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Congratulations to Alex Flowers, the 2025 NZVNA and Hill’s Vet Nurse of the Year. Alex embodies everything it means to be a Veterinary Nurse. She is compassionate, dedicated, and endlessly committed to providing the very...
I started my veterinary nursing journey as a student in 2006, after three years of university and still no idea what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. At the time, mum was a nurse and dad was a zookeeper, so veter...
I sometimes reflect on how my journey in veterinary nursing began back in 2007 — young and fresh out of Christchurch, full of determination to care for animals. What I didn’t know then was just how dynamic and fulfilling...
Each Annual General Meeting (AGM), the NZVNA reports on our achievements from the previous year. Here is the summary from the 2025 AGM, covering our achievements from June 2024 to June 2025. Our partnership with the New...
If you'd told 18-year-old me that one day I'd be juggling veterinary nursing, pet grooming, education, and governance work — while coordinating national programmes and lecturing on everything from vet nursing consults to...
Always a creative individual, I spent my younger years making crafts and selling them from roadside stalls, working takeaway shop shifts, and dog walking after school all to save up for my first car. Even then, I loved c...
When Zoe Hyett walked through the doors of At the Vets almost 12 years ago as a student vet nurse, she probably didn’t imagine that one day she’d be part-owner of the very clinic that helped shape her career. But in 2023...
I was thrilled when we received approval to apply for Zero Pain accreditation. The anticipation of achieving a tangible result from all our hard work over the past 12 months felt crucial. As a small rural clinic with a d...
Clevedon Veterinary Hospital, part of the Veterinary Hospital Group, proudly became the first Zero Pain Clinic in Auckland and Northland at the end of last year. It is a small rural clinic located in Clevedon village. Th...
Reproduced with permission. See HERE for the original post. Yesterday, my mom shared a conversation she had with someone who didn’t understand why a veterinary technician should be paid similarly to a human nurse. My in...
In veterinary workplaces, there is often a noticeable difference in how veterinarians and veterinary nurses are recognised and treated, both by their colleagues, and by the public. Vets commonly have their qualifications...
A common factor in our companion animal complaints involves casting doubt on the competence or treatment decisions of another veterinarian or practice. Such views may be shared with clients directly, or in front of them,...
