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25th Anniversary of Candlelight Memorial - 08-May-2008

The Global Health Council have announced the mobilisation of community leaders preparing for the 25th anniversary of the AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Sunday 18th May. The international Candlelight Memorial is one of the oldest and largest worldwide events focused on HIV/AIDS awareness and advocacy. The theme for this year is Never Give Up, Never Forget. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF Related Site - International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Women put face to HIV campaign - 21-Feb-2008

Southland grandmother Jan Waddell has one wish she wants to die from old age and not the HIV retrovirus she got from a contaminated needle in Australia six years ago. Read the full story/Visit the site - Otago Daily Times

Recruiters needed for gay sex survey - 10-Jan-2008

Paid recruitment staff are needed to assist with this year's Gay Auckland Periodic Sex Survey (GAPSS) at gay events, bars and venues between the 10th and 17th of February. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF

Staff accused of breaching HIV privacy - 29-Dec-2007

Medical staff are regularly breaching privacy laws by leaking highly sensitive information about HIV- positive women to others, a support group says. Read the full story/Visit the site - The Dominion Post

Medicines New Zealand falls short of complete overhaul - 14-Dec-2007

The Government's new medicines strategy Medicines New Zealand, unveiled today, provides room for more consultation with stakeholders, but falls short of the complete system overhaul that is required, says the Access To Medicines Coalition (ATM). Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF

Condom use high for gay and bisexual first-timers - 13-Dec-2007

Rates of condom use at a gay or bisexual man’s first experience of anal sex has increased substantially over the last three decades, according to newly released data from the biannual Gay Auckland Periodic Sex Survey (GAPSS), a joint project between the New Zealand AIDS Foundation Research Unit and the University of Otago. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF

Christmas present donations for the HIV positive community - 13-Dec-2007

Christmas present donations for HIV positive men and women in need are being accepted at the New Zealand AIDS Foundation’s National Office in Hargreaves St, Ponsonby. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF

USA should be ashamed of HIV waiver policy - 11-Dec-2007

The United States Government should be ashamed that it has broken a Presidential promise to ease travel restrictions for HIV positive people entering the country, says the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF

World AIDS Day raises just over $66,000 - 7-Dec-2007

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation is extending a warm thank-you to all New Zealanders who supported its World AIDS Day street collections and events, to the tune of $66,200. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF

Safe Sex Poster Boy winners announced - 6-Dec-2007

A three-month search to find Safe Sex Poster Boys for Gay Men's Health has concluded today with the announcement of six winners. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF Related Site - Safe Sex Poster Boy

Living with HIV Survey Now Open - 3-Dec-2007

A virtual support community (i.e. an online community) is proposed for all those living with HIV in New Zealand. This initiative comes from the Absolutely Positively Positive group in Wellington. Read the full story/Visit the site - Absolutely Positively Positive

Safe sex message still not getting through - 1-Dec-2007

New Zealand AIDS campaigners are concerned the safe-sex message has lost some of its punch. It is World AIDS Day and the latest figures show 84 New Zealanders were diagnosed with HIV in the first six months of this year. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

It's made of . . . rubber - 1-Dec-2007

A dress that redefines the word sexy has been created in Palmerston North. About 1000 condoms were used to make the fabric for the frock, created to mark World Aids Day today. Read the full story/Visit the site - Manawatu Standard

Light a candle for World AIDS Day - CDHB - 30-Nov-2007

Cantabrians can recognise this World AIDS Day by visiting the North Quadrangle of the Arts Centre from 12 noon to 1pm, Saturday 1 December. Read the full story/Visit the site - Canterbury DHB

Catching a computer virus is easy…so too is HIV - 28-Nov-2007

A new computer virus is spreading throughout New Zealand like wildfire, but it's not what you'd expect. It's actually an ingenious hoax created by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation to demonstrate just how easy it is to become infected with HIV if you don’t take precautions. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF Related Site - Aids Viral

Rapid HIV testing and STI screening this Saturday at Burnett Centre - 27-Nov-2007

Rapid HIV testing appointments are still available this Saturday at Auckland’s Burnett Centre, along with additional screenings for other STIs. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF

Final voting opens for Safe Sex Poster Boy - 26-Nov-2007

20 finalists in six categories will compete online this week to become Safe Sex Poster Boys for Gay Men's Health in 2008. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF Related Site - Safe Sex Poster Boy

AIDS/HIV Crisis link to Gay Porn - 29-Oct-2007

Press Release: Society For Promotion Of Community Standards Inc. A fierce debate is raging in the homosexual community over the impact of “unsafe sex” DVDs and videos on gay men’s sexual practices (sodomy), and the appropriate censorship of this ‘bareback porn’ material [featuring condomless anal sex] that some gay researchers cite as one of the factors helping to fuel the pandemic of HIV/AIDS (as well as STIs such as syphyllis) that has been ravaging the promiscuous homosexual communities. “The debate over its morality and dangers is heating up … over bareback porn both within the American porn industry and without,” says Douglas Jenkin of the NZ Aids Foundation’s Gay Men’s Health Unit [1]. Read the full story/Visit the site - Society For Promotion Of Community Standards Inc.

20-minute HIV test now in Wellington - 29-Oct-2007

A revolutionary new rapid HIV test which gives a result back in only twenty minutes is being introduced to the New Zealand AIDS Foundation’s Awhina Centre in Dixon St from Thursday, November 1st. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF

New NZAF Trust Deed to be adopted at AGM - 6-Sep-2007

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation's revised Trust Deed, to be presented at this year’s Annual General Meeting, will revitalise the organisation’s focus on HIV-affected communities, says Board Chair Hoani Jeremy Lambert. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZAF

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