Stories

Just because you're fit doesn't mean you won't run into heart trouble. Bob Webster knows that all too well.

Shaun Lewis was 40 years old, fit, happily married and father to three young kids. Although he had a family history of heart disease, he kept a close eye on his health and there were no alarm bells.

Blair Thorpe is the first to admit that he has a long way to go, but spending more than five hours a week at the gym and training for the Star City 2 Surf is already paying dividends.

Christchurch businessman Mike Pero does everything he can to stay healthy but one risk factor he can’t control is his ethnicity.   

While hundreds of volunteers were hitting the streets to collect during Heart Week, one Tauranga mother found a novel way to raise funds through Trade Me.

Luke Cairns’ wife and three young children could easily have spent Christmas 2014 without a husband and father.

Helen Thopmson-Carter was only 37 when she suffered an unexpected heart attack.

Two years ago, Deb Leslie suffered a horrific heart attack which left her strewn across the table in a busy Wellington food court.

If you recognise Roni Lolesi in the photo below, it’s because his smiling face has been appearing on posters up and down the country this week.

Graham Lowe may be a giant in the world of rugby league, but his battle with heart disease has often left him a fragile man over the years.

Michele shares her story about how and why she signed up for the Certificate in Pacific Nutrition