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Government urged to recognise dementia as a health priority
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 3:51 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand welcomes the news that the Australian Commonwealth Government has made dementia a national health priority. This commitment from the Australian government shows how other governments are stepping up and taking action to prepare ... More >>
Alzheimers New Zealand launches new website
Monday, 6 August 2012, 10:49 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
There are an estimated 48,000 people with dementia in New Zealand. However, the true human cost of the disease is well over 300,000, according to those working in the field, who say it takes up to seven pairs of hands to care for one person with dementia. ... More >>
Working Together To Care For The Carers
Friday, 29 June 2012, 11:13 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
From 25 June – 22 July Countdown supermarket stores across the country will be accepting donations from customers to help support the work of local Alzheimers organisations in the community. In conjunction, Alzheimers New Zealand will be running their biggest ... More >>
Dementia " the most serious health crisis this century"
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 10:53 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand urges New Zealand government to recognise dementia as the most serious health crisis to be faced this century More >>
Alzheimers NZ Urges Govt to Recognise "National Crisis"
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 2:36 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand is encouraged by yesterday’s announcement by UK prime minister David Cameron that their government will be doubling funding for dementia research and hopes this announcement will go some way toward influencing our own our government ... More >>
Alzheimers NZ launches website to show true face of dementia
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 4:54 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
It’s frustrating for all those who just cannot see why I dither and muddle, and can’t get myself free to be lucid and sharp, and efficient when pressed, and to cope like I used to when put to the test. More >>
Alzheimers Auckland Starts New Blog For Appeal Week
Monday, 11 July 2011, 2:48 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Robert Turner’ wife Sandie has fronto-temporal dementia – she was diagnosed in her late 50s. More >>
$44m commitment to dementia
Friday, 20 May 2011, 10:37 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand welcomes today’s budget announcement of $44m to dementia over the next four years. This funding commitment shows Governments recognition of the looming dementia crisis. The budget announcement comes as Alzheimers New Zealand ... More >>
Alzheimers New Zealand Awareness Week
Monday, 9 May 2011, 9:32 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Dementia is the fourth leading cause of death in New Zealand. Currently 43,000 people are living with dementia; by 2026 this number will have doubled due to New Zealand’s aging population. However it is not these sobering statistics that first come to ... More >>
Government recognises looming dementia crisis
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:41 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Minister of Health, Tony Ryall opened the Aged Concern Conference on 13 April with an acknowledgement of the growing needs of the dementia sector and the required investment by government to support this. More >>
One woman show raises awareness of dementia
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 3:02 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Up-and-coming actress Kristyl Neho will play ten characters in a one woman show at Te Whaea, the National Dance and Drama Centre on 2 and 3 December. Te Mahara (The Memory) is based on Kristyl’s own whānau experience with dementia, a disease which ... More >>
One woman show raises awareness of dementia
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 2:03 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Up-and-coming actress Kristyl Neho will play ten characters in a one woman show at Te Whaea, the National Dance and Drama Centre on 2 and 3 December. Te Mahara (The Memory) is based on Kristyl’s own whānau experience with dementia, a disease which ... More >>
Push for community care for dementia epidemic
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 12:17 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
While Health Minister Tony Ryall’s comments last week about being unprepared for dementia are a step in the right direction, emphasis on supporting at-home carers as well as the residential care sector is necessary to cope with the dementia epidemic. More >>
Free public lecture - World Alzheimers Day
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 10:54 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
If you ever worried you might develop Alzheimer’s disease, or you are caring for someone with dementia, our one-hour easy to understand talk today with Auckland Psychologist Lynette Tippet will be of interest. More >>
Dementia: health crisis of the century
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 9:39 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand is urging the community and government to recognise dementia as the most serious health crisis to be faced this century. More >>
Exercise your brain during Adult Learners’ Week
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 5:06 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Keeping your brain active into old age is one of the best things you can do to help reduce your risk of dementia, says Alzheimers New Zealand, who are encouraging people of all ages to try a new activity during Adult Learners’ Week, 6-12 September. More >>
Availability Of Cheaper Drugs To Help Diagnosis
Friday, 13 August 2010, 5:36 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers NZ is delighted Pharmac has released a date for the availability of subsidised dementia medication, Donepezil-Rex, a cholinesterase inhibitor which can help slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease and improve cognitive function, memory and mood. More >>
Tea caddies collection for a cause
Monday, 12 July 2010, 2:59 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Blenheim man’s Graham Brooks’ tea caddy collection looks to be the biggest in the world, according to the Guinness World Records. More >>
Tea Caddy Extravaganza: World record?
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 3:56 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
It would take most of New Zealand’s tea drinkers to get through Renwick man’s Graham Brooks’ tea caddy collection. More >>
Dementia epidemic needs community support
Monday, 5 July 2010, 11:25 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
By 2026, the number of people in New Zealand with dementia will have doubled. Over 42,000 people have the disease currently; this number will grow to 74, 821 in 2026 and to 146,699 by 2050. This ‘epidemic’ is largely due to an ageing population ... More >>
