This Valentine’s Day Cancer Society Auckland is hosting a Trademe auction, to raise funds to help them support families living with cancer.

Today is World AIDS Day – an event that gives people the opportunity to unite in the worldwide fight against HIV and to remember those that have died from HIV.

Some 125 years ago, Waikato Hospital was a small kauri farm cottage overlooking Lake Rotoroa in Hamilton. Today it stands as a sprawling campus undergoing a $430 million building programme – the biggest redevelopment in its history – and has a staff of more than 6000 people.

Hospice West Auckland provides specialist palliative care at no cost to the people of Waitakere. Each year the Hospice celebrates and remembers the lives of people who have passed away, and enjoys the spirit of Christmas with the Waitakere community at ‘Light Up Hospice’. Last year the event attracted over 1000 people.

Members of the public will be able to question representatives from the country’s three largest political parties when transport and road safety issues are debated at the New Zealand Traffic Institute (TRAFINZ) conference in Hamilton today.

This week is Postnatal Depression (PND) Awareness Week (13-19 Nov). Postnatal depression, which might be more accurately described as perinatal distress, affects around 1 in 5 mothers and around 1 in 6 dads. (The term perinatal distress is more fitting because some new parents experience anxiety, sleeplessness and even panic attacks, rather than depression and for some this begins in pregnancy, not just after the birth).

An internationally renowned neurosurgeon who came to prominence through his lifesaving surgery to separate twins joined at the head is coming to New Zealand to help two charities with their mission to support brain health in Kiwi kids.

Next Monday AUT University hosts Labour Health spokesperson, Grant Robertson, where he will discuss Labour’s health agenda.

The Mental Health Foundation, in association with the Auckland City Council, Age Concern and Auckland District Council of Social Services, are pleased to host pioneer of active ageing Dr Alex Kalache, as part of the Auckland Conversations series on Monday, 14 November.

A poster featuring a large toilet doesn’t usually attract a lot of people, but it caught the eye of 60 people who came to Dr Richard Stein’s public forum on Inflammatory Bowel Disease last month. Dr Stein is hoping for a similar turnout at the next forum, this time on Hepatitis C.

Mystery dining event brings together Queenstown’s top restaurants in support of sick children and their families.

To celebrate Movember, a rugby event of epic proportions is being played at College Rifles this coming Saturday, with old rivals the confident North Island, facing up against the determined South Island, all for the benefit of men’s health.

Need to clean out your wardrobe? Hospice shops throughout the country need your pre-loved designer or top-label clothing, jewellery and accessories during November.

Celebrities will join a total of 200 young people with disabilities who will perform in high profile shows during November in three New Zealand centres. Arguably the largest season of shows of its kind to be staged in New Zealand, the StarJam “All You Need Is Love” shows, will be held in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington.

This week is Parkinson's Awareness Week (1–7 November 2011). With planned events and activities around the country, Parkinson's New Zealand is hoping to bring about awareness on the condition and highlight the work they do.

The Mental Health Foundation is pleased to be hosting an event with Grand Design’s Kevin McCloud in Christchurch today.

In 2010, an army of nearly 400 participants donned pink clothing and descended upon the Lion Foundation Arena at the Edgar Centre to show their support for the battle against breast cancer in Dunedin’s first Zumba® Fitness Pink Party. The event raised over $3,000 for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF).

New Zealand’s first arts festival dedicated to showcasing the talents of disabled performers, promises to amaze, inspire and surprise.

The Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) is to hold a free public lecture on a topic of growing interest, regenerative medicine.