Where to get more help
Arthritis Healthy Eating and Exercise Online Support Group
Join a community of New Zealanders living with arthritis to ask questions and motivate one another on our online private support group on Facebook.
Green Prescription
Go to www.health.govt.nz and search for Green Prescription to find the agency in your area. You can self-refer or you can ask your GP to refer you.
Exercise Professionals
A register of exercise professionals – go to www.reps.org.nz and look up a registered exercise professional in your area.
Balance and Strength Classes
Go to www.livestronger.org.nz and look up an accredited class in your area.
Health Navigator
Go to www.healthnavigator.org.nz. This is a comprehensive website with lots of useful information about managing long term conditions.
Live Stronger
Go to www.livestronger.org.nz and look up an accredited class in your area.
Sport NZ
Visit Sport NZ for a comprehensive website with lots of useful information about managing long term conditions.
Exercise Classes
These classes are not run by Arthritis New Zealand. We suggest you make contact with them to discuss if they are right for you. Arthritis New Zealand is working with Exercise New Zealand to compile a national directory of exercise classes that may be helpful for people with arthritis so this list of possible choices is by no means definitive.
Osteoarthritis Programmes
GLA:D (Good Life with osteoArthritis: Denmark) is an education and exercise program available in some parts of NZ/Aotearoa for people with hip or knee osteoarthritis symptoms. You can self-refer, and there is a cost for the programme. Contact providers here  Find a NZ provider hereÂ
