Pulmonary rehabilitation classes

Contact: Krystall Cumming
Position: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coordinator
Email: krystall.cumming@southerndhb.govt.nz
Phone: 027 563 4218
Class location: Invercargill - 'at home' programme

Contact: Karyn Duthie
Email: karyn.duthie@gorehealth.co.nz
Phone: 03 209 3013
Class location: Gore
Number of weeks: 8-week programme
Days/times of classes: Tuesdays and Fridays

Contact: Chris D'Souza
Email: cfdsouza@scdhb.health.nz
Phone: 03 687 2100 ext 8916
Class location: Timaru, Temuka, Waimate (depending on venue availability)
Number of weeks: Multi condition rehab, 5x programmes per year, 6-week block course
Days/times of classes: Timaru: Tuesdays and Thursdays (10am - 12pm), Temuka and Waimate: Mondays & Wednesdays (10am - 12pm).

Contact: Mersha Shepherd and Karen Willsman
Position: Community Respiratory Service
Email: breathe@betterbreathing.health.nz
Phone: 03 353 9973 or 021 242 8894
Class location: Ashburton, Christchurch (East, West, North, South), Rangiora, and Telerehab
Number of weeks: 8-week block programme
Days/times of classes: 1x session per week (1.5hr)

Contact: Jess Quinney and Rosalie Adamson
Email: asthma.nelson@xtra.co.nz or pr.adamson@hotmail.com
Class location: Club Waimea Richmond
Number of weeks: 8-week programme
Days/times of classes: Tuesdays and Fridays (11am - 1pm)

Contact: Jacqui Elms
Position: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Nurse
Email: jacqui.elms@ccdhb.org.nz
Phone: 027 258 4345
Class location: Wellington and Porirua
Number of weeks: 7-8 week programme, 5x per year
Days/times of classes: Wellington: Mondays and Thursdays (10am - 11.30am), Porirua: Mondays and Thursdays (1pm - 2.30pm)

Contact: Colleen Stevens
Position: Physiotherapist
Email: colleen.stevens@huttvalleydhb.org.nz
Phone: 04 570 9943
Class location: Lower Hutt
Number of weeks: 16 sessions over 8 weeks with 2 assessment appointments
Days/times of classes: Mondays (12pm - 2pm) and Thursdays (10.30am - 11.30am)

Contact: Liz Fellerhoff and Celeste Taylor
Email: liz.fellerhoff@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz or celeste.taylor@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz
Phone: 027 297 0066 or 027 275 9219
Class location: Featherston/Masterton
Number of weeks: Block programme

Contact: Amanda Tunbridge
Position: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Nurse
Email: amanda.tunbridge@ccdhb.org.nz
Phone: 027 364 5258
Class location: Kapiti
Number of weeks: 8-week programme, 5x per year
Days/times of classes: Tuesdays and Fridays (11.15am - 1pm)

Contact: Grant Hansen
Role: Pulmonary Rehab and Diabetes Management Coordinator – THINK Hauora
Email: grant.hansen@thinkhauora.nz
Phone: 021 114 0327
Class location: Levin

Contact: Aimee Feck and Maree Hoggard
Email: aimee@flexphysionz.com or maree.hoggard@thg.org.nz
Phone: 06 374 8780 or 06 374 5691
Class location: Dannevirke
Number of weeks: 2 - 3 programmes per year
Days/times of classes: Mondays and Wednesdays

Contact: Sarah Dixon
Email: sarah.dixon@midcentraldhb.govt.nz
Class location: Palmerston North
Number of weeks: 8-week block course, 2x per week
Days/times of classes: Courses run as required

Contact: Mere Tua
Email: mtua@wrhn.org.nz
Phone: (06) 3480109 ext. 759
Class Location: Whanganui/Virtual
Number of weeks: 6-week program
Days/time of classes: Participants can choose between self-paced online videos, completed at their own convenience, and scheduled in-person classes.

