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It’s An Honour: Addressing Our Paediatric Dental Health Crisis
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 5:27 am | Mercy Ships NZ
"There were families sharing toothbrushes which horrified me, so I decided to do what I could.” Auckland Dental Hygienist Cynthia Wallbridge has been appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday and Jubilee ... More >>
Safer Surgery By 2030: Medical Experts And Health Ministers Gather For Breakthrough Symposium In Senegal
Monday, 16 May 2022, 5:02 pm | Mercy Ships NZ
Following a three-day International Symposium bringing together medical experts from 29 African countries, Ministers of Health from around Africa converged in an historic moment to draft a clear path towards wider and safer access to surgical ... More >>
International Symposium On Strengthening Surgical, Obstetric And Anaesthetic Care Systems In Africa
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 6:45 pm | Mercy Ships NZ
To Be Hosted In May By The Government Of Senegal And With The Support Of Mercy Ships DAKAR, SENEGAL - 27 April 2022: As Mercy Ships marks its 30 years of service in Africa, the global humanitarian organisation will strengthen its partnerships with African ... More >>
Kiwis Set To Test The Metal On The World’s Newest Civilian Hospital Ship
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 6:04 am | Mercy Ships NZ
Whangamata’s Sinclair and Kathy Carter have been in deep water - volunteering their technical skills as part of the crew getting the new civilian hospital ship Global Mercy ready for delivery. Deep-water sea trials have been completed and form ... More >>
Rewarding NZ’s most deserving tradie on National Tradie Day
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 9:05 am | Mercy Ships NZ
A national search to find New Zealand’s most deserving tradie is launching today through an online competition created by Mercy Ships, an international charity where Kiwi tradies maintain the hospital ship moored in West Africa, so that life-saving ... More >>
A cargo of hope and healing
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 4:12 pm | Mercy Ships NZ
September 29, 2016; World Maritime Day: Mercy Ships acknowledges the critical link between shipping and global society, and recognizes the thousands of maritime crew who have donated time and skills to take life-changing surgeries to their point of ... More >>
New Woolston Track on the Horizon
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 7:52 am | Mercy Ships NZ
Hot off the back of his latest single “I Believe In You”, Kiwi musician Peter Woolston is set to release the title track from his latest album, Hope On My Horizon . More >>
You’d Better Believe It ...
Saturday, 13 June 2015, 3:59 pm | Mercy Ships NZ
Kiwi musician Peter Woolston is finally quenching his fans’ curiosity, with the release of I Believe In You, the first track from his new album Hope On My Horizon. More >>
Kiwi Musician Rocks the Boat for Mercy Ships
Friday, 8 May 2015, 9:37 am | Mercy Ships NZ
Kiwi musician Peter Woolston doesn’t want fame and fortune, he wants to rock the boat. Mercy Ships’ boat, to be exact. More >>
Kiwis’ caring Christmas in Madagascar
Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 2:27 pm | Mercy Ships NZ
Toamasina, Madagascar ; 17 December 2014: A group of compassionate Kiwis are bringing a whole new meaning to the gift of giving this Christmas. They have all signed up for a volunteer tour-of-duty on board the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, ... More >>
Madagascar Welcomes Mercy Ships, 8 Months of Free Surgeries
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 11:35 am | Mercy Ships NZ
Amidst celebrations, His Excellency President Hery Rajaonarimampianina and his wife, Voahangy Rajaonarimampianina, along with Prime Minister Roger Kolo and his wife, Zakia Katoun, personally welcomed the world’s largest civilian hospital ship into ... More >>
Mercy Ships movie sails into Auckland
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 2:11 pm | Mercy Ships NZ
For one night only, Aucklanders will get the chance to experience life aboard the world’s largest civilian floating hospital. More >>
Hospital Ship Honours Kiwi Nurses: International Nurses Day
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 4:26 pm | Mercy Ships NZ
For more than 30 years, nurses from all over New Zealand have given up their time and volunteered with Mercy Ships hospital ship to help people less fortunate than themselves, bringing hope and healing to thousands of patients suffering in poverty. More >>
Lord McColl to speak on behalf of Mercy Ships
Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 8:57 am | Mercy Ships NZ
TAURANGA, 22 August 2005: UK Parliamentarian, The Lord McColl of Dulwich arrives in New Zealand at the end of this month, not visiting as part of the upcoming elections or as part of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Delegation tour to New Zealand like last ... More >>