Since 1953
Conferences through the years
PENZ and its predecessor organisations have gathered the profession together for more than seventy years. From teachers colleges to school halls, from Dunedin to Auckland and everywhere in between, conference is where physical educators connect, share, and shape what comes next.
- 69conferences, 1953 to 2027
- 15+towns and cities as hosts
- 2Commonwealth Conferences
- 70+years of gathering the profession
1950s
The first gatherings, held every two years
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1953
Dunedin University of OtagoThe first conference
- 1955Auckland Teachers College
- 1957Wellington Teachers College
- 1959Trentham Trentham Camp
1960s
Conference becomes an annual fixture
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- 1961Christchurch Lincoln College of Agriculture
- 1963Dunedin University of Otago
- 1965Auckland Ardmore Teachers College
- 1966Hamilton Teachers College
- 1967Wellington Victoria University
- 1968Hamilton Teachers College
- 1969Auckland Teachers College
1970s
New venues, and our first Commonwealth Conference
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- 1970Palmerston North Teachers College
- 1971Wellington Teachers College
- 1972Ōtaki Otaki Bridge Lodge
- 1973Hamilton Teachers College
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1974
Christchurch Lincoln College of AgricultureCommonwealth Conference
- 1975Dunedin University of Otago
- 1976Auckland Teachers College
- 1977Palmerston North Teachers College
- 1978Ōtaki Otaki Bridge Lodge
- 1979Dunedin University of Otago
1980s
Familiar centres, and some new ones
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- 1980Auckland Teachers College
- 1981Auckland Teachers College
- 1982Christchurch Lincoln College of Agriculture
- 1983Hamilton Teachers College
- 1984Wellington Victoria University
- 1985Dunedin University of Otago
- 1986Wellington Teachers College
- 1987Rotorua Forestry Research Institute
- 1988Palmerston North Palmerston North Boys High School
- 1989Wellington College of Education
1990s
A second Commonwealth Conference opens the decade
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1990
Auckland College of EducationCommonwealth Conference
- 1991Wellington College of Education
- 1992Christchurch College of Education
- 1993Hamilton Waikato University
- 1994Dunedin University of Otago
- 1995Wellington College of Education
- 1996Christchurch College of Education
- 1997Auckland College of Education
- 1998Dunedin College of Education
- 1999Napier Taradale
2000s
Conference moves into schools and new regions
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- 2000Wellington Wellington College
- 2001Tauranga Tauranga Boys High School
- 2002Methven
- 2003Hamilton Fraser High School
- 2004Wellington Wellington East Girls College
- 2005Dunedin
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2006
Wellington Wellington Town HallIncorporating ICHPER Conference
- 2007Auckland Kristin College, Albany
- 2008Christchurch
- 2009Bay of Plenty Bethlehem CollegeTheme: Thinking Bodies, Moving Minds
2010s
A decade of school-hosted conferences across the motu
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- 2010Wellington Samuel Marsden CollegiateTheme: Participation, Partnership, Performance, Pleasure
- 2011Methven
- 2012Rotorua Rotorua Boys High School
- 2013Wellington Scots College
- 2014Christchurch St Margaret's College
- 2015Hamilton Waikato Diocesan School for Girls
- 2016Palmerston North Palmerston North Boys High School
- 2017Tauranga Papamoa College
- 2018Dunedin John McGlashan College
- 2019Wellington Queen Margaret College
2020s
Online, back together, and looking ahead to 2027
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2020
Online PowerUp!Our first online conference
- 2021Christchurch Ao Tawhiti
- 2022Rotorua Events Centre
- 2023Hamilton Kirikiriroa Rototuna High School
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2024
Christchurch Cashmere High SchoolTuia Ki Tawhiti with NZHEA and EONZ
- 2025Queenstown Wakatipu High School
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2026
Auckland Mt Albert Grammar SchoolTuia Ki Tawhiti with NZHEA and EONZ
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2027
Wellington Venue to be confirmedComing up: 5 to 7 July 2027
See you in Wellington in 2027
Our next conference brings the profession together in Wellington from 5 to 7 July 2027. Keep an eye out as details are confirmed.
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