<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[NZSSA]]></title><description><![CDATA[NZSSA]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:41:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.nzssa.co.nz/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Membership site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kia ora, Our new website is live but we are still refining management of the membership side of things. As advised in the February Supplyline Journal, your membership login is not able to be transferred. This means where your workplace pays for your membership your account will be set up by the Treasurer and you will be notified of your login details. As an individual you can choose to create your account and pay the full amount. If you have already paid your 2026 membership you will have...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/membership-site</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0bda898ba6aec9a81191f6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 03:39:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>accounts45916</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Know Your Standards part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know that surgical instruments should come back to CSSD relatively clean and not look like a bloodbath on a trolley.  Did you...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/know-your-standards-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965ef886c9d5debe5f506</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:53:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Know your Standards-Part1]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many of you can actually say you are familiar with the standard AS5369 and what is actually written inside it.  Did you know that in...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/know-your-standards-part1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965ef886c9d5debe5f505</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:16:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for Podcast Speakers - Abstracts by 30 July 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[️ Podcast Speakers Wanted! We’re launching a podcast series leading up to the NZSSA Conference 2025  with Hank Balch from Beyond Clean...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/call-for-podcast-speakers-abstracts-by-30-july-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965ef886c9d5debe5f504</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:22:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feedback needed - Draft Constitution and Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED - The NZSSA is a Registered Charity and an Incorporated Society.  The NZSSA is currently registered under the...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/feedback-needed-draft-constitution-and-rules</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965ef886c9d5debe5f503</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:49:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vacancy -NZSSA Executive Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you passionate about your profession? Do you want to ensure that going forward into the future that we are recognised for our work as...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/vacancy-nzssa-executive-team</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965ef886c9d5debe5f502</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:46:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Region Education Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[NZSSA are pleased to be holding the Central Region Education day on Saturday 19th July at Palmerston North Hospital.  Please see attached...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/central-region-education-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965ef886c9d5debe5f501</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 01:23:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scholarship Applications extended to 6 June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kia ora, the executive have decided to extend the deadline for scholarship applications to 6 June. This is a great opportunity for...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/scholarship-applications-extended-to-6-june-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965ef886c9d5debe5f500</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 08:08:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NZSSA Conference 2025 - Registration open!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kia ora, Registration for the NZSSA conference 2025 in Rotorua is open. Visit the conference page for the link. For full details on the...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/nzssa-conference-2025-registration-open</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965ef886c9d5debe5f4ff</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 23:23:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Sterilisation Day - 10 April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kia ora - 9 more days until we celebrate our industry. Here is a poster from the NZSSA for you to promote our industry. Please print /...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/world-sterilisation-day-10-april-2025-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b185170e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 02:29:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6cf482_5ce41d51e41f4bf7b009c790e5667164~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_212,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Sterilisation Day; 10 April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[What will your service and team be doing to celebrate our profession and the great work you do?]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/world-sterilisation-day-10-april-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b185170c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:16:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6cf482_707f72a2828a45e0afccd1de6a919ea8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_225,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NZSSA Audit Tool for AS 5369:2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NZSSA is pleased to announce that they have adapted, with permission, the South Adelaide Health Network (SALHN) audit tool and action...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/nzssa-audit-tool-for-as-5369-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b185170b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:22:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NZSSA ELECTION RESULTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The voting to elect a new NZSSA executive for the  next three years until September 2027 is now complete and the results have been...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/nzssa-election-results</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b185170a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:45:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CONGRATULATIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NZSSA congratulates Donna Dador, from Southern Cross hospital Christchurch who has been appointed to the role of National Sterilising...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/congratulations-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b1851709</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:41:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standards NZ withdrawal of AS/NZS 4187 and 4815]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good afternoon everyone.  Today I received a letter from Standards New Zealand stating that they had now withdrawn standards AS/NZS 4187...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/standards-nz-withdrawal-of-as-nzs-4187-and-4815</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b1851708</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 02:24:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATTENTION: Conference scholarship for trainee technicians open until Friday 21 June 2024, 5pm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NZSSA Executive have approved the opportunity for release of scholarships for trainees technicians to attend the NZSSA 50th...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/attention-conference-scholarship-for-trainee-technicians-open-until-friday-21-june-2024-5pm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b1851707</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:48:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CONFERENCE-- UPDATE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NZSSA has received a few emails from some Health NZ -Te Whatu Ora members who state that their hospital claims that they are not...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/conference-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b1851706</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:22:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NZSSA 50th Anniversary Conference 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kia ora,  Registrations are open for the conference. The early bird pricing closes on 31 July 2024 so get planning and get your...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/nzssa-50th-anniversary-conference-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b1851705</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 23:32:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[REMINDER-- NZSSA Regional Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reminder to all that the central region study day meeting for sterile technicians is being held on Saturday  the 4th of May  Venue:...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/reminder-nzssa-regional-meeting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965eeeee17729b1851704</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:55:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Important Message Re: MBIE and INZ and overseas technicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today 15/4/2024 MBIE and INZ have amended the category for Sterile technicians on the immigration green list. They will now be listed...]]></description><link>https://www.nzssa.co.nz/post/important-message-re-mbie-and-inz-and-overseas-technicians</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688965dba1ccd6aa3987f993</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:38:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item></channel></rss>