About our Practice

Services designed for tamariki and young people

Active+ New Plymouth have been working in the region for over 15 years and we pride ourselves on providing a high level of services from a team of passionate therapists. We have continued to expand and offer more services for our local families. We now have a number of paediatric trained professionals on our team and have established a dedicated clinic from which we offer a range of services to Children, Tamariki and Rangitahi.  You will find the new clinic at 78 Gill Street,  just down the road from our existing base.

At Active+ Taranaki, we believe in a multidisciplinary approach to paediatric care, bringing together expert Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Therapists, and Physiotherapists to support children in reaching their full potential. By integrating these specialties, we provide holistic, tailored care that addresses a child’s unique developmental needs. Our collaborative approach ensures that motor skills, communication, sensory processing, and overall function are developed in a coordinated and effective way. Whether a child needs support with movement, speech, play, or daily activities, our team works together to create comprehensive strategies that promote confidence, independence, and long-term success.

Our clinic has been set up as a welcoming place for children and young people. 

Come on in and check out Taranaki's only dedicated sensory space

So, what do you think of the space?

James (5): It's 8 out of bouncey castles

Annabell (2): I Luff it!

Our sensory space wouldn't be the same without our good friends at Sensory Sam

We offer the only multidisciplinary Paediatric team in the region including: Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.

For all other physiotherapy services including injury rehabilitation, neurological rehab and vestibular/dizziness treatment please see our main New Plymouth clinic located at 99 Gill Street. 

Our Paediatric team include:- 

Aimie O'Hara - Physiotherapist and Neurodevelopmental Therapist. 

Ella Herd - Physiotherapist

Anna Harrison - Speech-Language Therapist

Emma Busby - Occupational Therapist

Jeanette Brown - Operations Manager / Speech and Language Therapist

See our staff profiles for full details

Things our Paediatric team can help you with:

• Sensory Profiling
• Developmental assessments
• Hypermobility and normal variants (flat feet, in/out toeing, gait abnormalities)
• Social, play skills, and emotional regulation
• Neurological conditions (such as cerebral palsy, concussion, intellectual disability, and brain injury)
• Autism (including sensory profiling), ADHD, other neurodiversity, and sensory processing difficulties
• Reading and writing, visual perception
• Fine and gross motor skills
• Independence with self-cares in the home and school environment
• Movement, balance and co-ordination
• Sensory integration
• Speech sounds and voice disorders
• Listening, understanding, and communicating
• Planning, memory, and organising ideas