We invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at The Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa 76th Annual Meeting 2025.

Awards

All abstracts submitted will be reviewed for award eligibility. This year, we’re offering four awards that recognise emerging talent in child health research:

• New Investigator – Medical
• New Investigator – Nursing / Allied Health / PhD / Masters / Other
• Best Māori Presenter - (for presenters who identify as Māori – please indicate your ethnicity when submitting your abstract)
• Best Kaupapa Māori Presentation - (open to any presenter – for work grounded in kaupapa Māori)

Please note: Trainees submitting work for the RACP award must also upload their abstract to PSNZ. See RACP communications for guidance.These awards are designed to uplift and recognise those at the start of their research careers. Please check the eligibility criteria, including sponsorship requirements for non-members.

We warmly encourage you, or your students, trainees, and early-career colleagues, to submit an abstract and be part of this year’s programme.

Let’s shine a light on the next generation of child health research in Aotearoa.

Supporting documentation for download:

Guidelines

Click here to download the call for abstracts guidelines (PDF)

Templates

• Click here to download the abstract template (Word document)
  
• Click here to download the case report abstract template (Word document)

Award Information

Deadline

Closing date for abstract submission is Sunday 31 August 2025, 11.59pm NZT.

Questions

Terms and Conditions

All presenters, other than those specifically sponsored, or those advised by the organising committee as being registration exempt, are required to register for the conference, for at least the day of their presentation and be in attendance at the awards presentation on Thursday 6 November 2025.