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Kate With Family Cropped
Community, MND NZ, Support

Introducing Kate Andrews, MND NZ Regional Support Advisor

Kate Andrews has swapped her farming gumboots for a pair of jandals with her family’s recent move…

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Community, Fundraising, Living with MND, Personal Stories

A lifetime of service: The courage and community behind Tony Rice’s MND story

“My dad is my hero,” says Annabelle Rice (pictured above) blinking back tears as she describes the…

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Awareness, Community, Events

Save the Date: Walk to Defeat MND returns on Saturday 07 November 2026 💙

Mark your calendars. Walk to Defeat MND is returning nationwide on Saturday 07 November 2026. Each year,…

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Community, MND NZ, Support

Introducing Tamsin Gallie, MND NZ Regional Support Advisor

While Tamsin Gallie is excited to blend her love of the lower South Island with her love…

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Community, Events, Fundraising

Making Time Count: Save the Date for the MND Charity Cricket Match

We’re bringing the community together for a special day of cricket — in support of people affected…

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Awareness, Community, Fundraising

MND Action Month 2026: A community in action

MND Action Month 2026 brought people across Aotearoa together in a powerful show of support, awareness, and…

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Awareness, Community, Fundraising

Your MND Action Month impact: where does your money go? 

With more than 150 buckets tipped or brews poured during the first three weeks of MND Action Month, we’re so excited to be close to our fundraising target of…

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Awareness, Community, Personal Stories

There’s a Hole in My Bucket — and a story worth sharing

This June, a powerful new documentary arrives in Aotearoa. There’s a Hole in My Bucket, directed by…

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Awareness, Community, Living with MND, Personal Stories

Global MND/ALS Awareness Day: a time to remember, a time to take action

Sunday 21 June is Global MND/ALS Awareness Day. It’s a day that falls on the solstice for…

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Awareness, Community, Fundraising

Halfway through MND Action Month — and what a start

We’re more than halfway through MND Action Month, and already we’re seeing something powerful unfold across Aotearoa….

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Community, Research

Update:  Dr Natalie Gauld, ONZM

The end of June marks the completion of our Research Advisor and Best Practice Advocate, Dr Natalie Gauld’s contract…

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Awareness, Community, Fundraising

Bunnings x MND NZ: Sausage sizzles, ice buckets, and making time count — together

On Saturday 06 June, communities across Aotearoa showed what’s possible when people come together with purpose. As…

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