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SUMMER 2025 InTouch | 3 NEWS ROUNDUP In Touch online If you are receiving this copy of In Touch in the post and no longer require a physical copy or would prefer to read the issue digitally, please let us know and help us save costs (and some trees!). Email us at info@mda.org.nz to go ‘digital’! Kaiārahi (Peer Workers) People for Us is a new peer visiting service for disabled people and tāngata whāikaha Māori living in residential homes throughout Aotearoa New Zealand funded by Disability Support Services – Ministry of Social Development. This service is being delivered and run by People First NZ. For a link to the jobs available across NZ, click on the links below: Auckland Kaiārahi www.seek.co.nz/job/88409278? ref=direct-share-hirer-jobs-list Taranaki Kaiārahi www.seek.co.nz/job/88409260? ref=direct-share-hirer-jobs-list Hawke's Bay Kaiārahi www.seek.co.nz/job/88409178? ref=direct-share-hirer-jobs-list Northland Kaiārahi www.seek.co.nz/job/88409138? ref=direct-share-hirer-jobs-list Otago Kaiārahi www.seek.co.nz/job/88409116? ref=direct-share-hirer-jobs-list Canterbury Kaiārahi www.seek.co.nz/job/88409102? ref=direct-share-hirer-jobs-list Wellington and Kapiti Kaiārahi www.seek.co.nz/job/88409091? ref=direct-share-hirer-jobs-list FSHD group meetings If you or a family member have FSHD, there is an online support group who meet every second Wednesday of the month on Zoom, from 7pm – 8pm. Email info@mda.org.nz for more information. DM group meetings If you or a family member has Myotonic dystrophy, there is an online support group who meets on the second Tuesday of the month on Zoom, from 7.00pm – 8.00pm. Email info@mda.org.nz for more information! CMT group meetings If you or a family member have CMT, there is an online support group who meet the first Friday of the month on Zoom, from 7.30pm. Email info@mda.org.nz for more information. Dr Angus Lindsay awarded Marsden Standard Grant to redefine DMD research We are thrilled to share that our NRFT Chairman, Dr Angus Lindsay, has been awarded a prestigious Marsden Standard Grant from the Royal Society Te Apārangi. His groundbreaking research is focused on redefining Duchenne muscular dystrophy as a metabolic disease — an innovative approach that offers new hope for future treatments. This work represents an exciting step forward and has the potential to make a real difference for those living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Dr Angus Lindsay.