by AdminNZ | Oct 14, 2021 | News
UPDATE 5 NOVEMBER 2021 Due to the ongoing lockdown in Auckland and travel restrictions, the Arthritis New Zealand FY2021 Annual General Meeting will be held online via Zoom. To register your interest, please complete the information below by Friday 19th November, and...
by AdminNZ | Oct 14, 2021 | How We Help, News, People with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
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...
by AdminNZ | Oct 13, 2021 | How We Help, News, People with rheumatoid arthritis
As a long term donor and one of our social media followers, Cliff says he finds the comments from people living with Arthritis (on the Arthritis New Zealand Facebook page) interesting and, in some cases, troubling in that people are suffering. “It is so difficult for...
by AdminNZ | Oct 11, 2021 | How We Help, News, People with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
It’s said that when you live with arthritis, your family lives with it too. They may not experience the pain and fatigue first-hand like you do, but it’s natural for them to struggle with the unwanted changes arthritis brings and grieve the things you’ve lost as a...
by AdminNZ | Oct 8, 2021 | News, People with gout arthritis
Leading funny-man and TV presenter Jeremy Corbett says colleagues often tease him for having gout arthritis. You see, gout is a form of arthritis, and that’s why Arthritis New Zealand uses the term ‘gout arthritis’. “Most people, including myself, had to learn that...
by AdminNZ | Oct 5, 2021 | News
Arthritis New Zealand is urging all people who have any form of arthritis to become vaccinated as soon as they can. “We know from community feedback that people want to be vaccinated but some are concerned about possible effects of the vaccine. Their prime concern is...