Contact: Christine Aditama and Mark Villapando
Position: Respiratory Physiotherapist/COPD CNS
Email: christine.hawkins@waikatodhb.health.nz
Class location: Waikato Hospital/Virtual
Number of weeks: 6 or 10 weeks
Days/times of classes: Tuesdays and Fridays (1pm - 2.30pm)

Contact: Roel Austria
Email: respiratoryservice@korowai.org.nz
Class location: Rotorua
Phone: 07 282 2751
Number of weeks: 5 weeks, plus pre- and post-assessment
Days/times of classes: 1 - 2 courses per year, Thursday evenings

Contact: Rachel Dykes
Email: rachel.dykes@lakesdhb.govt.nz
Class location: Tūrangi
Number of weeks: 5 weeks, plus pre- and post-assessment
Days/times of classes: 2 -3 courses per year, Thursday evenings

Contact: Rachel Dykes
Email: rachel.dykes@lakesdhb.govt.nz
Class location: Taupō
Number of weeks: 7 weeks, pre- and post-assessment
Days/times of classes: 1 - 2 courses per year, Thursday evenings

Contact: Carole Donnelly
Email: carole.donnelly@hbdhb.govt.nz
Phone: 027 5345 635
Class location: Napier, Hastings, Wairoa and CHB
Number of weeks: 8 weeks
Days/times of classes:

• Napier: Mondays and Wednesdays (11am - 1pm and 12pm - 2pm). 10 groups per year.
• Hastings: Tuesdays and Thursdays (11am - 1pm and 12pm - 2pm). 10 groups per year.
• Wairoa: varies (2 groups per year)
• CHB: varies (2 groups per year)
• Online classes: offered via Zoom, as required

Contact: Zoe Manderson
Email: zoe.manderson@tdhb.org.nz
Phone: 06 753 6139 ext 8633
Class location: New Plymouth and Hawera
Number of weeks: 10 weeks
Days/times of classes:

• New Plymouth: Tuesdays and Fridays (1pm - 3pm)
• Hawera: Mondays and Thursdays (10am - 12pm)

Contact: Linda Ritchie
Position: Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab Co-ordinator
Email: linda.ritchie@pinnacle.health.nz
Phone: 027 403 9503
Class location: Tairāwhiti/Gisborne
Number of weeks: 8-week programme
Days/times of classes: Programmes run as demand and staffing allows

Contact: Trina Robertson
Position: Senior Outpatient Physiotherapist
Phone: 09 487 1266 ext 45766
Class location: Northshore Hospital and Waitakere Hospital
Number of weeks: 8-week programme

Contact: Anita Jackson
Position: Senior Physiotherapist
Phone: 09 307 4949 ext 27703
Class location: Greenlane Clinical Centre
Number of weeks: 8-week programme
Days/times of classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays

Contact: Janette Tolich
Email: janette.tolich@aut.ac.nz
Class location: Harold Moody Recreation Centre, 44 Glendale Drive, Glen Eden
Days/times of classes: Thursdays (1pm - 2.45pm). $3 charge.

Contact: Sarah Candy
Position: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coordinator
Email: scandy@middlemore.co.nz
Phone: 021 414 908
Number of weeks: 8 weeks
Class location and days/times of classes:

• Howick: Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre, Wednesdays and Fridays (10am - 11.30am)
• Papatoetoe: Allan Brewster Centre, Mondays and Wednesdays (9am - 11am)
• Pukekohe Netball Centre: Bledisloe Park, Mondays and Fridays (11am - 12.30pm)
• Manurewa Netball Centre: Browns Road, Tuesdays and Thursdays (10am - 1pm)
• Mangere: Moana Nui-a-Kiwa Pool and Leisure Centre, Wednesdays only

Contact: Nateele Howarth
Email: BOI.Physio@northlanddhb.org.nz
Phone: 0800 674 974 ext 2
Class location: Kawakawa
Number of weeks: 7 weeks
Days/times of classes: Mondays and Wednesdays

Contact: Sarah Brereton
Email: sarah.brereton@northlanddhb.org.nz
Phone: 09 408 9181 ext 4845
Class location: Kaitaia
Number of weeks: 7-week block course
Days/times of classes: Twice per week, 2 courses per year

Contact: Karen Langdon
Position: Senior Physiotherapist
Email: karen.langdon@northlanddhb.org.nz
Phone: 09 430 4101 ext 7525
Class location: Whangarei Hospital
Number of weeks: 7-week programme, rolling programme
Days/times of classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays (10am - 12pm)