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Amanda Rose

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Setting Sail on a Voyage of Hope

December 2, 2019 | Event, Life with MS

Media Release Auckand – Today (2 December) 40 people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) headed out onto the Hauraki Gulf, to prove that MS won’t stop them. Participating in the 2019 Oceans of Hope Challenge NZ, these adventurous people will hoist […]


Ocrelizumab approved for funding

October 7, 2019 | Advocacy, Life with MS, Treatments

Media Release – 7 October 2019 Hundreds with Multiple Sclerosis ‘Abandoned’ due to Pharmac Drug Access Criteria There’s concern that a Pharmac decision to fund the drug Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) for certain patients with multiple sclerosis from December 1st will still […]


Oceans of Hope once again challenging preconceptions about MS

April 6, 2019 | Event, Life with MS, Uncategorised

We are excited to announce that Oceans of Hope UK are coming to New Zealand once again to take a crew of people with MS on their most testing Challenge to date.  MSNZ are proud to be working alongside Oceans […]


Mastering Mountains Expedition Grant

July 16, 2018 | Uncategorised

MSNZ and the Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust are proud to announce the inaugural 2018 Mastering Mountains Expedition Grant recipient, Tracey Hall. Tracey isn’t one to let anything hold her back from achieving her dreams, let alone her MS diagnosis. An […]


Have your say and take our survey

June 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Support, Treatments, Uncategorised

In 2017 MSNZ officially endorsed ‘Brain Health: time matters in MS’ , an international consensus report providing recommendations on diagnosis, therapeutic strategies and improving access to treatment in MS. Since then we have used the principles to direct and provide international […]