Cystic Fibrosis NZ

30/09/2026

Make it matter! It’s the last few hours of Sweatember, you can make an impact by donating now!! Visit www.sweatember.org.nz

30/09/2026

What a month. 💪💛

To everyone who has taken on a Sweatember challenge, thank you. Your dedication, determination, and generosity have inspired us and made a real difference.

We're on the final stretch now. There are still a few hours left to make an impact, so share your fundraising page and ask your friends, whānau, colleagues, and communities one more time.

If you've been meaning to donate, this is your moment. Every dollar helps us continue providing essential support services to people living with cystic fibrosis and their families.

Let's finish strong together >> www.sweatember.org.nz

29/09/2026

There’s just ONE more day of Sweatember 💦

One more day for our amazing fundraisers to complete their challenges to provide support to the cystic fibrosis community 💙

Times are tough for many, but our sweaters really have toughed it out all month for their loved one who live with CF.

Let’s give them a helping hand, something to help motivate them through their final day of stair climbs, push ups, burpees or running.

Please DONATE now to show your support to them and the CF community of NZ visit www.sweatember.org.nz

28/09/2026

Behind every kilometre, every workout, every challenge completed this Sweatember is a reason why.

💙For loved ones. For those living with CF. To make a difference to the CF community 💙

Our Sweatember participants are raising awareness, funding essential support services, helping others navigate the CF journey, and showing what the power of community looks like.

Together, we're stronger. Together, we're making a difference 👏🏽

You can make it matter too. Donate today and you'll be a part of everyone's efforts to make an impact this Sweatember >>>https://www.sweatember.org.nz/donate

28/09/2026

So grateful for Josie, Highlands - Experience the Exceptional, and all your beautiful connections for supporting and believing in our CF community and the work CFNZ does. THANK YOU! 💙🧡

It’s not too late to donate to Josie and Lizzie’s slightly different Sweatember challenge, where Josie is sweating for two while Lizzie recovers from some CFy things >> https://www.sweatember.org.nz/lizzie-outsources-her-sweat

Josie's Sweatember: Five Years, One Big Reason!

Every September, Kiwis around the country lace up, get moving and break a sweat for Sweatember, Cystic Fibrosis NZ's annual fundraiser. The idea is simple: set yourself a challenge for the month, ask friends, family and colleagues to back you, and every dollar raised goes towards supporting Kiwis living with Cystic Fibrosis and their families.

Our CEO Josie has supported and taken part in Sweatember for the last five years, and this year she's teamed up with her best friend Lizzie, who lives with CF and works at Cystic Fibrosis NZ. Together they're raising funds for a cause that's close to both their hearts.

Josie has written a powerful message about what that looks like from her side of the friendship, and why she's asking for your support. We'll let her take it from here.

BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH

I’ve never had to make a decision about whether I can do something or not , because of my health.

I’ve never had a year where I’ve had more time off work, than at work, because of my health.

I’ve never had to move home because of my health.

I’ve never had to say “I wish I could but I can’t” because of my health.

My best friend, has never made an excuse because of her health, but I’ve been so privileged to be in the locker room of her life, and that means I see what she misses out on sometimes because of Cystic Fibrosis. And how decisions are made for her, not by her, because of her health.

So I make the days count, the minutes matter and the hours full. I want her to see that I don’t take any of it for granted and I squeeze every minute into this big massive chaotic life, because I can.

She too has a big beautiful life, filled with love and joy and work and family and friends, but CF, it puts a handbrake on, that sometimes gets stuck on and that makes you want to scream.

Lizzie, is so much to so many, but she’s part of my everything. And I can’t help her CF, but I can help her. She loves her job at CFNZ, we are both passionate about making a difference, so this Sweatember, we teamed up to raise funds to make a difference for kiwi’s living with CF.

Please donate, because of your health, it’s all going to CF, and it’s making a difference for my Lizzie. On a 1000 levels. Thank you!

www.sweatember.org.nz/lizzie-outsources-her-sweat

28/09/2026

25/09/2026

Together, we've reached an incredible $20,000 to continue supporting people living with cystic fibrosis... but we're not done yet!

With just 5 days left of Sweatember, our amazing participants are still pushing hard. They've been running, swimming, climbing, cycling, walking, and slogging away, all to make a difference for the CF community.

Now we're asking for your help.

Every donation goes towards providing vital support to people with CF and their families. Your contribution can make a real, direct impact where it's needed most.

💙 Donate today. 💙 Support their efforts. 💙 Help us finish strong.

Let's turn every kilometre, every lap, every drop of sweat, every early morning and sore muscle into something that truly matters.

Make it matter. Please donate now. 🙌 https://www.sweatember.org.nz/donate

25/09/2026

Yesterday the sun shone on some amazing humans in Ruawai ☀️😅

Piki and his crew from the Ruawai Volunteer Fire Brigade joined in with the epic staff and students from Ruawai College for their non-uniform day and to get them involved in Piki's Sweatember challenge 💙

It's so wonderful to see a community come together like this. Piki and Shontelle recently welcomed their adorable son, Taimana. At just a few weeks old Taimana was diagnosed with CF.

Your donation to Piki's challenge can help families like Piki, Shontelle and Taimana navigate an unexpected diagnosis, providing support, advice and understanding during what can be a devastating time.
https://www.sweatember.org.nz/pikikotuku-te-kahu

Thank you Piki, the Ruawai Volunteer Fire Crew and the staff and students at Ruawai College - for spreading awareness and bringing the sweat to Sweatember! 💪🙏

24/09/2026

For 11-year-old George Tunnell, football is more than a game⚽💙

Living with cystic fibrosis means working every day to protect and strengthen his lungs. His mum, former Go Girls actor Alix Bushnell, recognised early on just how important sport and physical activity would be in helping George manage CF.

Football captured George's heart and today, his dedication has earned him a place in the Barça Football Academy Under-11 team heading to the APAC Cup in Thailand, an incredible achievement for a young athlete playing on just 88% lung function.

Alix knows firsthand how vital the support of Cystic Fibrosis NZ is for people and families living with CF. That's why she and George are taking on Sweatember to raise awareness and funds for the CF community.

Thank you Alix and George for sharing your story with The Post and Alix for featuring on the Arrow FM Podcast - you can listen here (scroll to the 18th September recording and download, fast forward to 43mins to hear Alix speak): https://www.arrowfm.co.nz/podcasts/ReCooper8/

Every donation helps Cystic Fibrosis NZ continue providing essential support, advocacy and resources for Kiwis living with CF visit www.sweatember.org.nz

22/09/2026

🤸‍♂️ SWEAT NOW. WIN LATER 🎁

You've already been putting in the hard yards. Now it's time to turn your sweat into some extra rewards!

Raise $500 this week and you'll go into the draw to score:
💰 $100 Prezzy Card
👕a CFNZ Hoodie
👖 a pair of Sweat Pants

That's right. Raise funds, support people living with CF, and maybe upgrade your comfy clothes collection at the same time. 😎

⏰ Entries close Wednesday 30 September.

So send that donation link, make that fundraising post, and give your total one last big boost!
>>> sweatember.org.nz

(PS there may be more than one hoodie / sweats to give away!)