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Central Districts June 2024 Volunteering floats Dale’s boat Dale Spurdle has been volunteering for the Cancer Society in Taranaki for 15 years and was one of the first volunteers to walk through the door of the New Plymouth Centre offices when the centre on Lorna Street opened in 2009.
Waikato / Bay of Plenty May 2024 Huia's story: "Early detection protects whakapapa." Huia had only recently recovered from a stroke when she found the lumps in her breast.
Wellington April 2024 Lindsay Gault's 11,000km bike ride for cancer From China to Greece, Lindsay Gault is undertaking an 11,000-kilometre bike ride to raise money for cancer research in New Zealand.
Waikato / Bay of Plenty April 2024 Volunteer honoured for decades-long service to the community Cancer Society volunteer, Simon Genet, has been awarded the Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship for 21 years’ service to the community.
Waikato / Bay of Plenty April 2024 Memory Meadow to serve as long-lasting legacy for cancer patients A vibrant new space to acknowledge those who have been affected by cancer is coming soon to Hamilton and Te Awamutu.
Waikato / Bay of Plenty April 2024 Cancer conversations at work Four in every 10 New Zealanders are diagnosed with cancer before they’re 75 and cancer rates set to double by 2040. The reality is conversations about cancer are going to become more and more common at work.
National April 2024 Common Sense Oncology in clinical trials research Calling all patients, family members, advocates, clinical trialists, oncologists, and people interested in cancer research! We want to hear from YOU about improving cancer trials world-wide
Wellington March 2024 Cancer Society opens new Porirua Hub The Cancer Society Wellington Division recently opened its new Porirua Hub.
Wellington February 2024 All Blacks Sevens’ Andrew Knewstubb raises funds for the Cancer Society With a series of injuries and infections, fullback Andrew Knewstubb has been sidelined from the All Blacks Sevens for two years...
Canterbury / West Coast January 2024 Southern Boards issue smokefree open letters Urgent Appeal to Reconsider the Repeals of the Smokefree Legislation