Skip to main content

New announcement. Learn more

ResearchTeamAdvocacyHistoryDCSS auditCommunityBoardConferenceHealth promotionPostersType 2 diabetesBOTHealthy eatingGardens4healthIn the NewsNZSSDEducationPrimary carePublicationDPTLifestyle ProgrammeResources2024CMDHBSchoolsDCSS PublicationG4HHealth educationNutritionGardeningNew medicationPreventionAnnual Activity ReportCollaborationSummitPHARMACEquity2025InequityEthnic disparitiesGetwize2healthPresentationYouthGovernanceKidney diseaseSouth AucklandType 1 diabetesWorkplaces2023Community gardenCongratulationsLets Beat DiabetesNZ Nutrition FoundationNZNFProgrammeWDDWorld Diabetes DayDataDisparityGDMHealth & WellnessIDFMedicationOtaraThank youBrandingDiabetes In PregnancyGestational DiabetesHealthy environmentPhDPublic healthStaffAdolescentBariatric projectCGMDcssEventMaoriRenalResearch FellowTe Tiriti O WaitangiThe Treaty of Waitangi201320222026BarriersFundraising2010CelebrationCMHFIZZGW2HInequalilitiesJust CookMedicationsMiddlemoreNurse PractitionerPacifikaPartnershipQualitativeSugarWORTH study201120162021AccessBariatric SurgeryCampaignCook'n KiwiCookingCovid-19ExerciseLBDNutrition FoundationNZMJObesityOutcomesQuality AuditRecruitmentReportSADPSouth Auckland Diabetes ProjectWhakatauki2014AdolescentsArticleAuckland CouncilCounties ManukauEpidemiologyMedical directorMyLifeMattersPatient perspectivePrecision medicinePregnancyQuality improvementThrowbackTrulicity20042005200820092015201921 yearsAged careAwardDiabetes NZEvaluationGPHealthy AgingJardianceKaumatuaMāoriPhysical activityPilotPodcastPolicyPVAResilienceSocioeconomic disparitiesSportsStrategySugarbustersTrain the TrainerVegetablesVision20012006200720172018AbstractAuditAustraliaAwarenessBreast feedingCapacity buildingCardiovascular diseaseChristmasComplicationsDebateDiabetesDiabetes awarenessDiabetes preventionDiabetes resourcesDulaglutideEnvironmentInformation sheetsInsulinMaraeMasterClassMITMortalityMulti-ethnicMy Life MattersOffice hoursOlder personPatient Voice AotearoaPlanningPre-DiabetesProfessional developmentRegistryRiskSafetySurveyTe ReoTe Whatu OraThe renew roomTika TunuVideoWebsitesWhitiora2000200320122020AdvisorAimAucklandBequestBlood pressureContinuous Glucose MonitoringDKDDonationElection yearEthicsFairnessGLP1 receptor agonistGoutHeart failureHolidayIGTImpaired Glucose ToleranceInterviewIronmanKate SmallmanMotivationOrganicPacifickaPerformancePetitionPlant BasedREPORT studyRole modelRotaryScience festScreeningSGLT2 InhibitorShop for your lifeSpecial KSponsorsSugar taxSupport GroupsTalanoa approachTamaki MakaurauTikanga MāoriTrust DeedTuckshopsValuesVegetarianVLCDWorkplace exercise199219941996199719982002AbsenteeismActivatorsAdult nutritionAllergiesANZMOSSAtrial FibrillationBabyBeneficiaryBMC MedicineBudgetCanadaCancerCCRepChild healthCholesterolCity MissionClimate actionClimate changeCo-designCODAComicConsultationContinuous Glucose MonotiringDementiaDeterminants of healthDiabetes ChristchurchDiabetes EducatorDialysisDietitianDifferent DinnersDining outDirectoryDiversityDoor-To-Door studyDry weather gardeningEATucationEnablersESRDEvluationExcellence awardEye ScreeningFAQsFast foodFood literacyFood povertyFood securityFood sovereigntyFootcareFree trainingGreen Lip MusselsGuidanceHATHealth literacyHealthy Auckland TogetherHealthy psychologyHealthy TuckshopsHigh-risk populationHOPE programmeHua parakoreHyperglycaemiaIFGIn printInfantsInnovationInsulin pumpsJAHAJournalJournal of American Heart AssociationKidney SocietyKnowledgeLanguageMāraMātanga TapuhiMedirayMental healthMisinformationNewletterNGONoMoreFearNurse ledNurse PrescriberNutritionistNZ Health SurveyNZBGPNZOTYOlder agegroupOpening hoursOverweightPassport studyPatient satisfactionPatronPānuiPhotographsPost covidPresenteeismProvidersPumpsPush-playQuantitativeRandomised control trialRangatahiRCTRecipeRheumatic Heart DiseaseRichard cooperRoadshowRocketsparkSatisfactionScabiesStakeholdersStandardsStigmaStocktakeStudent nurseSummerSustainableTechnologyTongaTravelTriathlonUpdateWater conservationWeight lossWhanauWomenWork experienceWorld Health Organisation
TAGS

Introducing Quinn, G4H Facilitator

Kia ora!   Ko Quinn tōku ingoa and I am ecstatic to be a Garden4Health facilitator along with the rest of our amazing tīma at the Diabetes Foundation. I whakapapa to Calgary Canada but haven’t called it home in a long time. I have been a commercial gardener and landscaper in New Zealand for nearly 8 years now. I started my own company 3 years ago and love watching everyone's garden spaces flourish. I am passionate about sustainable living and teaching people that we are all capable of making a change. Whether it’s a couple of containers on the deck or a massive plot you're working with, small or large, we all can and deserve to grow something for ourselves! I am excited to watch us all grow! 

Quinn joins team leader Ali Crawford (previously Nicholls), Hari Narayan, and also new, Kylie Maltman.