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HIV Diagnosis Continue To Decline But Elimination Will Require Bold Action
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 12:02 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) remain the group most affected by HIV, making up 60 percent of diagnoses in 2025. More >>
Blood Donation Policy Reform Marks Long-Awaited Step Toward Inclusion
Tuesday, 28 April 2026, 4:17 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Shifting assessment of risk away from a blanket-approach based on identities, to one based on behaviours helps reduce stigma while keeping everyone safe. More >>
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Calls On AI Innovators To Build The Future Of HIV Prevention
Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 5:02 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa’s Innovation Challenge is grounded in privacy-by-design, with meaningful involvement of people living with HIV, and respect for Māori and Pacific data sovereignty. More >>
Momentum For Change On HIV Criminalisation
Thursday, 19 February 2026, 7:14 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
The Government’s decision to sign the U=U Call to Action at Big Gay Out 2026 is a great first step in bringing New Zealand into line with overseas best practices on how to manage HIV. More >>
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Welcomes The Government’s Decision On U=U
Sunday, 15 February 2026, 2:52 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
This is a significant step forward that many across the HIV and sexual health community have been advocating for several years, and we are thrilled to see it finally come to pass. More >>
Big Gay Out Returns For 2026
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 12:05 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Big Gay Out has been running for 26 years and we’re proud that it remains a free event thanks to meaningful partnerships with community organising, business and councils, funding from granting bodies, and generous donations from regular Kiwis. More >>
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Welcomes New Funding Announcement On World AIDS Day To Expand Counselling Support Nationwide
Monday, 1 December 2025, 11:59 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
CEO Liz Gibbs says the $100,000 in funding marks a meaningful and much-needed boost to mental health support for communities who often face stigma and uncertainty. More >>
New Zealand's Outdated HIV Criminalisation Laws Need To Change
Monday, 30 June 2025, 10:49 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
A new nationwide survey launched today is inviting people living with HIV in Aotearoa to share how the country’s outdated criminalisation laws and policies have affected their lives, as calls grow for urgent policy reform. More >>
S.L.U.T.S Might Be The Answer To Ending Syphilis Outbreak
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 8:10 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
“We hope that by flipping a sex-shaming term on its head, we can celebrate these people as heroes for taking responsibility for combatting our syphilis outbreak,” says Burnett Foundation Interim General Manager Alex Anderson. More >>
Local HIV Diagnoses In Decline, Challenges To Achieving Elimination Goal
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 10:48 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
There were also 28 people diagnosed with AIDS in 2024, with 18 (64%) being MSM. This is the highest number of local AIDS diagnoses since 2010. Over 70% of these people (20) were diagnosed with AIDS within 3 months of their HIV diagnosis—indicating ... More >>
SPOTS Gay Sex Survey Is Back To Help End HIV Transmission In Aotearoa
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 4:51 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Interim General Manager Alex Anderson says that this data is critical to eliminating HIV transmission in Aotearoa by 2030. More >>
$18m Budgeted For HIV Action Plan Safe From Health System Funding Cuts
Friday, 6 December 2024, 9:29 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Chief Executive Joe Rich says he is thrilled to see the Government backing a community-led response and acknowledging it as a key to the success of the HIV Action Plan. More >>
New Local HIV Numbers Show That Continued Investment Is Needed To Reach The Elimination Goal
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 10:43 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
The 2023 HIV and AIDS notification data from the University of Otago AIDS Epidemiology group, showed that 65 gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) were first diagnosed in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Big Push To Get 40% Of Gay And Bisexual Men To Test For HIV In Their Homes (or Anywhere)
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 10:52 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
In 2006, 64.3% of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) had not tested for HIV recently, that number dropped to 55.7% in 2014, and again to 40% in 2022. We know that almost all transmissions occur from people who don’t know they ... More >>
Call For Government To Become HIV History Makers At Big Gay Out 2024
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 9:59 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
The biggest and gayest Rainbow festival in Aotearoa is set to be one of the highlight events of the Auckland Pride calendar. Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Chief Executive Joe Rich says that this year’s festival will be as important as ever for the rainbow ... More >>
Include HIV And Syphilis Testing In Your Regular Testing Regime This Men’s Health Week
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 11:27 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
With a recent rise in syphilis cases around the country, Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (formerly New Zealand AIDS Foundation) are urging men who have sex with men (MSM) to test for syphilis and HIV as part of their regular systems of testing. Burnett ... More >>
A Call For Allies To ‘Sweat With Pride’ During International Pride Month
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:54 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
This June, hundreds of passionate Kiwis will once again be moving for at least 21 minutes a day to support Rainbow people across Aotearoa. Sweat with Pride is an annual fundraiser by Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (formerly the New Zealand AIDS Foundation) ... More >>
New Podcast Series Shares Stories Of The World-leading Hiv And Aids Response In Aotearoa
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5:14 pm | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
Devotion Festival parade with New Zealand AIDS Foundation banner - Wellington 1995. Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (formerly New Zealand AIDS Foundation) has produced a brand new six-part podcast series, Our Forgotten Epidemic , to share a part of Aotearoa ... More >>
New Zealand Aids Foundation Relaunches To Reflect Evolution In The HIV And AIDS Journey In Aotearoa
Thursday, 9 June 2022, 9:05 am | Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF), along with its Ending HIV NZ programme, has announced today that it has relaunched as Burnett Foundation Aotearoa. The new name honours the Foundation’s co-founder, pioneering AIDS activist Bruce Burnett. NZAF’s ... More >>
