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How to estimate the cost of migraine in New Zealand

Pictured above: Sofiia Tsaregorodtseva (summer student) with Migraine Foundation co-founder Fiona Imlach This guest blog ...
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Migraine discussions at Pasifika Festival 2026

For the first time, migraine was included in the list of health topics being discussed ...
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Medicines are an investment not a burden – new report

A new report on the issues around access to innovative medicines in New Zealand was ...
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Migraine in New Zealand

Globally, treatment and knowledge about migraine have improved in recent years. In New Zealand, we still face many challenges.

The number and variety of treatments for migraine have expanded greatly in past years. People with migraine no longer have to take medications that were developed for other diseases; there are now treatments specifically targeted at migraine. But what are some of the challenges facing people in Aotearoa New Zealand living with migraine? And what data have we captured from our Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand 2022 survey?

Migraine Voices

Living with migraine disease can be challenging. Those of us with migraine know that it’s more than just a headache. Migraine is a whole body disease that affects everyone differently. Members of the Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand community share their stories about living with migraine and how there’s hope, even when some days it can feel like a struggle.

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Julie, Auckland

How long have you had migraine and what type of migraine do you have? Chronic migraine (migraine without aura), for 57 years. How does migraine disease impact your life? When I was very young and there were no short-term drugs apart from disprin and minimal preventative drugs it affected my

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Achim, Kāpiti Coast

How long have you had migraine and what type of migraine do you have? I started getting headaches about 25 years ago, maybe once a month. Over the years the headaches developed into migraines and the frequency increased steadily to the current status of about six a week. The headaches

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Amanda K, Auckland

How long have you had migraine and what type of migraine do you have? I don’t think I ever had a migraine in my life before I turned 30. So I suspect it was a hormonal issue. That first major migraine came on quickly, and was massive – vomiting, nausea,

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Achim, Kāpiti Coast

How long have you had migraine and what type of migraine do you have? I started getting headaches about 25 years ago, maybe once a month. Over the years the headaches developed into migraines and the frequency increased steadily to the current status of about six a week. The headaches

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Making an impact for New Zealanders

How do we make a difference for the 733,000 women, men and children living with migraine in New Zealand?
  • We connect and support people with migraine.
  • We increase awareness of migraine disease and advocate for positive change.
  • We create and disseminate robust, evidence-based information about migraine.
  • We support and undertake New Zealand-focused research and collaborate with researchers in planning, recruiting and dissemination of findings.
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