Clare Ashton

Role: Committee

Clare trained as a nurse and midwife in New Zealand. Her nursing experience has been varied, in operating theatres, maternity, psychiatry, general practice and at sea. She has degrees in business, public health, library and information studies. Clare researched the history of Karitane in New South Wales and published Australian Army Nursing Sister Elizabeth McMillan's letters 1915-16. She has volunteered on conservation projects and the promotion of nursing history. Currently Clare is studying Mary Truby King’s early diaries through Otago University’s post-graduate history programme.

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Dr Michael Harrison

Role: Website Coordinator

Michael trained in the UK in anaesthesia. He spent ten years there as a specialist in anaesthesia and intensive care, and in academia, before moving to New Zealand in 1987. As an anaesthetist in Auckland he continued research in collaboration with Auckland University and with The Institute of Biomedical Technologies (IBTec), AUT. The following five...

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Dr Aine McCoy

Role: Treasurer

[caption id="attachment_896" align="alignnone" width="300"] Aine Headshot: 18 February 2025[/caption] In 1979 she undertook further studies in General Practice in Northern Ireland then returned to Wellington in 1982 where she worked as a GP in Miramar until her retirement in November 2018. Aine was a member of the New Zealand Medical Women's Association, serving as National...

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Associate Professor Dr Jayne Krisjanous

Role: Chair/Secretary

Jayne Krisjanous is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Victoria University of Wellington/Te Herenga Waka. A key area of research interest is in the history of health services. Jayne is also a Registered Nurse (non-practicing) and Registered Midwife (non-practicing).

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