5 good steps we need to take
Five things men should be doing from MHW Some great advice on five positive steps Kiwi men can take today to help themselves from NZ Herald science writer Jamie Morton. Get our blood pressure down, keep our heart as healthy as we can, get a prostate check, keep our mates close and don’t set our […]
Men’s Health policy call
Researchers call for Men’s Health policy Successive New Zealand governments have failed to develop a policy or strategy focused on men’s health, falling behind countries like Mongolia, Australia, Ireland, Iran, Malaysia, South Africa, Brazil and the state of Quebec. This week researchers from the Centre for Men’s Health at Otago University published an article in […]
MHW media
Four grim figures that should worry us The country’s largest newspaper took a look at the four most troubling statistics for Kiwi men to mark the start of Men’s Health Week. Diabetes, heart health, mental health and the glaring differences in life expectancy across our population are all looked at in this piece by the […]
Thanks Oscar
Oscar Kightley joins the team for MHW Playwright, actor and all round good guy Oscar Kightley has joined the MHW team as an ambassador in 2022. Concern at the diabolical stats that surround the health of Pasifika people, Oscar is keen to help spread the word that we all have to get more involved with […]
AA gets revved up for MHW
AA Health Insurance and Men’s Health Week team up to lift the hood on Men’s Health. AA Health Insurance is revved up to be partnering with Men’s Health Week in 2022. This year, AA Health Insurance are starting their engines to get the word out to AA Members and AA Health Insurance customers alike on […]
Time to talk to a mate?
Talking to a mate might be the best thing you can do We all get stressed out and we all get down. One out of five of us will at some point be diagnosed with a mood or anxiety disorder, and according to the stats, half of us in New Zealand will know a close […]
Go big or go home is bollocks
Go big or go home – not helpful advice guys Inspirational, motivating and macho as hell, but also just the dumbest advice you will ever hear. What started as an ad line for Harley exhaust pipes has become a by-line for achievement through max effort. In fact most of the go-biggers actually do end up […]
It’s a world record we don’t want
New Zealand tops the world in our rates of melanoma and we have the highest melanoma death rates in the world. The findings, published this year in JAMA Dermatology, showed melanoma rates were highest in New Zealand and Australia (combined) in 2020, followed by Western Europe, North America and Northern Europe. Worse, us Kiwis have the highest […]
RNZ’s Jim Mora talks Men’s Health Week
Murph and Jim Mora chat things Men’s Health Week on RNZ’s Sunday Morning JIm Mora and Greg Murphy discuss a range of aspects of Men’s Health Week on Sunday Morning on June 13, the eve of MHW 2021. Greg is a long-time ambassador for Men’s Health Week and speaks passionately about why guys need to […]
Here’s what the doctor says guys
Long-time Auckland GP Dr John Cameron joined TVNZ’s Haley Holt to talk about how the doctor-patient thing works these days. It’s quick, easy and non-judgemental. You chat, they take a bit of blood, that gets tested and the experts get an idea of what’s happening inside of you. Next time you get checked, these are […]
