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 an individual or team making a difference on the journey of people or families living with motor neurone disease.  We’re delighted to announce that this … Read more

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 meeting. Beth (pictured with Steve Green) came to MND New Zealand in 2001 as the National Executive Officer, and was also part of the previous … Read more

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 part of the challenge, nominees Calum Haslop (Go Bus Director), Murray Schnuriger (PwC Managing Partner) and Andrew Carpenter (TR Group Managing Director), fundraised in aid … Read more