by AdminNZ | Nov 15, 2021 | News, People with gout arthritis
Martin Cheer, Chief Executive of Pub Charity Limited, has suffered some serious injuries in his life but says the pain from gout arthritis “has got to be the worst”. After years of suffering, largely in silence, Martin’s pain is now under control, thanks to...
by Lisa Thompson | Nov 11, 2021 | Events, News
After much discussion Arthritis New Zealand has decided to cancel both our Teens camp in January and the Family camp in February. This decision has been taken because of continuing uncertainty around COVID-19 restrictions, particularly around inter-regional travel. We...
by Lisa Thompson | Nov 1, 2021 | News, Scholarships
Bay Trust – Supporting Great Communities Do you have a physical or intellectual disability and planning Tertiary study next year (2022)? Applications are open from 1 November to 14 January 2022 For the Dillon Scholarship The Scholarship provides financial...
by AdminNZ | Oct 21, 2021 | How We Help, News, People with ankylosing spondylitis
After developing a form of autoimmune arthritis following a mountain bike race in the snow 12 years ago, Tama Easton is set to come full circle. This morning he departed Lake Tekapo on an 800 km eBike tour to show arthritis sufferers how much fun and adventure can be...
by AdminNZ | Oct 18, 2021 | How We Help, News, People with less common forms of arthritis
Lucy Haines (23) is on her way to joining New Zealand’s law profession. She’s in her fourth year at Auckland University’s notoriously ruthless honours programme. She’s doing it all in the shadow of a recent arthritis diagnosis. Lucy has lived...
by AdminNZ | Oct 15, 2021 | How We Help, News, People with psoriatic arthritis
One of the messages that every arthritis sufferer wants to get across is that the disease is so much more than inconvenient aches and pains or something you get when you’re old. Brad Boult is only 55 years old and lives with psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory...
