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Today, Tuesday 11th February is International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Implemented by the United Nations in 2015, the day celebrates the vital role women play in Science...

Emirates Team New Zealand's newest boat Te Kāhu, meaning 'The Hawk' was rolled out of the shed last week and christened by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. On Tuesday, Te Kāhu took...

Yesterday the Government announced changes to Funded Family Care, designed to make things more equitable. Here's a brief overview of what's changing: From 14 April 2020, pay rates for family...

The David Oliver Beacon Award is an annual award that honours, acknowledges and celebrates those who have made a significant contribution to the MND community.  The theme for 2019 is: Acknowledging...

At our recent 2019 Annual General Meeting, we announced some changes to the National Council for the coming year. Beth Watson and Tony Treloar both retired from council at the...

This year, MND New Zealand and Angel Street held the first ever Corporate Ice Bucket Challenge; a new initiative encouraging kiwi businesses to raise awareness of motor neurone disease. As...

We’re proud to share the findings of our MND Community Survey, and appreciate the time and effort of those who participated. We know you’ll be keen to see the results,...

MND New Zealand was chosen as the charity beneficiary of the Grocery Charity Ball 2019. The premier event on the grocery industry social calendar has directed over $3million to charitable...

We have been closely following the Medsafe consultation on the changes to the prescribing restrictions of riluzole (trade name ‘Rilutek’). In April we raised concerns that some of our clients had...

Bright and early this morning, our major supporter, Emirates Team New Zealand revealed their first AC75 monohull boat to the world at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour. The boat was christened 'Te...