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Our purpose: to stop all people in New Zealand dying prematurely from heart disease and enable people with heart disease to live full lives

175,000
people are living with heart disease

That's more than one in 23 adults [1]

1 in 3
Almost 1 in 3 deaths in NZ are caused by cardiovascular disease

It is the leading cause of death in New Zealand and includes heart, stroke and blood vessel disease [2]

90 mins
Every 90 minutes a New Zealander dies from heart disease

Many of these deaths are premature and preventable [2]

$90m
The Heart Foundation has invested into research since 1968

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News & Stories
4 April 2024 in Stories

From heart pain to aeroplane

Born in Dover, England, in 1934, Ian has been on a journey all over the world from Zambia to New Zealand, where he built a life with his beloved wife and their children. At 90, he is now skydiving on his birthday to raise funds for the Heart Foundation.

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25 March 2024 in Media Releases

Heart Foundation supports food companies to remove tonnes of sugar from staple low-cost foods

The Heart Foundation’s Food Reformulation programme has had a significant impact on supporting lower sugar levels in a number of everyday, low-cost food items on supermarket shelves. It is estimated that 760 tonnes of sugar per annum have been removed from targeted food categories.

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20 March 2024 in Stories

Heart Foundation visits Parliament

The Heart Foundation visited Parliament on Tuesday 19 March to provide free heart checks for MPs and their parliamentary staff.

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