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After losing her dad to a sudden and devastating heart attack, Dorothy Cutts made a decision to keep other families together for longer.

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Christine, a North Canterbury resident and mother of Sarah, a “heart child” born with complex congenital heart conditions, has spent her life supporting heart health initiatives.

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It’s a love story with a happy ending – Elizabeth and Paul O’Brien will be celebrating this Valentine’s Day with the knowledge Elizabeth’s heart has finally recovered.

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As a fit young medical professional, Kateshe Clark couldn’t believe it when she had a heart attack after a workout in November last year.

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A South Auckland women’s gym is getting behind the Heart Foundation this month, to raise money to support its life-saving work and give back to the Papakura community.

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It took six weeks of symptoms, a stranger approaching her in the supermarket to ask if she was all right, and pain like an axe through her sternum for Denise to realise there might be something seriously wrong.

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Shocked by her mother’s heart attack, Marlyn has signed on to be a Heart Racer in this year’s Round the Bays event. 

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Premature babies and their mothers are at higher risk of developing heart disease, but new research could change New Zealand’s national guidelines for cardiovascular screening for mothers and babies.

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“Our mental health is as important as our physical health.” Following her experiences with heart disease, Tara thinks it’s important to talk to friends, family, or health professionals about how you’re feeling through your journey.

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The Heart Foundation is calling for New Zealanders to show their big hearts by volunteering for its single most important fundraising campaign of the year on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 February 2022.

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New Zealand footballer Paige Satchell, currently playing for professional club London City Lionesses, is one of a younger generation of Kiwis suffering from heart disease. This February she’s joining the call for Kiwis to get their hearts checked and to donate to the Big Heart Appeal to fund heart research.

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…only 41 Trudy Hudson-Owen never thought she’d have a heart attack, let alone in such a dramatic way. The Whangarei mother of two was washing the windows at home on a Sunday afternoon, when she started to feel unwell. And within 20 minutes, she had no pulse.

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