Kia ora and welcome to the website of the Dietitians Board in New Zealand

Dietitians wishing to practise in New Zealand must, by law, be registered with the Dietitians Board and must hold a current practising certificate. This website explains the role of the Dietitians Board, what dietitians must do to be registered and practise, and how complaints against dietitians are handled.

The Board has defined one 'Scope of Practice'.

NB: The Board's address changed in May 2008 to Level 3, 195-201 Willis Street, Wellington (courier parcels), PO Box 10-140, Wellington 6143 (postal); the email address is now dietitians@dietitiansboard.org.nz, telephone +64 4 474 0746, and the fax is now +64 4 474 0709.

NEWSFLASH:  CONTINUING COMPETENCY PROGRAMME CHANGES

1. The Board has revised the Continuing Competency Programme (CCP) Manual-June 2010, which outlines changes to the Continuing Competency Programme. Click here also for the new CCP Audit Template/CCP Credit Summary for Audit, (Word version) - effective from 1 April 2010 (refer also to "Practitioners: Maintain Competency" page).

OTHER INFORMATION: 

1)The Board released on 28 April 2009 its April 2009 newsletter, with the revised Registration Competency Requirements, (which will be in transition in 2010 and fully implemented in January 2011) and its new policy for UK Trained and Registered Dietitians (please refer to the website pages "Registration: Qualified Outside NZ").

2) EMPLOYERS: If you are considering employing a recent NZ graduate, an Australian Credentialed dietitian, a UK trained and registered dietitian, an Overseas Trained dietitian (from a country other than Australia or the UK, or who dont meet the criteria as above), or a NZ dietitian wishing to return to work after at least three years out of the dietetic workforce, please click on the appropriate links. Please also refer to the Handbook (revised October 2009).

Please also click here for the leaflet on the 'Board's Functions' and for the 'Supervision Guidelines (May 2010)'. The Board is also pleased to endorse the Dietitians NZ-formerly NZDA's 'Professional Supervision for Dietitians' Guidelines'.

3) All OVERSEAS TRAINED DIETITIANS, including those from Australia and the UK, wishing to consider applying to register in New Zealand, need to carefully read the website page: "Registration - Qualified Outside NZ, and the FAQ's".

Click on this link for the 'Information Handbook on Registration Procedures for Overseas Trained Dietitians' (revised October 2009). All overseas trained dietitians, including those from Australia or the UK,  must read this carefully please.

4) CULTURAL COMPETENCY is compulsory for practising dietitians. Refer to the "Practitioners: Maintain Competency" page for details of the on-line course/test.

5) Thank you to those who responded to the Board's submission document from the Board and the NZ Dietitians Association regarding 'Prescribing of Special Foods by Dietitians'.

NB: The "Site Map" is the quickest way to navigate this website. Sub headings, e.g. 'Maintain Competency' (which is under 'Practitioners') are alphabetically listed in the white boxes below the green subject area.