Raising the rare voice
We are the respected voice for rare disorders in New Zealand.
We advocate for access to world class and world leading health, disability, education and other services for the 300,000 New Zealanders living with a rare disorder.
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Ele's story
For years I knew something wasn’t quite right - how cliche! I felt, I don’t know how to describe it, maybe ‘incomplete’. I always put it down to the fact that I wasn’t able to carry a sibling for our son and grow our family. I lost count of miscarriages and had always blamed myself for them. You see, I am obese and with that comes all sorts of medical issues. For as long as I ca…
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