Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa

A focus on prevention

Diabetes has a huge impact on the individual and those around them.

Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa (previously Diabetes Projects Trust) has been delivering services focused on preventing diabetes and its complications for nearly 30 years. The Foundation emphasises partnership with the community to achieve better health for present and for future generations.

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Latest News

On our blog you will find the latest news at Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa - new programmes, new research projects and more.

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Some tips about eating well for Healthy Ageing

Older adults are more likely to develop lifestyle conditions as they age, and have particular nutrition requirements over and above normal healthy eating recommendations to prevent health challengesRead more

Report on Gardens4Health Tāmaki Makaurau Harvest Festival 2025

A fantastic day had by all! Gardens4Health leader Ali has put together this excellent summary report describing the amazing efforts by all The Gardens4Health Tāmaki Makaurau Harvest Festival wasRead more

New resource - eating out tips

It's the weekend, who doesn't want a break from cooking, or a treat meal out? So how to Enjoy Eating Out While Making Healthier Choices? Craving Mexican, Italian, or Thai? You can still enjoyRead more

NZ Nutrition Foundation JUST COOK Programme Announcement

We are deeply privileged to announce that we have been trusted with guiding the highly regarded and long running NZ Nutrition Foundation Just Cook programmes into the future. The NZ Nutrition FoundatRead more

NZ Nutrition Foundation celebrated - 1980 to 2025

About the New Zealand Nutrition Foundation - modified from the website as at April 2025 The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation has been a highly regarded professional, non-profit organisation thatRead more

RIP and Thank you Dr Ashwin Patel

It was with great sadness that we heard about the passing of Primary Care stalwart Dr Ashwin Patel. Dr Patel was an essential part of our Primary Care Quality Improvement Audit service which ranRead more

In the news - Gardens4Health spread in NZ Gardener magazine

Ali reports the honour of being featured in this month's NZ Gardener magazine, promoting the upcoming and much anticipated Harvest Festival. Connor Crawford Photography has done the outstandingRead more

Congratulations to the new Director of Public Health

Dr Corina Grey is the new Director of Public Health. Our congratulations to Dr Grey who has extensive experience working in the community and was a valued member of our Board of Trustees a fewRead more

In the News: Ali talks composting with Radio NZ

Jesse Mulligan of RNZ interviewing our own Ali Nicholls, leader of Gardens4Health, as she talks about composting from our mahi with Compost Collective. Read more

NZ Nutrition Foundation closing after 45 years of helping Kiwis to eat better

Sad news with this announcement from The NZ Nutrition Foundation "The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation will close its doors in April after 45 years of operation due to a lack of funding. DespiteRead more

Looking back at our 2024 Summit...

It's hard to believe it's 4 months on from our 2024 Diabetes Summit held at the beautiful Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa marae, Auckland Airport. This is a reminder taster from the night presented by oRead more

Congratulations Tania on your Pacific Nutrition certificate!

Congratulations Tania for achieving the Certificate of Proficiency in Pacific Nutrition, with excellent marks we might add! As an organisation we've had team members undertake study in this courseRead more

Who we are

Our team serves the community and works inside the community to help prevent diabetes through our many programmes, funded by the Ministry of Health.

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Our executive board

What we do

Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa serves the following needs:

Develops and delivers health promotion programs
Research and evaluation services
Resource design
Advocacy
Capacity building and community development

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Our programmes

Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa offers a range of programmes and activities across Auckland which aim to prevent diabetes and its complications.

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Resources

We have a range of resources on our site for individuals with diabetes, families of individuals with diabetes, health professionals and for whoever else may want access to them. They are free and downloadable for you.

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Our Programmes

Resources