Urgent action needed to prevent 8,000 cancer diagnoses each year

Around 8,000 New Zealanders are diagnosed with potentially preventable cancer each year and bold action is needed to curb the dramatic harm caused by the “big three” risk factors: obesity, alcohol and tobacco.

Public say restrict sale of tobacco

Today is World Smokefree Day and the Cancer Society say that while New Zealand has a goal to have fewer than 5% of New Zealanders smoking by 2025 – we’re not going to get there unless we restrict the availability of tobacco.

Cancer Society Auckland Northland and Auckland DHB formalise long-standing working relationship.

Cancer Society Auckland Northland (CSAN) and Auckland DHB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising a long-standing working relationship.

Survey about New Zealand charities

Have you been invited to take part in our charity survey? If so, you can read more about it here.

Election notice for the Board

Nominations close at 4:30 p.m. on Monday 14 August 2017

National Office Chief Executive's resignation

Today the National Board of the Cancer Society of New Zealand accepted the resignation of our Chief Executive, Claire Austin.

Saving Lives Together - standardised packaging legislation recognised

Cancer Society Auckland Northland in conjunction with Hāpai Te Hauora came together on Friday 28 October to acknowledge the passing of the tobacco standardised plain packaging legislation in September this year.

Sunday Star Times & NZ Herald articles

PHARMAC to fund effective therapies for advanced melanoma

Cancer Society is thrilled with PHARMAC's decision to fund effective therapies for advanced melanoma, now including Keytruda.

Election notice for the Board

Nominations are now open for elections to the Board

Smokefree Outdoor Dining – Taste the Difference

Makana Confections, a boutique chocolate factory and chocolate shop in Kerikeri, have extended their building to create an iconic new Chocolate Café - a pure dessert experience.

Mural one part of smokefree picture

Auckland Council’s Henderson-Massey Local Board will be unveiling a new smokefree mural on Tuesday 31st May - World Smokefree Day.

Smokefree Day – supporting whānau

Health promoters are telling smokers to think about the impact their habit has on their family as an incentive to kick the habit this year.

Cancer Society applauds Government’s health investment

Cancer Society applauds Government’s health investment

Cancer Society welcomes the decision to invest $39 million to roll-out a national bowel screening programme, as well as a tobacco tax increase.

Our position on breakthrough melanoma therapies

Read our concerns and recommendations about funding.

Uso Bike Ride 2016

The USO Bike Ride from Bluff to Cape sees 32 riders cycling the length of New Zealand to raise awareness around men’s health.

Celebrating Northland’s Smokefree Cafes

Cancer Society Northland has welcomed the leadership shown by a number of Northland cafes who have decided to take a stand and make their outdoor dining areas Smokefree.

Sunscreen give away aims to educate Kiwi kids

This summer, API Consumers Brands and the Cancer Society of New Zealand are giving away a whopping 100,000 tubes of SPF50+ sunscreen.

Twenty years of voluntary service honoured

Professor Brett Delahunt’s exceptional, long-standing voluntary service and leadership to cancer research has been acknowledged by the Cancer Society.