Headway Brain Injury Assn BOP Inc

03/06/2026

https://mailchi.mp/34d6b059a6d5/headway-brain-injury-bop-may-newsletter-75820?e=b6276079b1

James Cracknell, OBE, is a British rowing and endurance athlete. He is a double Olympic gold medalist and winner of 6 world championship titles. He was first selected in 1992 to compete in the Barcelona Olympics, but withdrew with injury, went back to training for the next 4 years and was selected t...

07/05/2026

https://mailchi.mp/ba8e139f35b1/headway-brain-injury-bop-may-newsletter-74719

Last month we talked about recovery from head injuries – how to think about pacing and planning, building resilience and managing symptoms. This is just one piece of the puzzle, recovery is not just one magic bullet, its a lot of little things mixed with bigger things that slowly put us back toget...

31/03/2026

https://mailchi.mp/68433a65e04c/headway-brain-injury-bop-may-newsletter-73380

March was our brain injury awareness month, and we have been busy! We had over 21 referrals to our service here in Tauranga. We welcome this increased activity because it means people are aware of us and know we are a point of contact for the many and varied requests for help and assistance.

09/03/2026

https://mailchi.mp/adfd98b5d5e2/headway-brain-injury-bop-may-newsletter-71924

According to the Oxford Dictionary, quality of life means “The degree to which an individual is healthy, comfortable and able to participate in or enjoy life events”.

09/03/2026

02/03/2026

https://theconversation.com/not-just-sport-and-car-crashes-debunking-5-myths-about-traumatic-brain-injury-in-nz-274503

At least 40,000 New Zealanders experience traumatic brain injury each year. New data challenges five persistent myths about who is affected and how it happens.

16/02/2026

17 Feb Disability Law Education Session Postponed until 23 Feb 2026.

Unfortunately, due to our guest speaker Rachael Wiltshire being stuck out of town because of the recent bad weather, we need to postpone tomorrow’s Education Session until next Monday 23 Feb 2026 at 3pm. The venue remains the same.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

04/02/2026

https://mailchi.mp/b8dcde9e6baf/headway-brain-injury-bop-may-newsletter-70923?e=b6276079b1

Welcome back everyone, hoping you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year, its February now, so back to business! I hope at least some of you followed the benefits of getting out into nature from our December newsletter, and that you are enjoying the out-doors in some way – or maybe even sitting e...