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Heart Foundation Bronze Heart Award for Kakahi School!
Posted On: Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Kakahi School first in Taumarunui to receive prestigious Heart Foundation award The close knit community of Kakahi is celebrating its school’s first prestigious School Food Bronze Healthy Heart Award. The award recognises the positive... more...


Great Ride for Heart on Maori TV
Posted On: Thursday, 22 July 2010
For the Great Ride for Heart at the beginning of the year, rider Max Ihaka was followed by Maori Television program Warrant of Fitness (by Faultline Films). The show just aired, you can watch it here... more...


Salt reduction at heart of new agreement
Posted On: Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Aligning efforts to reduce New Zealanders' salt intake is at the heart of an agreement signed by The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and the Heart Foundation yesterday. The parties have a long history of working together, but NZFSA chief... more...


Future leaders skip their way to healthier hearts
Posted On: Monday, 14 June 2010
News of fine weather this week has thrilled a group of Wellington's future leaders who are gearing up to attend an interscholastic Jump Rope for Heart Learning Development Day with the Heart Foundation. Jump Rope for Heart is the Heart Foundation's... more...


Chair in Heart Health to be appointed at the University of Auckland
Posted On: Friday, 4 June 2010
Press Release: Heart Foundation and University of Auckland The Heart Foundation is pleased to announce that it has, through a highly successful fundraising campaign, enabled The University of Auckland to begin recruitment to the Heart Foundation... more...


Splash of Red, VIP Night at AMP Capital Shopping Centres
Posted On: Friday, 30 April 2010
AMP Capital Shopping Centres will be hosting special VIP nights for shoppers, to help raise awareness about the risk of heart disease in Kiwi women, while supporting the Heart Foundation. On Thursday 6 May, Botany Town Centre, LynnMall Shopping Centre,... more...


New team of graduates on track to fight Pacific obesity
Posted On: Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Wellington's Pacific Island community has another 17 individuals fit and ready to help fight the obesity epidemic.   The students have just completed the Heart Foundation Pacific Heartbeat's Certificate in Pacific Nutrition - a course aimed at... more...


New Tala Pasifika website launched!
Posted On: Monday, 12 April 2010
  Tala Pasifika has launched its new website. The Tala Pasifika vision is for Pacific peoples to live healthy and smokefree. The new Tala Pasifika website, found at www.talapasifika.org.nz will support this with: Information about the Tala... more...


Anna 'Swim Quick' takes a plunge for heart!
Posted On: Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Commonwealth Games golden girl joins other legends in the race for heart health. Although she's barely set foot in a pool in over 12 years, Commonwealth Games champion Anna Simcic Forrest is determined to blow her competition out of the water this... more...


Tagata Pasifika airs story on Pacific heart health
Posted On: Thursday, 11 March 2010
Click on the link below to view a story on Pacific heart health that aired on TVNZ's Tagata Pasifika programme on March 11 2010. http://tvnz.co.nz/tagata-pasifika/s2009-e51-video-3405209... more...


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