March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
To help demystify concussions and offer deeper insight into the risks and benefits of playing contact sports, a new podcast…
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
In New Zealand, approximately 36,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and 11,000 strokes are reported each year. At ABI, we’re dedicated…
Round the Bays Auckland 2025
A huge thank you to our incredible team for recently completing the Round the Bays Auckland 2025! Celebrating 53 years…
Happy International Women’s Day
Today, we honour the strength, resilience, and countless achievements of women across the globe. Whether leading, creating, nurturing, or inspiring,…
ABI Rehabilitation achieves the highest level of CARF international accreditation for a further three years
CARF – the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities – is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that assesses the facilities and…
New Research: Brain Changes in Long COVID & ME/CFS Patients
Recent studies have revealed striking similarities in the neurological effects of Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Both…
Working collaboratively to improve outcomes for the brain injured
Consumers with traumatic brain injury are seeing improved wait times for rehabilitation in the community, thanks to a recently completed…
Jordan’s story
One year ago, Jordan sustained a moderate traumatic brain injury from an assault and nine months later, he completed his…
Dr. Christine Howard-Brown
Chief Executive Health and Wellbeing • ABI Rehabilitation, Evolve, ProActive
Rugby and Brain Injury
There is considerable concern about the way rugby has changed physically in the last 20 years, alongside increasing awareness of…
Meet Dr Richard Seemann rehabilitation medicine specialist
Dr Richard Seemann, one of ABI’s 4 Medical Directors was recently interviewed for Doctors NOS. Richard has worked for ABI for…
Mānawatia o Matariki – Happy Matariki from ABI
As Aotearoa is about to have the first official public holiday to celebrate Matariki, the ABI team have also been…
Team wellbeing
What is the most precious thing for ABI? It is our people. It is ABI’s goal and intention to ensure…
National Aotearoa Psychology Week 2022
This week is National Aotearoa Psychology Week, and we would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge and thank all…
International Nurses Day May 12th 2022
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12th, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Today we focus on…
Brain Injury Awareness Month – Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. In New Zealand there are approximately 32,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBI) per year (based…
ABI Community Services team shifts from Grafton to Epsom
ABI has a large community services team in Auckland and recently made the shift across central Auckland from Grafton to…
Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. In New Zealand there are approximately 32,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBI) per year (based on…
Art Auctions for ABI Rehab and Auckland Rescue Helicopter
Please remember to check out, share and consider bidding on the art auctions listed on TradeMe. You can click on…
The Hanson family say thanks to ABI Rehab and Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
Aaron Hanson was an Auckland ABI Intensive client following a motorcycle vs 4WD injury in July 2020. Aaron continues to receive…
Are you looking to take your next step in your career?
New year, new opportunities. Start 2022 by joining ABI! ABI is a leading provider of multidisciplinary neuro-rehabilitation in New Zealand.…
Meri kirihimete from the ABI team to you and your whānau
Thank you to our incredible team, our clients and whānau, partners, friends and supporters for working with us this year…
Speech Therapy for Children in Auckland
Does your child have unclear or delayed speech? Are you seeking an experienced speech-language therapist? With the lockdowns and disruptions…
Occupational Therapy for children
This week is World Occupational Therapy week. The theme for the week is Celebrating Excellence – Hei Whakanui i te…
ABI has a home in Northland
ABI is delighted to finally have an office space in Whangārei – a base for our Northland clinicians to call…
Thank your Cleaners and International Chef’s Day 20th October
Celebrating our Cleaners and Chefs Wednesday this week was both Thank your Cleaners and International Chef’s Day so a great…
Happy National Allied Health Professionals Day
The 14th October was International Allied Health Professionals Day. Allied health clinicians make up a significant part of ABI’s workforce,…
Co designing tele-rehabilitation for people with Concussion
ABI has partnered with Auckland University of Technology to explore experiences of rehabilitation following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or…
Speech Language Therapy Awareness Week 2021
Last week was Speech Language Therapy Awareness Week 2021. ABI has a large team of very skilled SLT’s working across…
