Publications

The following VCNZ forms and publications are available on this site:

• Annual Practising Certificate Renewal
  
• Registration Application form and Info letter
  
• Application form for Massey graduates and letter for new Massey graduates
  
• TTMRA registration application form
  
• Application to sit the NZNVE Exam
  

Register of Veterinarians
 
The Register of Veterinarians, being a public document, is maintained on this website for access by all users.
 
 
Complaints Investigation Outcomes
 
To view the outcomes from investigations of a selection of complaint cases, please visit the CAC Outcomes page.
 
 
Candidate Information Handbook for the New Zealand National Veterinary Examination (NZNVE)
 
Those applicants who are not eligible for registration from schools accredited by the AVMA, VSAAC, and RCVS, but who have a five year primary veterinary degree may be eligible for registration by examination.
Refer to the Candidate Information Handbook for more details (Revised October 2012).
 
 
The Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinarians
 
This Code sets out the professional and ethical standards veterinarians are required to meet and may be measured against. Click on the relevant link in the menu to the left, or click here.
 
 
Annual Workforce Analysis Report

• NZ Veterinary Workforce in 2011-12 (328Kb PDF)
• NZ Veterinary Workforce in 2010-11 (290Kb PDF)
• NZ Veterinary Workforce in 2009-10 (500Kb PDF)
• NZ Veterinary Workforce in 2008-09 (2Mb PDF)

The Annual Report
 
Contains information on Council membership, and summary reports from the Council Chairperson and Chairpersons of all the Council Committees.

• 2011 Annual Report (PDF 0.8Mb)
• 2010 Annual Report (PDF c 1.5Mb)
• 2009 Annual Report (PDF c 3Mb)
• 2008 Annual Report (PDF 287 kb)
• 2007 Annual Report (PDF 441 kb)
• 2006 Annual Report (PDF 268 kb)
• 2005 Annual Report (PDF 163 kb)
• 2004 Annual Report (PDF 126 kb)
• 2003 Annual Report (PDF 138 kb)
• 2002 Annual Report (PDF 123 kb)

Newsbrief
 
A quarterly publication updating all registered veterinarians on progress within the Veterinary Council and Secretariat.

• October 2011 Newsbrief (PDF)
• December 2010 Newsbrief (PDF)
• October 2010 Newsbrief (PDF)
• July 2010 Newsbrief (PDF)
• April 2010 Newsbrief (PDF)
• December 2009 Newsbrief (PDF)
• October 2009 Newsbrief (PDF)
• July 2009 Newsbrief (PDF)
• April 2009 Newsbrief (PDF)
• December 2008 Newsbrief (PDF)
• July 2008 Newsbrief (PDF)
• April 2008 Newsbrief (PDF)
• December 2007 Newsbrief (PDF)
• October 2007 Newsbrief (PDF)
• July 2007 Newsbrief (PDF)
• April 2007 Newsbrief (PDF)
• December 2006 Newsbrief (PDF)
• October 2006 Newsbrief available on request from VCNZ
• June 2006 Newsbrief (PDF)
• April 2006 Newsbrief (avail on request from VCNZ)
• December 2005 Newsbrief (PDF)
• September 2005 Newsbrief (avail on request from VCNZ)
• June 2005 Newsbrief (PDF)
• April 2005 Newsbrief (PDF 172 kb)
• March 2005 - Special Newsbrief (on Veterinarians Bill) (PDF)
• November 2004 Newsbrief (PDF)
• September 2004 Newsbrief (PDF)
• June 2004 Newsbrief (PDF)
• March 2004 Newsbrief (PDF 44kb)

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

• Continuing Professional Development – Information for Veterinarians (PDF)
• Guidance for Providers of Continuing Professional Development Activities for Veterinarians (PDF)
• CPD plan template (Word)
• CPD plan template (PDF)
• CPD activity record (Word)
• CPD activity record (PDF)
• CPD reflective record (Word)
• CPD reflective record (PDF)

Specialist Registration Booklet
 
For information on Specialist Registration and a copy of the Specialist Registration Booklet and Application form, please contact the Registration Officer.
 
List of Current Veterinary Specialists
 
 
VCNZ Policies and Statements

• Policy on Competence and Competence Assessment
• Policy guideline on the Veterinary Council framework for Professional Standards
• Policy on Recency of Practice
• Policy on conflicts of interest
• Policy on Registration
• Policy on Limited Registration
• Policy on Provisional Registration
• Policy on Registration under TTMRA
• Policy on the Register of Veterinarians and publicly available information
• What Happens at a Judicial Committee hearing?
• Policy on English Competence
• Policy on Specialist Registration
• Policy on Health Impaired veterinarians
• Policy on additional qualifications and the use of post nominals
• Competency Standards and Performance Indicators for Veterinarians

Gazette Notices (all PDF)

• Minimum Standards for Practising as a Veterinarian Notice 2011 (No 1)
• Prescribed Fees
• Scopes of practice for limited Registration
• Designated branches for specialist registration
• Recognised Institutions, Qualifications, Assessment and Examination Programmes for Registration as a Veterinarian Notice 2011
• Prescribed form of the Register of Veterinarians

Other documents

• The Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinarians (PDF)
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Record Sheet and electronic template
• Specialist Registration Booklet, list of specialists
• VCNZ Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016 (PDF)
• Vets in Stress publication
• Mentoring Guidelines
• Memorandum of Understanding - VCNZ and NZVA (5Mb PDF)

Most of the above documents are available in PDF format, which requires that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer. If you do not have this software installed, you can download it from the Adobe website. Otherwise, please e-mail VCNZ for a copy in Word.