The National School of Aesthetics

COVID-19 Update for Clinic Days and Visitors: 18 May 2020

This story is no longer valid. Our campus reopened to students on Monday, 18 May 2020 as per Government guidelines at Alert Level 2. This notice contains information for different audiences. You can choose from the following information: COVID-19 Notice Clinic Days Information Visitor Requirements COVID-19 Notice COVID-19 is a contagious disease. New Zealand is …

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COVID-19 Update: 6 May 2020

This story is no longer valid. We are still accepting applications for the July 2020 intakes of the New Zealand Certificate in Nail Technology and the New Zealand Certificate and Diploma in Beauty Therapy programmes. Emailing your applications to us is the best option to ensure a speedy response. New Zealand has moved to Alert …

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COVID-19 Update: 25 March 2020

This story is no longer valid. This is duplicated from the emergency event added on our calendar on our Web site. For more information, see https://www.nasa.co.nz/event/covid-19-alert-all-students-online-distance-learning/ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic alert levels 3 and 4 put into place by the New Zealand Government as of 1:30 PM on Monday, 23 March 2020, all learning …

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COVID-19 Update: 23 March 2020

This story is no longer valid. A Letter from Our Owners, Noel and Don Hello and tena koutou katoa to our students, graduates, team, clients, supporters and the wider community. We are Noel Turner and Don Kendall, co-founders and co-owners of The National School Aesthetics in Christchurch, New Zealand. We founded the National School of …

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COVID-19 Notice and Letter from Our CEO

This story is no longer valid. COVID-19 Notice COVID-19 is a contagious disease. As of 1 PM on Friday, 20 March 2020, we have 2 known casse of COVID-19 in isolation in Canterbury, but we have no wider community transmission of the virus at this stage. We do need to remain vigilant. Do NOT visit …

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Welcome to Our New Students – February 2020 Orientation

Welcome to our new students! Glad to have you here studying with us. Here are our lovely beauty tutor team at orientation with our new students.

NaSA Student Jordan Taylor Talks About Her Diploma in Beauty Therapy Course

Jordan Taylor likes, “the sense of mastering the art of beauty.” Currently studying the Diploma in Beauty Therapy at The National School of Aesthetics, she feels she, “enjoys the practical application of ideas,” and the beauty programme is an outlet for these strengths. She’s passionate about make-up, waxing, manicure and electrology. Despite holding no formal …

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Why Recognised and Approved Training is Important

Thursday night, 20/20 reported on the incidence of medical issues arising from poor hygiene and sterlisation (amongst other things) in some clinics in the Auckland region.  It’s interesting to note that some (if not all) of these nail bars seemed to be run in malls.  I would wager that some of the operators did not …

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It’s at Times Like These…

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It’s at times like these you realise who your true friends and supporters are.

After the 7.1 earthquake struck Christchurch on Saturday, 4 September 2010, our servers and phones went down. Power was out. Since both Noel and I were in the United States at the time, Don Kendall, Soni Cayadi and our personal friends Adam and Katrina went (separately) to check out the NaSA campus. All reported back that, while there was some damage inside, the building was okay, which was a great relief to all of us.

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