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New Zealanders living with MS
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Help us create a better future for people with MS in New Zealand - every action helps strengthen our community. Join us and make a difference today. You can donate. fundraise. join our events.

My Story. My Strength. My MS.

By sharing your journey, you can bring hope, understanding, and practical support to others facing similar challenges. Personal stories help build awareness, reduce stigma, and remind us all that no one faces MS alone.

Your voice can inspire change and strengthen our community.
If you would like to share your experience, we would love to hear from you.

My Story. My Strength. My MS.

By sharing your journey, you can bring hope, understanding, and practical support to others facing similar challenges. Personal stories help build awareness, reduce stigma, and remind us all that no one faces MS alone.

Your voice can inspire change and strengthen our community.
If you would like to share your experience, we would love to hear from you.

Adventure, Grit, and Heart: Meet Team Murray Sisters
Hi, I’m Sarah Murray; adventure racer, shearing contractor, mum of three boys, happily married and proud...
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From Diagnosis to Distance: My MS Journey and the Power of Setting Goals
In early 2020, I started noticing strange things happening to my body. I couldn’t walk in a straight...
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From Dizzying Speeds to Vertigo - Jackson's Journey to Diagnosis
Hi my name is Jackson Ruakere, I’m 30 years old, a plumber and gasfitter by trade and like to consider...
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MS Care Can’t Wait - And Neither Can We
MS Care Can’t Wait – And Neither Can We I join the MS Society of NZ in calling for urgent investment...
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Pushing Past Limits: My Life-Changing Outward Bound Experience
When I first signed up for Outward Bound, I didn’t know exactly why I was doing it. But somewhere deep...
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I May Have MS, But I am Lucky - Chris Lord's Story
Today is World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day. Seeing the reminder in my calendar pop up prompted a moment...
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Adventure, Grit, and Heart: Meet Team Murray Sisters
Hi, I’m Sarah Murray; adventure racer, shearing contractor, mum of three boys, happily married and proud...
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From Diagnosis to Distance: My MS Journey and the Power of Setting Goals
In early 2020, I started noticing strange things happening to my body. I couldn’t walk in a straight...
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From Dizzying Speeds to Vertigo - Jackson's Journey to Diagnosis
Hi my name is Jackson Ruakere, I’m 30 years old, a plumber and gasfitter by trade and like to consider...
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