New Zealand Society of Endocrinology
Welcome To NZSE
We are a non-profit national Society composed of students, scientists, clinicians and other health practitioners who have an interest in any aspect of Endocrinology.
Members of our Society represent a broad cross-section of individuals from diverse clinical and scientific backgrounds. Our overarching goal is to understand, diagnose, and treat endocrine conditions.
NZSE News
NZSE position on the ban of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for the treatment of gender dysphoria or incongruence
The NZSE is deeply concerned by the recent decision by Aotearoa New Zealand Health Minister, Hon Simeon Brown, to ban the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for the treatment of gender dysphoria or incongruence. Read our position statement here.
2 December 2025
Dr Kaj Kamstra recipient of the 2025 Emerging Researcher Award
Dr Kaj Kamstra, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, is the recipient of the 2025 Emerging Researcher Award. Kaj's award lecture (to be presented at the MedSci meeting in September) is titled "Extreme endocrine plasticity in a sex-changing fish".
1 December 2025
MedSci to be held at Te Pae, Christchurch in September 2025
NZSE will again participate in the MedSci NZ meeting, to be held at Te Pae, Christchurch on 3-5 September. We will host a pituitary hormone symposium featuring guest speakers Drs Dan Bernard (McGill University, Canada), Kelly Walton (University of Queensland Australia), Zaramasina Clark (Victoria University of Wellington) and Michael Pankhurst (University of Otago), as well as our Medi’Ray Best Student oral presentations, our Emerging Researcher award lecture and poster presentations. See you in Christchurch!
1 December 2025
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We are a non-profit national Society composed of students, scientists, clinicians and other health practitioners who have an interest in any aspect of Endocrinology. Members of our Society represent a broad cross-section of individuals from diverse clinical and scientific backgrounds. Our overarching goal is to understand, diagnose, and treat endocrine conditions.