Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa

06/11/2025

Getting ready for World Diabetes Day next week, Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa, MHT Diabetes Trust , Diabetes Christchurch and Diabetes Wellington have collaborated on several projects including a questionnaire to look more at the situation in workplaces in Aotearoa New Zealand in relation to diabetes. What is already in place for workers, what challenges are there, what help is needed, are among the questions. If you're a workplace (or worker with an interest in diabetes), it would be great if you could fill in (and share) this short, anonymous questionnaire https://forms.gle/t2siQfgpu6tumjNRA

05/11/2025

This month in recognition of November's diabetes focus, we are releasing video conversations with three amazing people for whom diabetes is an important part of life. We are delighted to introduce this first in the series, where current Board member Graham King and past Board member Pat Spellman kōrero about Graham's diabetes journey. Pat and Graham cover a wide range of discussion, from diagnosis, living with diabetes, the history in the whanau, perspective as Māori, how important it is to share information, thinking about the future and much more.

22/10/2025

Go team!🌻

Ngā mihi nui Headway - Auckland for facilitating a great workshop on supporting volunteers with brain injuries in our gardens! 🌿
We're proud to be learning how to make our spaces more inclusive, supportive, and diverse together 🤝

If you've had a brain injury and are keen to join a community garden, we'd love to hear from you! You can contact us or Headway, and we will work together to introduce you to our awesome network 🌽

Thank you to the Ōrākei Local Board and the Meadowbank Community Centre for hosting us.

14/10/2025

Our own Hari speaks on this amazing Community Gardening initiative here!

30/09/2025

Diabetes NZ have announced their campaign for their Diabetes Action Month in November (IDF World Diabetes Day in support of diabetes in the workplace is the 14th November). The campaign about being more physically active in support of the many people being diagnosed with diabetes.

30/09/2025

Great job by the Silverfit group in Otara completing their Just Cook programme!
https://www.diabetesfoundationaotearoa.nz/blog/post/153258/just-cook-healthy-aging-and-the-silverfit-group/

17/09/2025

Here's something we can all do for diabetes awareness. As part of the International Diabetes Federation World Diabetes Day campaign (November 14), there's a call to action letter template that can be filled out and sent to your national health representative and to the United Nations in Geneva to request that they do more to help achieve the World Health Organization (WHO) diabetes coverage targets by 2030. Link here

12/09/2025

More from the amazing people who put together the Te Pou Whirinaki O Mate Huka resource website. This YouTube channel has video stories from people with type 2 diabetes and those who live with and care for them. https://www.youtube.com/

27/08/2025

Put 14 November in your diary for World Diabetes Day, this year the focus is on raising awareness of the challenges in the workplace.

The time of the year is coming up where there are international and local efforts to raise the awareness of diabetes.   On 14 November this year it is IDF (International Diabetes Federation)

09/07/2025

Amazing things happening Epsom Community Library

26/06/2025

Kia Ora

The Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa Gardens4Health team are looking for an enthusiastic and self-directed person with outstanding knowledge and practical skills in sustainable food gardening. As part of this exciting initiative to “make food gardening the norm” this part time role provides guidance to community groups setting up and maintaining community gardens in Tamaki Makaurau.

If you are keen and think this is a great opportunity, please apply.

Link provided below to apply.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/jobs/agriculture-fishing-forestry/horticulture/auckland/north-shore-city/part-time/listing/5387755069

If you do have questions, please feel free to phone Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa.

Kia pai to ra.

23/06/2025

Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa is delighted to be working with the excellent people at Auckland Council offering training and support for a network of volunteer 'Different Dinners activators'. Activators receive training and resources to run teaching sessions in their communities for whanau, friends and contacts, with the aim of encouraging more plant based eating.

We are getting some amazing reports back about the difference being made by the Activators who have been through the training already, we are in AWE of what they are doing! Remaining places for training/support are limited and if you are interested in becoming a Different Dinners Activator, get in touch with Diana by emailing workplace@diabetesfoundationaotearoa.nz. To get more of an idea of the sorts of recipes being encouraged, there are some popular recipes to try at home here https://livelightly.nz/different-dinners-diabetes-foundation-recipe-book/

Thanks to Auckland Council for their innovative thinking and getting behind spreading the important message that eating more plants is great for health, prevention of diseases such as diabetes, and just as importantly, good for our environment.