Happy Holidays
16 December 2025
Happy Holidays
As we approach the end of the calendar year, we’d like to thank our Subscribers and MAS Members for your continued support of the Healthy Practice service and team. It has certainly been another busy year.
Throughout 2025, we’ve seen the matters coming through become increasingly complex and varied, alongside a noticeable increase in change activity across the health and practice sectors. This year has also brought change for us, with the retirement of the much-respected and one-of-a-kind Shaun Phelan and Fiona Mines, as well as broader change across MAS. Having long admired the Healthy Practice service from within MAS’s People & Transformation team, it has been a privilege to join the team in September.
Looking ahead, we’re excited to reconnect more closely with our subscribers and to continue evolving and extending our service offering — so watch this space. There are also a number of key legislative changes on the horizon next year, and we’re committed to supporting you to navigate these with confidence.
In the meantime, thank you again. We truly value the relationships we continue to build with you. Like many of you, we’re looking forward to a well-earned break and (hopefully) plenty of sunshine over the festive season. For those working through, outside of public holidays we’ll be operating with a smaller team, with our full team back on deck from 8 January. As always, you can email us during this time at business@mas.co.nz or call 0800 800 627 during usual business hours.
Warm wishes from the Healthy Practice team for the festive season, however you celebrate it. We look forward to supporting and connecting with you in 2026.
Best wishes, Nicole, Hayden, Bonnie and Mychaela
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