Survey – Barriers to Employment for People with Multiple Sclerosis
Have you ever experienced barriers to employment as a direct result of your Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis? Or do you know someone who has? Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand is interested to know what barriers to employment people with MS across the country have experienced, or are currently experiencing, and what support would be beneficial. It is […]
Honouring caring at its finest
Gisborne – Lucy Mill was a special woman that went the extra mile and made a difference in her community but passed away unexpectedly on the 17th November 2019. Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand (MSNZ) wishes to honour her 20 years of dedicated service to Peter Reichenbach and the MS community, by conferring upon her the […]
Sam and Rachelle Inspire Others To Get Outdoors
Despite a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), Aucklanders Sam Smith and Rachelle Becker will redefine what’s possible with MS and to inspire others to pursue healthier lifestyles. Supporting their aspirations, Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust with Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand (MSNZ) awarded grants to the pair, so that they can pursue outdoor adventures overseas. Sam, a […]
We Need Goals: Eat Well and Listen
It was day three of our Mount Arapiles six-day trip. The weather forecast was for a scorching hot day, and we decided to climb a route in the shade. Flicking through the guidebook, we found a route called “Eskimo Nell” — a bit of Eskimo-ness was exactly what I needed. The climb was a lot […]
We Need Goals: Preparing for Mount Arapiles
My climbing buddy Jake and I had travelled to Australia to climb at Mt Arapiles — a rock-climbing mecca. I was surprised when I first saw the red-orange escarpment rising out of flat Australian farmland. As a climber, the sight of those 20-million-year-old cliff faces was magnetising. I couldn’t help but feel a dizzying sense […]
We Need Goals: Getting Outside With MS
My dreams about climbing were severely challenged shortly after I turned 21. One day, I unexpectedly found myself extraordinarily weak, fatigued, and unwell. I became increasingly incapacitated and eventually became dependant on a motorised chair to get me around. Four years later, I was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. I was devastated. One day, […]
Dorothy Newman Scholarship keeping people in employment
Many people with MS experience difficulties managing work with their MS particularly at times of relapse or as their condition progresses. While for many simple changes in the work place might be all that is needed to assist someone to continue with their careers, for others, the demands of the job coupled with their MS symptoms make […]
Dorothy L Newman Scholarships now open
Do you need to change careers because your MS makes it no longer possible to continue in your current employment? Well we may be able to help… The Dorothy L Newman Scholarship assists people who have been diagnosed as having MS and as a result are unable to continue in their present employment, who need […]