WELCOME
to the website of the
PODIATRISTS BOARD OF NEW ZEALAND
TE POARI TIAKI WAEWAE O AOTEAROA
The Board operates under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and is the regulatory body for the occupation of podiatry (and chiropody) in New Zealand. The Board's primary role is to protect the public interest by ensuring that podiatrists are safe and competent to practice.
Anyone who wishes to practice in New Zealand as a podiatrist, needs to be registered with the Board and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate (APC).
- For registration queries for both NZ and overseas trained podiatrists, click on "registration" in the left-hand box.
- For practitioner queries about Annual Practising Certificate and re-certification requirements, please click on "practitioners" then "re-certification requirements" in the left-hand box.
- For NZ registered podiatrists wishing to return to practice after having not practised for 3 years or more, click here for the Board's Return to Practice policy.
- For those wishing to submit a course for Board endorsement under the Recertification Framework, click here for the information the Board requires.
Please contact the Board via the Registrar:
registrar@podiatristsboard.org.nz
Level 3, Freemason House, 195-201 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand.
PO Box 10-140, The Terrace, Wellington, NZ.
Phone: +64 4 474 0706 Fax: +64 4 474 0709
