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Marketing & Fundraising Manager Laura Huet
MND NZ, Personal Stories

Staff Spotlight: Meet Laura — where purpose meets paws and powerful stories

Behind every campaign, story, and fundraiser at Motor Neurone Disease NZ is a team of people working…

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In memory of Helen — a life of love, resilience, and quiet strength.
Community, Living with MND, Personal Stories

In memory of Helen: the rituals, the resilience, the love that stayed

For 30 years, it was part of Helen and Keith’s daily ritual — until motor neurone disease…

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Jacqueline (left) and Michelle — the mother–daughter duo behind JMT Ceramics, shaped by clay and connection.
Community, Fundraising, Personal Stories

The teacups that carry a story — and the bond behind them

It began with a holiday pottery class — a young girl at the wheel, her mum by…

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Kevin Norton Hero
Community, Fundraising, Living with MND, Personal Stories

A path of passion, persistence, and practical know-how

Behind a set of double doors on a quiet West Auckland street sits a place that hums…

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Mike Brown at home beside his modified Mazda CX-9 — a vehicle that helped him stay mobile and independent after his MND diagnosis.
Community, Fundraising, Living with MND, Personal Stories

A journey of car modification, mobility, and mindset

Michael Brown—known to most as Mike or “Browno”—has always met life head-on. Sporty by nature and community-minded…

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Brent Story 2024 Family Photo
Community, Personal Stories

Living with purpose: Brent’s journey with MND

Canterbury’s Brent Thompson was diagnosed with MND in August 2013, which he describes as “a wrecking ball…

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Mia and Grandad
Awareness, Personal Stories

If I Could Change the World I Would Cure MND

Receiving a motor neurone disease (MND) diagnosis can be a challenging and emotional experience for families.  …

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Karuna Cuppa Tea for MND
Community, Personal Stories

Karuna of the ready smile

Meet Karuna, an inspiration with a ready smile showing us that #nothingisordinary. Despite the rapid progression of…

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Awareness, Personal Stories

Finding laughter and joy in the darkest places

Sam Stuchbury Tomorrow’s a new day. There’s light at the end of the tunnel. You can’t stop…

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Family photo - Hayley and Kirsten
Community, Personal Stories

Mum & MND

Today, as we are celebrating mothers, we are thinking of those who lost their mums to MND, and those mothers walking the hard path of MND.

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Make MND a notifiable disease Barton interview
Personal Stories, Research

Call for data collection: Newshub interview with Paul

Ally Barton, once an active hiker and gym goer, was diagnosed with MND at just 34, one…

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Personal Stories, Treatments

First New Zealander on Tofersen: Newshub interview with Jimmy

This week TV3’s Newshub shared a piece on Jimmy King, the first New Zealander with MND to…

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