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We are thrilled to have Lady Raewyn Henry as our ambassador, joining long time ambassadors John and Lorraine Street. Raewyn has never been one for the spotlight, happy for her husband, former All Black coach, Sir Graham to take the spotlight. However lately we have seen her more and more on stage. Early in 2017 Raewyn put on her Netball Centre Bib again after many years and played i... Read more

The attached Discussion Paper and Background Information were part MSNZ’s advocacy work with politicians to increase awareness and better services for people with MS. Read more

Watch this wonderful 30 minute documentary by Attitude with comedian Sam Smith who has recently been diagnosed with MS.  Read more

On the 6th of June 2017 at Eden Park in Auckland, 6 Rugby greats came together on stage to debate – ‘The Southern Hemisphere should be on top. The Earth is upside down’ – with MC and Referee for the evening Jeremy Corbett. The Southern Hemisphere was represented by Captain Phil Gifford, Sir Graham Henry and Ian Jones. The Northern Hemisphere was led by Captain Stuart Barnes, Mile... Read more

Julie talks about living with MS, how she values the positive support around her and her dreams for the future. Read more

A short, powerful 45 second video on the affects of MS, please share.   Read more

Four people living with MS describe what it means to them and the challenges they face.   Please share Condensed version 34 seconds. Read more

Four people living with MS describe what it means to them and the challenges they face. Please share Video duration 1 min 28 seconds  Read more

  At Research Day, Dr. Jennifer Pereira and Dr. Scott Graham discussed the important role of the blood-brain barrier in MS and how they are researching markers in the blood that may help us detect when things go wrong. Their full presentation is now available for you to view.        Read more

Dr Debbie Mason has spent many years studying multiple sclerosis in New Zealand. In her Research Day presentation she highlighted some of the amazing findings that they have generated from this work. As an example, she discussed why people down south have a higher rate of MS than those in the north and if that pattern has been changing over time, as well as potential links to Vitamin D lev... Read more