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Championing potential and wellbeing through the professional use of Music Therapy, MThNZ is a membership organisation that advocates the employment of NZ Registered Music Therapists in working to enhance Hauora and Waiora of the people of Aotearoa NZ. Music Therapy New Zealand works to advance the provision of music therapy to all who will benefit from these services by:
- developing public aware
14/08/2026
We're counting down to Music Therapy New Zealand's Conference 2026!
Registrations close on 27 August - see our amazing programme and register here:
https://www.musictherapy.org.nz/whats-happening/music-therapy-new-zealand-conference-2026/
05/08/2026
How singing in a choir hits the right note for people living with brain conditions Singing in a choir helps people regain their voice and reduces social isolation and the sense of loss that often follows diagnosis with a brain condition.
29/07/2026
Read more and register here: https://www.musictherapy.org.nz/whats-happening/music-therapy-new-zealand-conference-2026/
12/07/2026
Congratulations to Dr Carolyn Shaw, NZ Registered Music Therapist and music therapy educator, on a wonderful presentation at the World Congress of Music Therapy in Bologna, Italy. The co gress is the peak event formulaic therapists worldwide, hosted by different Music Therapy associations every three years.
06/07/2026
Want to know more about music therapy? Read our case study: Music Therapy: supporting recovery, independence and community-based care, produced in association with Allied Health Aotearoa New Zealand. Thanks AHANZ!
https://mcusercontent.com/b0c23155aa7f40bb9c9b6ca77/files/8ada698b-3183-9963-abd1-82b299b44f05/Music_Therapy_NZ_Case_Study.pdf
03/07/2026
Congratulations to NZ Registered Music Therapist Sophie Sabri and her Rocking Rainbows team - their story has just been published in the Voices - A World Forum for Music Therapy journal.
https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v26i2.4430
(Image from the Voices website)
27/06/2026
A great interview with Dame Hinewehi Mohi about the upcoming Waiata Anthems concert with Auckland Philharmonia - with mention of her daughter Hineraukatauri and the work of the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2019041029/hinewehi-mohi-on-blending-waiata-with-a-philharmonia
25/06/2026
Come and join us in Auckland in September for the Music Therapy New Zealand Conference 2026!
Conference Date: Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September
Venue: Grafton Campus, University of Auckland
Programme and registration links: https://www.musictherapy.org.nz/whats-happening/music-therapy-new-zealand-conference-2026/
Early bird registrations close on 30 June 2026.
16/06/2026
Come and celebrate Music Therapy with us at our conference in Auckland in September.
Early bird registrations close on 30 June.
More information here: https://www.musictherapy.org.nz/whats-happening/music-therapy-new-zealand-conference-2026/
11/06/2026
Join Musicwell Therapy Service at Newtown Community Centre on Sunday 21 June for a full day of celebration with music for and by musicians with disabilities.
The morning will feature music circles (vocal and percussion) run by two NZ Registered Music Therapists. The afternoon will showcase the incredible talents of musicians with disabilities. Free and open to everyone. More information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1489788286203337