Boost wins national award

The Boost team, centre (front left) Morgan McKenzie, Dr Tom Vaughan and Dr Chanelle Rhodes, flanked by colleagues from the NZ Chiropractic Association, Dr Ash Pritchard (far left) and Dr Laurence Gilmore.


A Warkworth business that started in a converted garage has been named NZ’s Best Emerging Chiropractic Practice.

It’s been nearly three years since Tom Vaughan and Chanelle Rhodes decided they wanted to leave Auckland city and avoid a long daily commute to work.

They initially set up Boost Chiropractic in Snells Beach, but later moved to a larger work space in Alnwick Street.

At the recent New Zealand Chiropractic Association awards in Wellington, the team – which now also includes Morgan McKenzie – won best emerging practice.

“It’s a huge deal for us,” Chanelle says.

“Our clients all got behind us and there was an amazing amount of positive energy.

“We knew Boost was a great practice and we are very proud that we could compete with other practices from the city.

“We are a young team with a ton of enthusiasm for what we do.”

Boost Chiropractic has plans to expand and is looking for a larger work space to move into next year. It is also considering opening up practices in Wellsford, Puhoi and Kaiwaka.