Dr Hayes Woodman
Nearly ten years in. Still the most rewarding thing I do.
I graduated from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic in 2017 and have spent the decade since doing the same thing: helping people understand what's happening in their body, building a clear plan to fix it, and getting them back to the life they actually want to live.
I work with a wide range of presentations — back, neck and hip pain, sciatica and nerve complaints, shoulder injuries, vertigo, migraines and headaches. But what I'm most interested in is helping you understand why the problem exists, what keeps it coming back, and what needs to change so it doesn't.
How I work
I use manual chiropractic adjusting techniques, drop-assist, and soft tissue release — hands-on, specific, and targeted to your diagnosis. Exercise programming is built into my approach, not bolted on. I design home-friendly programmes around fundamental movement patterns, with progressive overload and clear weekly progressions.
What I genuinely can't stand is cookie-cutter care. You'll never leave my clinic with a back-of-napkin exercise sheet and a vague recommendation to take it easy. You'll leave with a plan — one built around your actual life, your specific goals, and what your body needs right now.
My approach to lifestyle advice
I give lifestyle recommendations that bend to your life, not the other way around. Sleep, nutrition, movement habits, load management — these all matter. But they only matter if they're realistic. My job is to help you find what actually works for your schedule and build it in gradually, so it sticks.
A word on continuity
Orewa Chiropractic has been a trusted part of this community for over 50 years — the first chiropractic practice on the Hibiscus Coast. Taking over from Dr Thierry Mazer, who has cared for Orewa patients since 2010, is something I don't take lightly. Thierry chose me as his successor because he was confident the patients he'd cared for would be in good hands. I intend to earn that trust every day.
Outside the clinic
When I'm not in the clinic you'll find me training, watching the footy — or anything involving an oval ball — and making the most of everything our beautiful region has to offer outdoors.
Over 50 years on the Coast.
The Coast's first practice
Orewa Chiropractic opens as the first chiropractic practice on the Hibiscus Coast, serving Orewa, Silverdale, Red Beach and Whangaparāoa.
2010 — Dr Thierry Mazer
Thierry takes over the practice, building a reputation across the Coast for back and neck pain, headaches and chronic pain management.
Today — Dr Hayes Woodman
Hayes takes ownership, keeping the same address and the same standard of care while adding a structured, measurable rehabilitation system. Existing patient records transfer in full.
The goal isn't just less pain.
It's more life.
Book your Discovery Session online or give us a call. Find out exactly what's going on — and what we're going to do about it.