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Gluten Free Food Festival, Lincoln Event Centre Christchurch, 9-10th May

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Everyone Loved Our Free workshops at last year’s festival in Auckland – don’t miss out when we come to Christchurch.

FREE WORKSHOPS AND FOOD DEMONSTRATION (with festival ticket) REGISTER NOW!!!

Pre-register to attend the workshops and food demonstration

Gluten Free Family Picnic and a Chat with Coeliac New Zealand

Friday, 9 May 2025,  5-6 pm

Register NOW. Bring the kids, bring a blanket, grab some food from the GF food trucks and park up with the whanau for an hour of fun, games, and stories with Coeliac New Zealand.   This is an opportunity to hear about our resources, our kids’ clubs, and meet the team.

Living Gluten Free - The Pathway from Diagnosis to the New Normal

Register NOW for your chance to meet and hear from these clinicians who are expert in coeliac disease at one of the FREE sessions in either the morning or afternoon on Saturday

Session 1:  Saturday, 10 May 2025, 10.30 am - 12.00 pm

Session 2:  Saturday, 10 May 2025, 1.30 pm - 3.00 pm

Hear from the Experts and Share your Experience

  • Symptoms – an overview of some not-so-common symptoms of coeliac disease
  • The pathway for diagnosis – if not coeliac disease, then what? 
  • From the Dietitian – advice and support on your gluten-free diet, what to eat, what to avoid, and how to navigate the supermarket
  • My new normal – what this means for eating out – what to look for and ask when searching for your new gf local

Our Presenters

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Prof Andrew Day

Paediatric Gastroenterologist based in Christchurch, with strong clinical research and interests in coeliac disease and other gut disorders
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Sophie Hall

NZ registered dietitian based in Christchurch, completing her PhD with a focus on the management of paediatric coeliac disease.
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Dr Samuel Fussey

General Practitioner living and working in Canterbury who uses his personal experience of coeliac disease to help in the diagnosis and management of his patients.
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Suzanne Aitken

NZ registered dietitian and Health Promotion and Dietary Education Manager of Coeliac New Zealand

FOOD DEMONSTRATION Supported by Griffin's Gluten Free Biscuits

Saturday, 10 May 2025, 12.15 pm - 1.15 pm

Kelly Gibney will present 'Gluten Free Desserts & Treats - Recipes & Inspiration'

Over the last decade Kelly's recipes and photography have appeared in Dish Magazine, Fashion Quarterly, NZ Herald, and Stuff. She’s also collaborated with many of New Zealand’s most-loved food brands. Kelly has appeared on TV3 and TVNZ and you’ll regularly hear her on RNZ. Kelly’s background was previously in hospitality in New York, Melbourne and Auckland. She’s been a judge for Metro Magazine’s “Restaurant of the Year” awards and enjoys hosting and MCing food and hospitality industry related events.  Her debut cookbook WHOLEHEARTED was released in 2017. Her second book, ENJOY: food worth sharing with the people you love, was released in 2023 and has been shortlisted for both an NZ Booklovers Award and a PANZ Book Design Award.

 

Pre-register to attend the workshops and food demonstration

If you or someone in your whanau has coeliac disease and you are not already a member of Coeliac New Zealand, here is why you should become one:

  • “Joined Coeliac NZ, read the information sent (was so helpful), tried some of the recipes, they are amazing and use the wee book with the ingredient list provided all the time – a constant addition to my handbag (need another one actually for when I change handbags 😊).  Also learning about GF-free logos, which my husband is all over now too.”
  • “Telling people and them knowing someone with Coeliac Disease and connecting with them and listening to their stories and their helpful tips, made me think I was not alone.”
  • “Learning to take more time when supermarket shopping to be able to read ingredient lists ..”
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Agenda

If you would like to advertise at the conference there are still opportunities available. Please use the contact form to request a Coeliac NZ Conference 2023 sponsorship pack.

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About Coeliac New Zealand

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Your partner in
healthy living

Coeliac New Zealand is available throughout your journey. As part of our community, you’ll get support, advice, and assistance. We work with health professionals, manufacturers, and researchers to raise awareness of coeliac disease in NZ.

Together, we can reach a day when every person with coeliac disease gets diagnosed quickly, lives a healthy life, and has the prospect of a cure.

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