South GPCME 2026

Delegates, speakers and exhibitors mingled at the South GPCME welcome function at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre in August. With 1200 attendees, it was the biggest turnout for the southern conference since it started 17 years ago, closing in on attendance numbers at its Rotorua counterpart, which is moving to Hamilton next year. Editor Barbara Fountain and southern correspondent Fiona Cassie caught up with delegates over a couple of days