Yes! I want to stop New Zealand's biggest killer.
Our mission: to STOP New Zealanders dying prematurely of heart disease and HELP people with heart disease to live full and productive lives
That's one in twenty 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]
News & Stories
Salt, the forgotten killer
In the age of sugar dominating news headlines - salt is now being described as the forgotten killer by many health organisations.
Paramedics have heart attacks too
Wayne Giles is professionally trained to recognise a heart attack, yet when he had one himself, he initially thought it was a pulled muscle.
‘We lost you Tony, you’re back now’
When Rotorua bus driver Tony Karaka woke one morning in 2014 with a tight chest and short of breath, he never considered he could be having a heart attack. At just 42, he thought he was way too young.