Meeting Summaries 2022
      • Exec Meeting Summaries 2023
      • Exec Meeting Summaries 2024
      • Exec Meeting Summaries 2025
      • ECAC & EdFed Meeting Summaries
      • HPSRC UPDATE bulletin
    • Professional Development
    • Gecco FAQ
    • Membership Hospital Contact List
  • Registration
    • Registration Welcome
    • Registration Introduction
    • Registration Process & Documents
    • Manage your Registration
    • Registered HPS Directory
    • Registration Resources
    • HPSRC Annual Reports
    • Registration FAQ
    • Transition Pathway in Hospital Play Specialist role
  • News & Events
    • Kotahitanga >
      • Kotahitanga 2023
    • HPS Awareness Week >
      • HPS awareness week 2023
    • Conference >
      • Conference 2024 - Presentations and Photos
    • Consultation/Feedback
  • Resources
  • Links
    • Professional Organisations
  • Contact
HPSAANZ Conference 19th-21st March 2026
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​​Welcome to

Hospital Play Specialists Association

of Aotearoa | New Zealand

A professional body supporting the work of hospital play specialists. 
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​Welcome/Kia ora

The HPSAANZ supports the development of standards, frameworks and opportunities for learning that enable continued growth of the hospital play specialist profession.

Hospital Play Specialists use individualised therapeutic strategies to support children, young people and their whanau with health care experiences.

Join Us

Membership of the Association enables the organization to continue it’s valuable work promoting play in hospitals, advocating for healthcare environments which support children’s and young people’s wellbeing and leading the development of hospital play specialist profession.​
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