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Accessible packaging – some good news
Arthritis New Zealand and Packaging New Zealand have joined forces to establish guidelines for accessible packaging in New Zealand.
Children’s Camp to have record number of people
Seventeen-year-old Tristan-Perry (TP) Moananu of Miramar, Wellington is one of the camp youth leaders this year. TP first came to camp in 2017 and returned as a youth leader last year and again this year.
Shortage of rheumatologists hurts people with chronic conditions – Stuff.co.nz
Relief is on the way for hundreds of MidCentral Health patients suffering chronic auto-immune conditions with the anticipated arrival of the district's new rheumatologist. Palmerston North Hospital is without its own specialist until the new doctor's arrival, with...
Emma’s journey with arthritis
Emma is one of over 100,000 New Zealanders with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a diagnosis she received at age 21.
Cycle Forward launches cycling programme in Whanganui
On Wednesday, 20 February 2019, Whanganui District Council and Arthritis New Zealand launched the national pilot of the Cycle Forward programme, which aims to get people with arthritis into cycling. Philip Kearney, Arthritis New Zealand Chief Executive, says, “We were...
Arthritis New Zealand Research Funds for 2019
Currently a review of the research strategy is underway to ensure that Arthritis New Zealand is part of contributing to the growing body of research
2018 Annual Review
President's Report This has been a year of significant changes for Arthritis New Zealand - changes that I think leave the organisation very well placed to meet the demands of the social, economic, health and cultural environment in which we operate. Download the 2018...
Council-led cycling collaboration
Whanganui District Council and Arthritis New Zealand are developing a Council-led cycling collaboration in the form of a three-year pilot project in to encourage people with arthritis (particularly osteoarthritis) to start cycling, return to cycling or keep cycling.
2018 AGM Report
The Annual General Meeting of Arthritis Foundation of New Zealand Incorporated Society took place in Wellington on Wednesday 28th November 11.15am at MBIE 15 Stout St Wellington Present Peter Larmer, Martin Lennart, Phiilp Kearney No apologies Presidents report...