Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa

30/10/2026

World Diabetes Day is approaching on 14th November. There's some excellent information, materials, resources and a map showing what is going on around the world available here World Diabetes Day.

Get ready for 2026! Our campaign toolkit brings together everything you need to understand and communicate the importance of early action on diabetes.

Discover key messages, global stats, campaign resources and practical guidance to help raise awareness of diabetes, recognise the signs of type 1 diabetes and understand the risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

🔗 Explore the toolkit and access campaign resources to : https://worlddiabetesday.org/resource-hub/

08/10/2026

The Board of Trustees and team at Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa are so very sorry to hear about the passing of Pat Spellman.

Pat contributed hugely to the community in so many ways. For our organisation, we were privileged to have his unfailing support as a member of our Board of Trustees during both his previous and current terms with us.

We remember Pat as an extraordinary man, who cared passionately about, and was very, very good at, all he did. We look back in sincere appreciation for all his mahi and will miss his smile, ever wise counsel, commitment to making things better for those most in need, and his friendship.

Moe mai rā, rest in peace Pat, and our condolences and aroha to his whanau and many friends.

01/09/2026

What amazing mahi at this major international conference IDF/WPR/ADC, by fantastic advocate and our Board member, Ruby McGill.

31/08/2026

Ali and team are putting together another Festival, this one 10 October in Mt Roskill. There will be plenty going on. Follow the Gardens4Health FB page for more information.

🌱 Calling all Community Gardens & Local Businesses! 🌱

We're looking for passionate community gardens, local businesses and organisations to be part of the Gardens4Health Spring Festival 2026.

This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase what you do, connect with hundreds of people who care about healthy communities and sustainable living, and inspire others to get growing.

We're looking for:
🌿 Community gardens to share their stories and projects.
🛍️ Local businesses with products or services that support gardening, sustainability, health and wellbeing.
🎁 Businesses interested in donating spot prizes or supporting the event.
🍴 Food vendors serving delicious local kai.
🎨 Community groups that can offer interactive activities or demonstrations.

The festival will be held:
📅 Saturday 10 October 2026
🕥 10.30 am – 1.30 pm
📍 Communities Feeding Communities, 1207 Dominion Road, Puketāpapa | Mt Roskill

If you'd like to be involved, we'd love to hear from you. Whether you'd like to host a stall, run an activity, provide sponsorship, or contribute in another way, please send us a message or email [email protected]

Together, let's celebrate the amazing people growing healthier, stronger and more connected communities across Tāmaki Makaurau. 🌱

31/08/2026

Our team had a great experience yesterday at the FIZZ Symposium, topic "Should sugary drinks be expelled from schools", everyone coming away newly inspired and with plenty to think about. There were participants from a wide range of backgrounds, all gathered to engage in the important debate around how to mitigate the known harm of excess sugar for young people, something not helped by the current approach of having high sugar drinks available in the school environment. We need these sorts of advocacy efforts to inform and drive change, and a great lineup had been organised by Gerhard Sundborn and the FIZZ team, with local and international speakers, and importantly with an election up ahead, a panel discussion with political representatives from a range of parties.

12/08/2026

A reminder to not miss out on the FIZZ symposium being held 31 August in Ponsonby, now just a couple of weeks away! Check out the details for the important opportunity to make a difference to health of Tamariki before the upcoming election. Excellent speakers, it's free, email [email protected] to express your interest.

https://fizz.org.nz/news.html

22/07/2026

Great work Health Coalition Aotearoa. We're behind you on this campaign!

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05/07/2026

Now this is something to put in your calendar for anyone with an interest in the food environment in schools. We can't WAIT for the FIZZ symposium 31 August in Ponsonby, where the important question of sugary drinks in schools is discussed, with political panel included. More to follow but see the attached flyer, email [email protected] to reserve your place or for more information.

23/06/2026

Wow, the first half of 2026 is nearly gone and GetWize2Health only have two more Auckland secondary school workshops ahead where you get your free GetWize2Health teaching kit and training and tips in how to use it. One on 4 August at Clover park, one at Glenn Innes on 20 October. For more information, or to register/request another date contact [email protected]

10/06/2026

Following up after our post yesterday about the great work started by the NZ Beverage Guidance Panel, DNZ have put together a graphic summarising some key points out of the document, particularly reassuring those with type 1 diabetes that appropriate attention is being given to having sugary drinks available for low blood glucose.