Supporting client and whānau mental health following TBI
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is all about Taking Time to Kōrero, connecting in with…
Mental Health Awareness Week – Supporting our Teams Wellness
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is all about taking time to kōrero, making time to…
The taonga that is ABI’s Whakairo Te Waharoa at the Auckland Intensive site
We are coming to the end of of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, the ABI team has definitely risen…
Introducing ABI Kaiwhakahaere
What better time to introduce you to our Kaiwhakahaere (ABI Māori Leaders/Advisors) ABI are celebrating Te wiki o te Reo…
Working with Whānau – two models of rehabilitation used at ABI Rehab
This week is Te wiki o te Reo Māori, what better time to introduce you to two Māori rehabilitation tools…
World Physiotherapy Day 2021
World Physiotherapy Day is annually observed on September 8th. The day strives to raise awareness about the crucial role physiotherapists…
Wild weather in Auckland
Widespread flooding occurred overnight in Auckland and MetService has issued a heavy rain warning for Auckland until later today. West Auckland,…
Beanie up for Stroke Awareness
Members of the ABI team wore their beanies to work during July and August in support of stroke awareness and…
The aftermath of a devastating king hit punch on the sports field
There has been some attention in the media recently regarding the devastating impact of the king hit punch. The king…
ABI Auckland Workshop Houses 6 and 7 are open
Our new tiny whares and workshop are open and are in use by clients at the Auckland Intensive site. Recently…
ABI Wellington Hospital Drive turns 1
The new building built for ABI Wellington Rehabilitation recently turned 1. This site, at Hospital Drive in Kenepuru provides Intensive Inpatient…
ABI Auckland welcome 2 “Tiny Homes”
ABI Auckland has welcomed two new cabins to the Intensive Rehabilitation site. These cabins are designed for mobile independent clients…
Multiple head knocks in high contact sports
Last night the Sunday programme on TV1 aired an episode called “Head Games” https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/sunday/clips/head-games about Rugby and Concussion, specifically, the…
ABI community Rehab team presents at General Practitioners CME Conference in Rotorua
ABI Community Rehabilitation team members Dr Richard Seemann (Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist); Kristen Clarke (Wellington Community Rehabilitation Manager and Occupational Therapist);…
Come and work at ABI Rehab NZ
A message from ABI CEO Dr Christine Howard-Brown Kia Ora, ABI Rehab is a vibrant rehabilitation service specialising in brain…
ABI Rehab NZ opens new Wellington Community Services Rehabilitation site in Tawa
ABI Rehab NZ opened its new Wellington Community Services Rehabilitation site on the 18th May. ABI has taken on a lease…
Celebrating our Psychologists at the end of the National Psychology Week
This week we have tried to showcase the value Psychology brings to rehabilitation. We thank and celebrate all of our…
Behavioural Psychology: Angela and Victoria
Victoria and Angela are Psychologists with specialist skills in behaviour. Both are Board Certified Behaviour Analysts. Angela says “psychologists are in…
Viv Clinical Psychologist
Viv an ABI Clinical Psychologist thinks “psychology is a critical part of rehabilitation. We are holistic beings, and our psychological…
International Nurses Day
Today we focus on our Nurses who play an integral part of ABI’s leadership and service delivery. ABI has a…
Chris a Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist
Chris shares with us his insights into being a Neuropsychologist. Neuropsychology is an important part of TBI rehabilitation with specialist skills…
National Aotearoa Psychology Week May 10 -16
This week is National Psychology Week. ABI celebrates and thanks to our team of Psychologist for all their mahi. Kapai to all…
Congratulations and well done to Joshy
Congratulations and well done to ABI Rehab Assistant, Joshy in recently graduating with NZQA Level 3 National Certificate in Health…
World Social Work Day
World Social Work Day was recently celebrated. This is the day social workers worldwide stand together to advance a common message…
Dr. Tanya Harris talks to TBI peer mentoring group at AUT
Click here to watch the lecture that Dr Tanya’s (ABI’s Medical Director) has given at Auckland University of Technology.
ABI Wellington has moved to new premises
After months of hard work, ABI Wellington has moved to its brand new premises on Hospital Drive in Porirua in…
Expert Dr. Tanya Harris on brain injury (Interview on Radio New Zealand)
Click here to listen to Dr Tanya’s (ABI’s Medical Director) interview on Radio New Zealand talking about brain injuries and…
Video from ACC
Deane’s story – Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) affects the whole whānau Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can happen to anyone at…