It’s my pleasure to introduce our updated newsletter to you. We hope you find it useful, informative and in an easy format to refer to and read.

Regular physical activity is the holy grail of health.

Three weeks ago, I was sitting in the audience in Dunedin’s Town Hall awaiting the Hon David Clark’s address to the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology at their Annual Scientific Meeting.

Emerge Health is an Australian family owned business with a passion and commitment to bring the best medicines to patients. They recently entered the NZ market, only 2 years ago.

We would like to publicly thank and acknowledge all of the organisations that have generously supported Crohn's & Colitis NZ this year.

If you’re a teen living with a serious illness or disability, Livewire is the place for you.

Benevolence and helping those in need is a cornerstone in Freemasonry and every member is encouraged to become involved in charitable activities.

The demand for gastroenterologists and their time is ever increasing.

Just after Christmas 2017 my bowels started to produce mucus, and a week later I saw the first drops of blood. The symptoms got worse, and two months later, a couple of weeks after my 60th birthday, I got diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis.

Healthcare continues to advance at a startling rate, and one of the key elements of that development is participation in clinical trials and research.