Stories

When Rotorua bus driver Tony Karaka woke one morning in 2014 with a tight chest and short of breath, he never considered he could be having a heart attack. At just 42, he thought he was way too young.

Wayne Giles is professionally trained to recognise a heart attack, yet when he had one himself, he initially thought it was a pulled muscle.

A restaurant-owner's young son gets involved in the family business by creating a healthy kids' menu. The results are fantastic!

Elaine Kirk’s heart attack was such a shock for the fit, non-smoking 57-year-old that she now makes good nutrition her main priority.

Unaware that he had experienced a heart attack during the night, West Coast farmer John Michell persevered with the farm chores that weekend. Now one year after undergoing a double bypass operation, John is determined not to let his heart event get the better of him.

After gaining valuable experience at a world-leading medical centre in France, Dr Darren Hooks is now back home using his skills and talent to improve lives in New Zealand.

Heart-attack survivor Kerry Hewitt walked the Manfield racetrack to raise funds for the Heart Foundation

You're helping us to fund innovation research that uses text messages to manage heart disease.

Heart attack survivor Megan Bigg becomes a Heart Racer to help raise funds for the Heart Foundation.

You're support is helping us to fund research into assessing chest pain among rural residents.

To mark World Heart Day this year, the Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae took time as he prepared to leave his post as Governor General last month, to share his heart disease story.

John Clarke is using his experience to help more people understand heart disease and heart health, get CPR training and know where defibrillators are located in their community.