by Arthritis NZ | Aug 9, 2024 | How We Help, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, News
Zoe’s journey with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) began when she was too young to remember. Her symptoms first appeared at 18 months old, and she was diagnosed at the age of two years.  “It was a tough time,” her mother recalls, “she...
by Arthritis NZ | Nov 3, 2023 | How We Help, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, News
by Georgie-Anne Cox Arthritis NZ – Mateponapona Aotearoa celebrated a significant milestone last week with the official launch of the My JIA Journey journal at the head office in Wellington. This remarkable resource, developed by the Youth Advisory Group youth...
by Arthritis NZ | Oct 11, 2023 | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, News
by Georgie-Anne Cox “Remember, your diagnosis does not define you!” I was honoured to accompany one of our exceptional youth leaders, Jasmine White, at the University of Canterbury as she received the Community Engagement Award and the Outstanding...
by Arthritis NZ | Mar 23, 2023 | How We Help, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, News
By Joanne Taylor After two years of cancellations due to COVID-19, Families Camp went ahead at Totara Springs in the sunny and warm Matamata from all over New Zealand. Twenty-One children and their caregiver/s gathered at a camp specifically designed for children...
by Arthritis NZ | Mar 22, 2023 | How We Help, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, News
By Georgie-Ann Cox On 27 January we waited at Wellington Airport as 30 teens flew in from all over Aotearoa to join us for Teens Camp 2023. The previous two years have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so connecting in person felt extra special this year....
by Arthritis NZ | Oct 14, 2021 | How We Help, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, News
There were lots of firsts for Gabby Shepherd at this year’s Arthritis Teens Camp at El Rancho on the Kapiti Coast. It was the first time the then-14-year-old had flown on an aeroplane by herself, the first time she had been so far away from her family, the first time...
