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Auckland / Northland Branch

Welcome to the Auckland / Northland Branch of Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand. We cover the area from the top of the North Island to Pokeno, and provide support to all people with CF and their families and caregivers. We’re a proactive group trying to make life for families impacted by CF a lot easier.

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Key Contacts

Gretchen

Gretchen
Kitching

  • Community Support Lead - Registered Social Worker
  • gretchen@cfnz.org.nz
  • Phone 029 773 1398
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Chloe
Hunt

  • Chair
  • auckadmin@cfnz.org.nz
  • Phone

How we help

We assist people with CF and their families with:

  • essential equipment
  • welfare issues
  • peer support
  • help when in hospital
  • clinic support, eg parking vouchers
  • education and information
  • financial and emotional support.

We’re an active committee, and we organise fundraising events throughout the year to raise vital funds needed to support our community, including Awareness Month activities, the Auckland Marathon, and movie nights. We also hold social get-togethers for parents, families and caregivers. Our committee is primarily made up of parents of people with CF however we also have several committee members who do not have family connections but who feel very connected with our cause.

Connecting the community

Our people with cystic fibrosis do not socialise due to issues around cross infection. The Auckland / Northland Branch has various ways for our community to connect.

We have an Auckland / Northland Branch Facebook page that provides regular updates and our e-newsletter is emailed each month and contains articles from our community, photos, updates from Auckland and Starship hospitals, Branch news, diary dates, summaries from conferences and other events and much more. Email our Branch contacy if you would like to sign up to receive the monthly Auckland Branch e-newsletter. 

Helping our Auckland / Northland CF community be informed and engaged is important to the Auckland Branch committee.

 

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Fundraising for Auckland / Northland Branch

We have plenty of ideas of how you can help the Auckland / Northland Branch fundraise. 

How about selling some chocolate fish or running a bake sale? We are always looking for volunteers, please contact us to find out about the many ways you might be able to help out - auckadmin@cfnz.org.nz.

 

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Life for people with CF is a daily struggle for survival, copious medication, physiotherapy and frequent hospitalisations. Most people with CF and their families will tell you apart from the obvious dream of a cure, their dearest wish is most often simply for a ‘normal’ life. As a Branch, we try and make the everyday easier, by providing a number of support services to people with CF and their families.

 

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Contact

We’re always looking for people to be involved with the Branch – whether this is as a committee member, assisting at an event or other ways you think your skills may benefit the branch.

If you’re interested in volunteering for us or coming along to a meeting, please contact us on the below email. Our committee meetings are held monthly (usually a Tuesday evening) online.

auckadmin@cfnz.org.nz
www.facebook.com/CysticFibrosisAK/

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Committee Members

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    Allyson
    Harvey

    I have been involved with the CF Auckland Committee for many years. Being involved with the CF Auckland Branch had made me more appreciative of good health, and brings home the reality that a lot of people, who through no fault of their own, have no control over their health and well-being. I am glad that my contribution can help in assisting people with CF and their families.