04/05/2026
🌟 Supporting the future of Nurse Practitioners in Aotearoa 🌟
We are a consortium of six leading primary health organisations, consisting of ProCare, Mahitahi Hauora, Pegasus Health, Pinnacle Health, Tū Ora Compass Health, and WellSouth Community, delivering the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme (NPTSS) across Aotearoa.
NPTSS supports registered nurses through their final year of Master of Nursing training and into practice as Nurse Practitioners (Matanga tapuhi).
What does this mean?
✅ Support for 180 nurses each year
✅ 120 places in primary and community care
✅ 60 places in specialist settings (including mental health & ED)
✅ Funding, mentoring and clinical supervision
✅ Open to eligible nurses working anywhere across the motu.
NPTSS also recognises and supports the clinicians who mentor and train the next generation of Nurse Practitioners – because growing our workforce takes a team.
📣 Applications for 2027 will open later this year for eligible nurses.
Together, we’re expanding capacity, strengthening primary care, and improving health outcomes for our communities.