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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Resilience, gardening, and community coming together

This video posted to Facebook by the Community Resilience Network acknowledges the Takanini Gurdwara Sahib for making 2 hectares of land available for a new Community Garden. This came aboutRead more

Do you want to support our efforts to prevent diabetes and its complications?

Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa has been working in the community for over 30 years to reduce the incidence of diabetes, and diabetes complications, especially for those most at risk. We run a rangeRead more

"Know more and do more for diabetes at work"

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) World Diabetes Day (WDD) topic of 'workplaces' lines up with the mahi being done by our team in our Auckland wide workplaces programme. SupportingRead more

Just Cook Healthy Aging and the Silverfit group

Congratulations to the Silverfit group in Otara who recently took part in the Just Cook Healthy Aging programme. Over the course of four weeks they spent time learning, preparing and cooking healthRead more

World Diabetes Day 2025 is coming up quickly

The time of the year is coming up where there are international and local efforts to raise the awareness of diabetes. On 14 November this year it is IDF (International Diabetes Federation) WorldRead more

Strawberry growing time!

At the recent garden workshop run at Epsom Community Library, there was described as being a "backyard was full of strawberry fun as tamariki and families joined us to learn how to grow their ownRead more

Board Of Trustees update

Fale Andrew Lesā, who has volunteered as a member of the Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa Board of Trustees for just over 4 years, starting in May 2021, has resigned with immediate effect. Read more

Global Partnership Summit 2025

Diana along with other representatives from Aotearoa attended the Global Patient Partnership Summit: Patient Powered Progress in Action in June in Kuala Lumpur. She joined fifty individualsRead more

Poster - Dietetics Students June 2025

It's always fantastic to work with the next generation of people studying for careers where they will be making a real difference to the health of kiwi's. We had an excellent time with studentsRead more

Healthy eating from a young age...more collaboration needed

Thanks to Matt Robinson of EATucation for an excellent planning session today in Otara. Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa has worked for more than 20 years in schools across Tamaki Makaurau, mostly atRead more

Different Dinners Activators project

Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa is delighted to be working with the excellent people at Auckland Council offering training and support for a network of volunteer 'Different Dinners activators'. Read more

In the News: REPORT study

Stephen Forbes, journalist for NZ Doctor, attended the meeting held at Te Manukanuka O Hoturoa Marae on 29 May and has written a detailed article on the importance of this research. He quotes leadRead 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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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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