Our purpose: to stop all people in New Zealand dying prematurely from heart disease and enable people with heart disease to live full lives
That's more than one in 23 adults [2]
It is the leading cause of death in New Zealand and includes heart, stroke and blood vessel disease [1]
Many of these deaths are premature and preventable [1]

Make the right call
If you or someone else experience
the symptoms of a heart attack,
make the right call.
Call 111 immediately.
Learn about heart attack warning signs
News & Stories
Jumping June a huge success
Partnering with the Heart Foundation, School Fun Run NZ launched Jumping June, a school-based skipping event that engages schoolchildren to get active, have fun and learn about their heart health.
Easy one bowl meals
Whether it's lunch or dinner, try the convenience of a one-bowl meal. Use what you have on hand to pack in plenty of heart-healthy ingredients.
Research looks at treatment strategy to prevent heart failure
A 2020 Heart Foundation-funded research project investigating a new treatment strategy for heart failure patients is showing exciting early results. Now we’re funding a new project to see if the same strategy could be used to prevent people going into heart failure in the first place.