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2025 member satisfaction survey

2025 member satisfaction survey

Published on 1 May 2025. The New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA) is your membership association. As part of our ongoing commitment to our members, we want to ensure we are delivering the value you expect from your membership.

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Euthanasia or humane destruction of stray cats

Members of the public regularly present New Zealand veterinarians with stray cats for euthanasia or humane destruction.

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Professional behaviour

The resources on this page focus on professional behaviour for veterinary teams. If you have any feedback or suggestions for this page, please email nzva@vets. org. nz.

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Ordio

Improve your caller experience with Ordio Do you know what your clients experience when they call your veterinary clinic or get put on hold? Ordio helps you make a great first impression by creating bespoke voice recordings that play when someone is waiting on the other end of the line.

Date | Time | Location25 November | 7pm - 9:15pm | Ellwood Function Centre: 15 Otene Road Waipatu Hastings 4172

AboutNew Developments in Corneal Therapies and Retinal Disease. Nibbles/Tea/Coffee provided at 8. 15pm, cash bar

PresenterCraig Irving, Specialist Veterinary Ophthalmologist.

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Gain a better understanding of the Veterinary requirements to ensure velvetting complies with the animal welfare Act and drugs are administered in accordance with the ACVM Act.

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You will learn how to choose and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests and how to manage common cardiac and respiratory diseases in dogs and cats. Jacqui will help you to advise owners of possible options and outcomes and how to distinguish when the case may need to be referred.

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Reproduction is one of the MVM courses for postgraduate veterinarians which is taught online via distance learning and led by a recognised international expert in the field. The course is supported by the latest research, reviews and case material to challenge veterinarians with in-depth, relevant continuing education.

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Veterinary border class exception announcement helps fill the gap

Veterinary border class exception announcement helps fill the gap

10th June, 2021 The New Zealand Veterinary Association is delighted and thanks the Ministers of Agriculture and Immigration for their announcement…

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Animal welfare

What is animal welfare? Animal welfare refers to the quality of an animal's life with respect to its physical and mental reaction to the environment. An animal's welfare is determined by the sum of the subjective feelings, emotions or affects it experiences. These are influenced by many internal (e.