Registrations are open, and the deadline for presentation proposals is fast approaching for Taiao. Tangata. Hauora: Climate Health and Sustainable Healthcare in Aotearoa Conference 2025.

This 2-day conference will be taking place in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, and regional hubs, Monday 28 to Tuesday 29 July 2025.

Keynotes include international leaders in climate justice, climate health, and sustainable healthcare, including:

• A/Prof Rhys Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu), Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Waipapa Taumata Rau
• Azeeza Rangunwala, Medical Scientist, Global Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity, GroundWork, South Africa
• A/Prof Hōri Laking (Te Whakatōhea), Waipapa Taumata Rau and Manu Caddie (Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Hauā), Hikurangi Enterprises
• Prof Eugenie Kayak, Enterprise Professor Sustainable Healthcare, University of Melbourne
• Vicktoria Blake, Te Whatu Ora Principal Advisor Climate Risk and Resilience

Call for Presentations

We are seeking engaging contributions in the form of short talks, panel discussions, and posters. We especially welcome proposals from tangata whenua, as well as Pacific and other Indigenous voices. Topics include (but are not limited to):

• Effects of climate change on health and healthcare
• Healthy, equitable, Tiriti-based climate action and policy
• Delivering high-quality, sustainable, and equitable healthcare within planetary boundaries
• Climate action grounded in mātauranga Māori, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and health equity
• Climate change and disabled people
• Climate change and mental health and wellbeing
• Health-sector and health professional action in the current context

To submit a proposal:

1. Please download a copy of this template to tell us about your presentation.
2. Save it as 'CHSH presentation proposal (your name)'
3. Send it to [email protected] by 19 May 2025
4. Please be sure to put the CHSH presentation proposal (your name) in the subject line of your email

You will hear back about the status of your proposal by 6 June 2025. 

Conference Details

Dates: Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 July 2025
Time: Starts at 10 am (Day 1), 9 am (Day 2)
Main Venue: We will be hosted by Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago in Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington, at the Nordmeyer Lecture Theatre. 
Regional Hubs: We will have regional hubs across the motu, which will enable delegates to attend a local and lively venue with networking opportunities, while removing the necessity of interregional travel for conference participation. The hubs will receive a broadcast of the conference, will have food provided, and will be in a central location accessible by public transport. Hub locations include Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Ōtepoti Dunedin, and Ōtautahi Christchurch (locations and hosts TBD).
Online: Virtual attendance option available

Healthy conferencing

We’re creating a healthy, sustainable conference that cares for our collective wellbeing by enabling health-promoting practices, including public transport, plant-based catering, and COVID-safe measures.

Organisers

The conference is a joint venture between Climate Health Aotearoa, OraTaiao: Aotearoa NZ Climate and Health Council, Sustainable Healthcare Aotearoa, and Climate and Health Alliance.

Registration

Click here to register for the conference

Registrations close 18 July 2025.
Early bird discount: 20% off until 30 June 2025, 11:59 PM – use the code EBD20 when prompted to receive the discount.

For more information 

Visit our conference website, or if you have any questions, contact the conference co-chairs at [email protected] and [email protected].