Managing migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand education event
On 27 March 2025 the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand hosted a migraine event as part of its 2025 Brain Awareness Month. Breaking the grip of pain: Managing migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand was a free, in-person event hosted at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland. MC’ed by former TVNZ presenter Nicole Bremner, […]
Understanding vestibular migraine: A guide for people in NZ
Written by Dr Ray Bose, Auckland neurologist and migraine and headache specialist Vestibular migraine is a common yet often underdiagnosed neurological condition that combines the symptoms of vertigo or dizziness with those of migraine. It can significantly impact quality of life, often affecting balance, mobility and daily functioning. This article aims to provide patient-friendly information […]
Migraine and anxiety
This article was first published October 2022. Updated May 2025 Do you have trouble relaxing? Are you unable to control or stop worrying? Feel nervous, anxious or on edge? These were the most common symptoms of anxiety found in a study of people with migraine and mood disorders, that found anxiety was strongly associated with […]
Migraine represented at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibitions (GPCME)
Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand is ensuring migraine and our migraine community is represented at the upcoming General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibitions (GPCME). We’ve secured an education stand at the 3-day conferences, held in Rotorua from 5–8 June 2025 and Christchurch from 14–17 August 2025. Our volunteer team has been busy developing resources for […]
Closing the women’s health gap means addressing migraine
“Investments addressing the women’s health gap could add years to life and life to years – and potentially boost the global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040.”1 This quote is from a report from the World Economic Forum on women’s health in 2024. The report highlights that although women live, on average, longer than […]
Migraine features in Neurological Foundation’s Headlines magazine
Migraine disease and Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand featured in the Neurological Foundation’s Autumn 2025 Headlines magazine. The feature article: A new era in migraine treatments, focuses predominantly on the CGRP monoclonal antibody medications for migraine, through discussions with Professor Peter Goadsby and Professor Debbie Hay during our Migraine Unravelled event on 30 November 2024. […]
Highlights from day one of the Migraine World Summit 2025
It’s the first day of the Migraine World Summit – we’ve listened to two of the interviews available free to watch today. Check out the highlights below and sign up to listen to these and more over the coming week. The latest insights on CGRP-targeted medications in migraine treatment (Dr Amaal Starling) This interview gives […]
Pregnancy and migraine
One of the many frustrating things about having migraine disease is the impact it can have on your ability to plan and make decisions about the future. Should you book those expensive concert tickets and risk having to miss out if you had a bad attack on the night? Should you go for that job […]
Migraine Unravelled education event recordings available to watch
On Saturday 30 November 2024, our migraine community came together both in person and online to hear from three migraine experts, in what was a first for New Zealand. Together with the Neurological Foundation, we hosted Migraine Unravelled: The latest in migraine medication and pain management solutions, an incredibly informative, free event that covered a […]
A second Q&A with a neurologist
On 7 November 2024, we held a webinar for Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand members with neurologist Dr Ray Bose, following on from the webinar with Dr Rosamund Hill on 21 May. We had more questions from members about all things migraine. We’ve summarised some highlights below. We’d like to share the full video recording […]
