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New Zealand’s first Pacific physiotherapist awarded honorary doctorate

Aseta Redican, a trailblazing physiotherapist, receives an honorary doctorate for establishing the Pacific Heartbeat programme and opening Samoa's first physiotherapy department.

Skinny McBuntu

Aseta Redican has been recognised with an honorary doctorate in acknowledgement of her pioneering contributions to physiotherapy in New Zealand and the Pacific region. Her achievements include establishing the Pacific Heartbeat programme for the New Zealand Heart Foundation and opening Samoa's first physiotherapy department. Redican was New Zealand's first Pacific physiotherapy graduate.

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NZ's first Pacific physiotherapy graduate awarded with honorary doctorate

Aseta Redican's achievements include establishing the Pacific Heartbeat programme for the New Zealand Heart Foundation, and opening Samoa's first physiotherapy department

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