Heart disease can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time – even someone you love. Please donate to support the Big Heart Appeal so we can take steps towards a future where no loved one is lost too soon to heart disease.
Every year, funds donated to the Big Heart Appeal are invested in key life-saving heart research and specialist training for New Zealand cardiologists. The better we understand heart disease, the better we can fight it. Please open your heart and donate today.
“I didn’t even know what a cardiac arrest was before it happened to me. It was a very scary way to learn that lesson.”
- Faye, 48-year-old mother of three and primary school teacher
“Heart disease is so prevalent in New Zealand and has the potential to affect anybody. That’s why it’s important that something is done about it.”
- Dr Sarah Appleby, recipient of a Heart Foundation research grant
“In 2023, people like you helped fund 36 heart research and specialist training grants. However, 37 promising applications had to be turned down. I need your help to change this.”
- Associate Professor Gerry Devlin, Medical Director at the Heart Foundation