Manaaki Manawa - The Centre for Heart Research
Help Transform the Future of Heart Health in
Aotearoa New Zealand
Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of illness and death in New Zealand. At Manaaki Manawa, the Centre for Heart Research, our researchers are bringing together world-leading science, clinicians, patients, and communities to tackle some of the most pressing heart health challenges facing Aotearoa.
Your support can help accelerate discoveries, improve health outcomes, and create a future where every New Zealander has the opportunity to live a longer, healthier life.
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Every contribution makes a difference. Thank you for supporting our cause.
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Why Manaaki Manawa Matters
At Manaaki Manawa, we are addressing some of the biggest challenges in cardiovascular health through innovative research that spans prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. Our work includes:
- Developing new cardiac pacemaker technologies that have the potential to transform treatment for heart rhythm disorders.
- Advancing research into rheumatic heart disease, which continues to disproportionately affect Māori and Pacific communities.
- Improving cardiovascular risk prediction so more people can receive earlier intervention and prevention.
- Investigating hypertension, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, inherited heart conditions and women's heart health.
- Working closely with communities to improve heart health equity across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our researchers publish in leading international journals including Nature, Nature Communications, Circulation Research and The Lancet, helping ensure discoveries made in New Zealand contribute to improving heart health globally.
Meet one of our Co-Directors
Professor Julian Paton
Professor Julian Paton is a Co-Director and an internationally recognised cardiovascular scientist whose research has helped advance understanding of autonomic control of the heart and cardiovascular disease. Together with his co-leadership team, he has helped establish Manaaki Manawa as one of New Zealand's leading heart research centres, with a growing international reputation for scientific excellence, innovation, collaboration and community impact.
"Every breakthrough begins with curiosity, commitment, and support. Philanthropy enables us to pursue innovative ideas, train future researchers and accelerate discoveries that can improve and save lives."
Your donation makes a difference
Every donation helps us:
- Support PhD students, research fellows and emerging researchers.
- Fund innovative cardiovascular research projects.
- Purchase specialist equipment and research resources.
- Support outreach and education programmes that inspire the next generation of scientists.
- Advance research that improves heart health outcomes for Māori, Pacific and all New Zealand communities.
- Continue with research with that's making a real-world impact
By supporting Manaaki Manawa, you are investing in research that has the potential to save lives, improve health outcomes and create a healthier future for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Together, we can help drive the next breakthrough in heart research.
Thank you for donating
Marion Goodfellow
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CONTACT
Get in touch with our Giving Team
To find out more about how you can support our research, please contact our Giving Team who will be able to help answer your questions.