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Merry Christmas 2021

Helping Kiwis breathe easy, this Christmas and beyond

21 December, 2021

As we head into the festive season after a long and challenging year, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) is encouraging Kiwis to stay safe...

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Smoke from scrub fire a risk in the Far North

20 December, 2021

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) is urging anyone with a respiratory condition who has been evacuated from the Kaimaumau area to be care...

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Smokefree 2025 Action Plan a breath of fresh air for Aotearoa

9 December, 2021

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) welcomes the announcement of the Government’s Smokefree 2025 Action Plan....

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Children with poorly controlled asthma at increased risk from COVID-19, study finds

6 December, 2021

A new study from Scotland shows that children with poorly controlled asthma are up to 6 times more likely to be hospitalised with COVID-19 compared to o...

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Life Education Trust joins forces with Asthma and Respiratory Foundation to tackle youth vaping

19 November, 2021

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) is delighted to announce a partnership with Life Education Trust NZ (LET), with the aim of fighting the...

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World COPD Day 'highlights health inequities' in NZ

16 November, 2021

Tomorrow (Wednesday 17 November) is World COPD Day. This international day is about raising awareness around Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or C...

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Alarming results from NZ’s biggest ever youth vaping survey

1 November, 2021

The results of a major survey looking at the vaping habits of secondary school students have been released today (Monday 1 November)....

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Worldwide time trends in children’s asthma show severe asthma rates decreasing in NZ

29 October, 2021

The Global Asthma Network (GAN) has released the results of its Phase 1 study, which shows how the worldwide burden of children’s asthma symptoms is cha...

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Asthma education goes online to fight health inequity

18 October, 2021

​The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) has launched the Sailor Digital Classroom, a brand-new free online tool to teach primary school childr...

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Youth19 findings show teen vaping is a national issue

15 October, 2021

The findings of the Youth19 vaping survey have been published today (Friday 15 October) in the Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health....