Kidney Society

We’re here to make sure no-one has to face kidney disease alone.

How We Can Support You

About us

We help people with kidney disease in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes, Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay. For over 40 years, we have connected people to the vital information, education and support services they need to preserve their kidney health and live a better quality of life diagnosed with kidney disease. We work with a range of stakeholders and community groups to drive innovations and improvements in the management of kidney disease, so that one day every New Zealander can enjoy good kidney health.

Who we are

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Kath

Kath

CEO

Kath Eastwood leads the Kidney Society team in supporting clients through education, home support, community dialysis homes, wellness programmes, and more. With a career driven by curiosity and innovation, Kath brings over 15 years of experience in business management, people leadership, and operational service delivery across the private, health, high-performance sport, and not-for-profit sectors.

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Gina

Gina

Office Manager

Gina is in charge of running the office, the community houses, raffles, organising events and general administration.

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Maria

Maria

Office Assistant

Maria works with Gina to keep everything in the office ticking over, leaflets printed, the News mailed out and more.

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Brian

Brian

Community Health Educator

Brian can help you understand kidney failure and treatments and how these things affect you and your family.

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Tracy

Tracey

Wellness Educator

Tracey can help you keep mobile and feel good “the gentle” or “the active” way. She can find you a gym or give you exercises for at home.

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Niu

Niusulu

Social Worker

Niu works with clients to provide education, support and resources to support them through kidney disease.

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Jenny

Jenny

Dialysis Manager

Jenny keeps an eye on things at the dialysis houses, shows new people how things work and helps them settle in.

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Nora

Nora

News Editor

Nora writes the News. She likes getting people’s stories because she knows how much our readers appreciate them. Send her your story for the next News!