13/10/2026
It is the World Allied Health Professionals day 🤩
Today, we celebrate Allied Health Professionals Day — a reminder that good health is about supporting people to move, function, and live well.
Professional care means listening, understanding each person’s needs, and providing thoughtful, individualised care. It means working within our scope of practice, continuing to develop our skills, recognising when someone needs additional support, and connecting with other health professionals when appropriate.
Through Massage New Zealand (MANZ) and its connection with Allied Health Aotearoa New Zealand (AHANZ), massage therapy has a voice in the wider conversation about health, prevention and collaborative care. Every allied health profession impacts a different aspect of the individual: whānau wellness, physical (tinana), mental, emotional (hinengaro), and spiritual (wairua).
I am proud to collaborate with my colleagues in this space to improve quality of life for people in my community.