Special Notice - Hospice NZ Knowledge Hub Closing and Transition to Health NZ Learning Platforms

Please note that the Knowledge Hub will be closing on 31 March 2026. HNZ ask that any learners who have courses currently underway complete their learning and download their certificates by this date.

From 1 March 2026, the Fundamentals of Palliative Care and Syringe Driver Training courses will be available via the Health New Zealand learning platforms Ko Awatea and HealthLearn, where learners will be able to enroll and complete these courses ongoing.

Any learners who do not complete their learning on the Knowledge Hub by 31 March 2026 will still be able to enroll in the courses on Ko Awatea or HealthLearn; however, they will need to start the course from the beginning if it was not completed on the Knowledge Hub.

About the Programme

The HNZ Syringe Driver Competency education assists Registered Nurses to obtain the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills needed to manage syringe drivers in their place of practice and for enrolled nurses to be competent in checking syringe drivers.

This programme is delivered in two steps

• Online – Theory and Assessment………2hrs

• In-person – Practical Assessment……1-2 hrs

Step One: 
Participants complete a 2-hour online module through Hospice New Zealand Knowledge Hub click HERE - an online learning tool available to registered nurses working with palliative care patients in ARC facilities, hospital or community-based providers. The online section consists of 6 modules of theory with short quizzes at the end of each module. During each module participants complete a theory assessment. A pass mark of 80% and a drug calculation assessment pass mark of 100% is required.

To register with Knowledge Hub and complete online component click HERE

Step Two: 
On successful completion of the online modules participants may then register through Lake Taupō Hospice to attend a 1.5 hr practical assessment session - this must be done within 3 months of completion of the online modules.

Assessments take place at Izard Hospice House, 29 Huka Falls Road.

Next Course Date: Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 1.00pm.
To book, please complete the form below.

Step Three: 
A certificate will be available through Knowledge Hub once you have completed both the Online modules and the Practical Assessment.

Please contact info@laketaupohospice.co.nz if you have any further questions.

There is no cost to do this programme and assessments.