ABOUT US

Migraine New Zealand is a patient advocacy group founded to support all New Zealanders living with migraine and their families. Through advocacy, information and support, and led by people living with migraine, our mission is to actively improve the quality of life and wellbeing of all New Zealanders living with migraine and their families, and reduce the burden of migraine on both those directly affected and the broader community, through the prevention of migraine attacks, medication overuse headache, and other migraine related conditions.

 

OUR GOALS:

We have identified THREE broad goals.

  1. Raise awareness of migraine in New Zealand, from what it is, to how to manage it and how others can support people living with migraine.

  2. Advocate for people living with migraine

  3. Support the migraine community by achieving practical changes that make our lives easier, improve our quality of care and life, and providing opportunities for people living with migraine to connect and share.

OUR PRIORITIES:

There’s lots of things we want to do to improve the lives of people living with migraine. These are some of our priorities so far.

Community

  • We will work to be an active contributor and facilitator for the migraine community

  • We will employ people with migraine, at all levels, to ensure that all our work is deeply connected to the migraine community and people living with migraine

  • We will enable and empower people with migraine to have a say on what we do and how we help them and the migraine community

Leadership

  • National advocacy for migraine and people living with migraine

  • Raise awareness and the profile of migraine

  • Work with local district health boards to improve provision of health and welfare services for people with migraine

Support

  • Provide online and offline support for people living with migraine and their families

  • Work to change our community and work environments wherever possible to become more migraine friendly

  • Provide access to a directory of migraine specialists and general practitioners

Management

  • Prevent the transformation of episodic migraine attacks into chronic migraine attacks or intractable migraine

  • Provide accurate and empowering information about migraine treatment options

Briar was diagnosed with chronic vestibular migraine after having living with them for about a year and a half - although has had them for 12 years. After her diagnosis which completely rocked her world she reached to find support or others in New Zealand going through the same thing, however found nothing.

Briar is dedicated to helping raise awareness around migraine and unite others who live with migraine disease.