- 15 July 2020Heart Foundation’s Life-Saving gift for Maketu
Heart disease is the single biggest cause of death of New Zealanders. In a focus on Māori heart health this month, the Heart Foundation is calling for more resources to tackle heart disease in the Māori community.
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On National Volunteer Week, 21–27 June, we're celebrating the work of volunteers like 62-year-old Eric Lynn from Greymouth who, despite a recent heart attack, can't wait to get out volunteering for the Heart Foundation again in the knowledge that his fundraising efforts can help save a life.
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Long-time Wairarapa volunteer Sandra Debney reflects during National Volunteer Week on community spirit in the Covid-19 era and the potential for a greater emphasis on volunteering.
Read more... - 22 June 2020Gaining vital work skills through volunteering
Heart health is a cause very close to the heart of 31-year-old Buddisha Silva, so she leapt at the opportunity to volunteer at the Heart Foundation, launching a new career in New Zealand.
Read more... - 6 May 2020Spotlight on women’s heart health
May 2020 has turned out to be a bit different than expected for Air Force Sergeant Daphne "Daff" Pringle. She was set to compete at the Invictus Games in the Netherlands, as part of a 22-strong New Zealand Defence Force team.
Read more... - 18 December 2019Heart Foundation’s nutrition course ‘changed my life’
Anna-Marie Fabricius graduated from the Heart Foundation’s course in Pacific nutrition this month and the Aucklander says the course has changed her life.
Read more... - 18 November 2019Irregular heart rhythm won’t stop personal trainer
Personal trainer, Andy Waterworth, has kept fit and looked after himself his whole life. So when he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation his first thought was 'why me?'.
Read more... - 18 November 2019Racing heartbeat leads to shock diagnosis
Two years after heart surgery Celeste Esera has conquered her biggest and scariest goal yet.
Read more... - 17 November 2019Cycling enthusiast back on his bike and living with AF
Cycling enthusiast and dad of two, Jeff Graham, knows the importance of checking your pulse.
Read more... - 12 November 2019A life of farming with atrial fibrillation
Owen Smith always knew that farming was the life for him. He’d grown up on a sheep farm and that was where he wanted to stay. So as someone with an active lifestyle, he never imagined there was a problem with his heart.
Read more... - 14 October 2019Pacific health is wealth
From a young age, Chamilka Punchihewa knew she wanted to help people.
Read more... - 14 October 2019Healing hearts through friendship
In 2015, Pete Fleming had emergency surgery for an aortic dissection, then two years later underwent bypass surgery to insert four stents. Now, he's gearing up to participate in the Auckland Marathon as a Heart Foundation Heart Racer, alongside his friends John Bleackley and Dave Sisam – who share a similar story.
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