survivor urges people to support Dry July after cancer battle
By Megan Wilson, Bay of Plenty Times June 2025 on
See NZ Herald / Bay of Plenty Times, June
Multiple myeloma: Pāpāmoa father diagnosed with cancer after bad back pain
Pāpāmoa father-of-four Blair Harrison was diagnosed with multiple myeloma after experiencing extreme back pain.
The 54-year-old has had a ‘good response’ to treatment and is in ‘partial remission’.
Harrison has highlighted the ‘crucial’ role of charities in his cancer recovery and is participating in Dry July.
Blair Harrison thought he was “just getting old” when he stopped jogging due to back pain.
Instead, he discovered the pain was from fractures in his lower back caused by multiple myeloma - a type of blood cancer.
Harrison was 53 when he was diagnosed in May last year.
Following an “extremely good response” to treatment,...
Hodgkin lymphoma, breast cancer: Tauranga mother beats disease twice
By Megan Wilson, Bay of Plenty Times / NZ Herald June 2025 on
Photo / David Hall
Hodgkin lymphoma, breast cancer: Tauranga mother beats disease twice
Tauranga mother-of-two Jess Synge knows what it is like to face and beat cancer – twice.
The 40-year-old was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma when she was 15 after finding a lump in her neck.
She said she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, which was a result of the radiotherapy she had as a teenager.
Synge said the “weight” of a cancer diagnosis was “so much more significant” the second time.
“I’ve got kids … a career and a mortgage,” she told the Bay of Plenty Times.
After successful treatment, Synge returned to work full time.
Synge is backing Dry July – an annual challenge where participants give up alcohol for a month...
Sober thoughts a positive for cancer care
By The Blenheim Sun, June 11 2025 on
Sign up or donate at dryjuly.co.nz for cancer support services across Aotearoa. You'll be proud you did.
There’s nothing more sobering than cancer: do Dry July and show up for the people you love
By Wright Communications on
Registrations for 2025 are now open
Every 22 minutes, another New Zealander hears the devastating news they have cancer. In July alone, more than 2,200 Kiwis will be diagnosed.
That’s why we Dry July.
Your mum, dad, sister, friend, colleague, aunty, uncle – every New Zealander knows someone affected by cancer. This year, we’re asking you to show up for them and go alcohol-free for 31 days this July to raise money for life-changing cancer care across New Zealand.
“The emotional and mental toll of cancer often goes unseen, despite most New Zealanders being directly or indirectly impacted,” says Veronica Shale, Dry July NZ Campaign Director. “That’s why it’s important we show up, not just in words, but in action.”
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