Our Team!

Northlands Animal Care Hospital is committed to providing “Caring Quality Service”.

Our staff will take the time to communicate with our clients so that they can fully share in the partnership of care of their special patient.

We have a high level of medical and surgical skills to enable rapid return to recovery for our sick patients.

Our nurses are all fully qualified and regularly attend continuing education seminars. Their expertise in the fields of nutrition, behaviour, preventative animal care, dental care and parasite control and is freely available to all our clients!

Veterinarians

Dr Euan Purdie BVSc – Owner/Veterinarian

Graduated from Massey in 1978 and completed a USA veterinary degree in 1979, before practising in Cleveland Ohio for 3 years.

In 1982 Euan established Northlands Animal Care and together with Sharryn his wife they have developed the practice to where it is today.

Euan loves his life as a veterinarian even after 35 years and enjoys interacting and advising pet owners and treating their four legged family members, also caged birds from Budgies to American Parrots.

Euan loves new puppies and kittens and has actively bred many litters of German ShortHaired Pointer and Burmese and Abyssinians kittens. He has a special interest in Cancer Therapy, reproduction, dermatology, and orthopaedic surgery.

When not work at the clinic Euan is an active sportsman, enjoying boating, fishing, diving, snowboarding, kitesurfing, mountain biking, and multi sports.

Dr Maya Robinson BVSc & MRCVS

Before embarking on a career in veterinary science, Maya studied towards a degree in Viticulture and Oneology at Lincoln University. Maya then decided a life dedicated to helping animals was more her calling so trained at NZ s’ only veterinary school at Massey university in Palmerston North.

After graduation, she worked in a mixed animal practice in the Waikato before being accepted to train as an Intern in one of Australia’s busiest small animal referral centres in Sydney, specializing in Internal medicine and emergency medicine. She then stayed on to work as an emergency veterinarian. She also has experience working in the United Kingdom before returning home to NZ.

Her passion is small animal medicine such as endocrinology- especially diabetes, and transfusion medicine but she also enjoys surgery and routine vaccinations of young and old alike!

Outside of work she is very keen on outdoor activities such as tramping, cycling and running, reading, catching up with family and friends and loves spending time with her much loved furry friends too!

Dr Susanne Anderson BVSc

Susanne graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Melbourne in 1983.

Since graduation her career has taken her all over the world including Africa, the United States and finally almost full circle back to the Southern Hemisphere and New Zealand. She immigrated here with her husband, two children and two Jack Russell terriers in October of 2007.

Before arriving in New Zealand, Susanne worked for 13 years in a large small animal practice in Madison, Wisconsin.

Her main areas of interest include, medicine, preventive health care, nutrition, geriatric care, rehabilitation, neurology, ophthalmology, endocrinology and alternative therapies, to name just a few!

In 2003 Susanne became certified by the International Association of Veterinary Acupuncture in the United States, Her goal is to provide veterinary acupuncture services as a complementary treatment modality in addition to high quality western medicine in order to provide the best possible care for your pets.

Susanne is looking forward to seeing you and your companions at Northlands Animal Care Hospital.

Veterinary Nurses

Judith - Senior Veterinary Nurse

Judith has been involved in the Canine fraternity for the previous twenty-five years and has specialized in the breeding and exhibition of Rottweilers throughout New Zealand. My dedication to the Rottweiler breed has resulted in having produced the first Rottweiler Grand Champion in the South Island.

My occupation as a vet nurse began some fifteen years ago and has since evolved into an exciting yet passionate activity on a daily basis, which I greatly enjoy.

I have dealt with many animal situations in the past and without doubt will continue to do so in the future, I anticipate nothing less than being faced with a different scenario each time.

Although at times my passion for our domestic friends may stretch a little I have always found my sense of responsibility to them respectfully genuine and sincere.

I therefore look forward to a continued future of adventure and delight and that’s how I see my position with Northlands Animal Care Hospital.

Sandra - Senior Veterinary Nurse

Sandra gained her national certificate in veterinary nursing in 2007 from Christchurch Polytechnic. She has been with Northlands Animal Care Hospital for 2 yrs since completing some of her training here.

Sandra has a keen interest in behaviour, nutrition and loves scrubbing in on interesting surgeries.

Outside work, Sandra and her fiancé are interested in small bore rifle shooting, motor-cross and trail-riding, mountain biking, going to the movies and loves spending time with their 2 dogs, Meesha (Siberian Huskey) And Olliver (Border Collie) both 9 years old. They also have a 13yr old cat, Shilo.

 

 

 

Sandra's Pets Left to right: Olliver, Meesha & Shilo

Elizabeth - Veterinary Nurse

Elizabeth has been passionate about working with animals since a very young age. Attending Massey University in 2001 did year one of her vet degree.

2002 took a gap year, which turned into 7 years.

This year Elizabeth took the step to once again become a full time student and is studying Veterinary Nursing at CPIT, and working here at Northlands Animal Care Hospital part time.

When Elizabeth is not Studying or working she enjoys spending time in the Mountains, ski-ing, tramping, and trying extreme adventurous things or just enjoying the fresh air and views.

Elizabeth is owned by A Beagle, Two Moggy cats, a Scottish Fold and a baby Lorikeet, As well as having many tropical fish in three tanks.

 

 

 

Nicole - Senior Veterinary Nurse

Nicole recently joined the team at NACH, after gaining her National Certificate in Veterinary Nursing through Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Otago University in 2003/04.

Nicole has now made the transit to Chch moving from the sunny Mount Maunganui, with her 2 pets in tow, Smeegol a 5yr old Burmilla, a cat who thinks he’s a dog and Gretel a 4yr old Terrier companion, hand reared from 2 weeks old, and Nicole’s best friend!!

Outside of work Nicole enjoys art and design, music, socialising with family and friends, travel and walking Gretel!

Nicole has been involved with animals all of her life having owned many over the years. She has fundraised and donated many hours and cans of pet food to animal welfare shelter. This stimulated her desire to take on a veterinary nursing career.

Nicole has a special interest in anaesthetic and surgical management, nutrition, weight programmes, reproduction and preventative health.

I really look forward to meeting all of our clients and their pets!

 

Julie - Weekend Veterinary Nurse

Julie has been working at Northlands Animal Care Hospital part-time for over the past 4 years, and is a qualified Veterinary nurse. Julie owns 5 dogs, 4 cats and rabbits.

Experienced gained running a small cattle and sheep farm with her husband enables her to provide customers with a variety of animal care knowledge.