Established in Wellington in 1966 by Sir John Mowbray and Dr Tim Williams, the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation aimed to provide information, advice and support services to help people living with arthritis to manage their condition and have better access to pain relief.
Since then, we have grown and changed with the times, evolving to meet the needs of people affected by arthritis nationally, changing our name to Arthritis Foundation of New Zealand in 1985 and moving to a charitable trust model, Arthritis NZ Kaiponapona Aotearoa in 2018. More recently, we updated our te reo Māori translation and changed name to Arthritis NZ Mateponapona Aotearoa.
But, no matter our name, colours and logo, since 1966 we have been helping people to live well with arthritis!
The figure is partly informed by interweaving harakeke strands. This interweaving element represents the guiding principle of
whanaungatanga. The harakeke is a symbol of whānau (Pā harakeke). The four outer strands represent the foundations of Arthritis NZ:
• Tautoko - support
• Tika - do the right thing
• Pono - honesty
• Whanau Oranga - self determined health and well-being
The two inner strands are directly connected to the upper section that is associated with the mauri and mana of people. This part of the design consists of two patterns known as puhoro and koru. These patterns highlight the importance of an individual’s mauri and mana. It reminds us to engage in a mana enhancing way to uplift the mauri of our stakeholders.
Monday: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Tuesday: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Wednesday: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Thursday: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Friday: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
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