- 7 April 2015Marathon runner’s unexpected challenge
Just because you're fit doesn't mean you won't run into heart trouble. Bob Webster knows that all too well.
Read more... - 31 March 2015Family history cannot be ignored
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.
Read more... - 6 March 2015Hard work paying off for Heart Racer
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.
Read more... - 25 February 2015Mike Pero – Good for another 50 years
Christchurch businessman Mike Pero does everything he can to stay healthy but one risk factor he can’t control is his ethnicity.
Read more... - 23 February 2015Nappy auction helps Heart Foundation
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.
Read more... - 12 February 2015Luke Cairns - Surviving the widow-maker
Luke Cairns’ wife and three young children could easily have spent Christmas 2014 without a husband and father.
Read more... - 5 February 2015Helen Thompson-Carter - ‘I’m one of the lucky ones’
Helen Thopmson-Carter was only 37 when she suffered an unexpected heart attack.
Read more... - 5 February 2015Deb Leslie - ‘Heart disease sucks’
Two years ago, Deb Leslie suffered a horrific heart attack which left her strewn across the table in a busy Wellington food court.
Read more... - 4 February 2015Roni Lolesi - Man on a mission
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.
Read more... - 4 February 2015I thought I was bullet-proof
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.
Read more... - 22 December 2014A Palagi perspective
Michele shares her story about how and why she signed up for the Certificate in Pacific Nutrition
Read more... - 24 November 2014Hamilton couple’s $10,000 windfall
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