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Our vital research improves the lives of millions of New Zealanders living with respiratory and cardiac disease.
1 in 5
die from heart disease
1 in 6
live with respiratory disease
$25b
cost to the country every year

Lace Up for Lung Cancer

Lace Up for Lung Cancer Hero

Get moving this Novemeber and help us fight for the thousands of Kiwis affected by the country's deadliest cancer.

Respiratory Impact Reports

Respiratory Impact Report mock up

For more than 20 years, our reports have tracked the burden of respiratory disease in Aotearoa.

Train-the-Trainers vaping education

Sharon Pihema - Train-the-Trainers vaping education session - Wainuiomata 2026

Develop practical skills to deliver trusted youth vaping education through our Train-the-Trainers programme.

Asthma in schools

School kids

Support safer schools with asthma emergency kits, school inhaler guidance and practical education resources.

"I just want to live": Elaine's fight against lung cancer

Elaine Leggott

Elaine’s cancer was found late, by chance, highlighting the need for lung cancer screening in NZ.

New report reveals children and elderly bear the brunt of respiratory disease

Baby and grandparent holding hands

Respiratory hospitalisations in NZ have risen 16%, prompting calls for urgent action to protect vulnerable communities.

Heart devices don't work like pills, so why do we try to fund them that way?

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Heart tech moves as fast as consumer electronics, but NZ still assesses and funds it through a process built for pills.