Our Assessment Team
Shape My Health is all about putting good health back in your control – and the earlier you do that, the better your future looks. We’re a team of health professionals who truly believe that knowledge and smart management now, will make all the difference for a healthy future.
Hawke’s Bay’s leading health professionals
Our team utilises the best preventative medicine to identify problems when they’re small – or even before they present.
You can consult with
- Registered Nurses
- General Practitioner
- Dietitian
- Heart Specialist
- Kidney Specialist
- Gut Specialist
- Hormone Specialist
- Aging Specialist
- Rheumatologist
- Skin Specialist
- Paediatrician
Our team of specialists are on hand for more complex medical needs, with direct referrals from your GP or Shape My Health Doctor.
Our Team
Dr Colin Hutchison
Nephrologist (Kidney Doctor)
Dr Colin Hutchison has extensive experience in caring for patients with early and severe kidney diseases. Having spent many years caring for patients with preventable kidney disease, he is passionate that "prevention is always better than a cure".
Colin is therefore dedicated to empowering individuals to understand and improve their health by timely health assessments and holistic care.
Colin has a Medical degree from Leicester University, UK; a PhD in kidney disease and Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Colin lives in rural Hawkes Bay with his wife and family and is a leader at Village Baptist Church.
Dr Catherine Gray
General Practitioner & Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician
Catherine comes to Shape My Health after working in Hastings as a General Practitioner for twenty years. She is passionate about preventative medicine and improving health outcomes for patients through environmental and lifestyle change.
Catherine obtained a medical degree from Auckland Medical School and is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. She also has Fellowship of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and is a Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician.
Catherine is married with four children and is an active member of Hastings Baptist church.
Rebecca Nichols
Registered Nurse
Becks is a registered nurse who had worked in Intensive Care for ten years prior changing to many years of community based nursing in Urgent Care. More recently she has worked as a practicum nursing lecturer and simulation learning facilitator and has completed her Masters in Nursing, developing a special interest in health assessments and diagnostics.
Kirsty McMinn-Collard
Registered Nurse
Kirsty is a registered nurse with a background in hospital and community nursing. She is passionate about health promotion and screening.
Kirsty is married with five children and loves to sing. She regularly performs for community groups and is involved in her church music team.
Heather Nicholas
Shape My Health Administrator/Receptionist
Heather has many years of administration and reception experience in the health industry. She has worked locally in Hastings for seven years and prior to this in her native United Kingdom and also Hong Kong.
Heather and her husband have made New Zealand home and are enjoying the Hawkes Bay food and wine culture. They have four grown children and four grandchildren and also love to travel having seen some parts of NZ but hope to see much more of this stunning country.
Heather also enjoy walking their golden retriever at the weekends, playing lawn bowls and going the theatre here and in Auckland/Wellington.
Felicity Curran
Shape My Health Administrator/Receptionist
Felicity is an experienced medical administrator and receptionist, welcoming you to Shape My Health.
She has worked in Hawkes Bay for many years and is married with two grown children and enjoying the addition of grandchildren.