News from NZFBOC

Four people standing together in a park, smiling.

Hope after generations of loss

October 16, 2025
16 October 2025 NZ Woman's Weekly spoke to Jody Bews-Hair, Trustee of NZFBOC about hope after generations of BRCA2 loss. https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/news/local-news/jody-bews-hair-family-brca-hope/
Cancer charities join forces to support 1 in 250 Kiwis affected by genetic breast and ovarian cancer

NZFBOC announces merger with The Gift of Knowledge

September 28, 2025
Cancer charities join forces to support 1 in 250 Kiwis affected by genetic breast and ovarian cancer risk; releases moving short films featuring impacted...
NZFBOC was interviewed about genetic discrimination in insurance

Advocating for a ban on genetic discrimination in insurance

August 25, 2025
NZFBOC Trustee Jody Bews-Hair featured in interviews with Newstalk ZB and Stuff: Government considers ban on life insurers asking for genetic...
Between December 2024 and March 2025, the NZ Familial Breast & Ovarian Cancer Trust conducted

Listening to Young New Zealanders: Informing the Future of Familial Cancer Support

June 20, 2025
Between December 2024 and March 2025, the NZ Familial Breast & Ovarian Cancer Trust conducted an online survey in cooperation with peer support...
NZFBOC is a member of the AGenDA (Against Genomic Discrimination in Aotearoa) coalition, which seeks

Against Genomic Discrimination Aotearoa (AGenDA)

May 15, 2025
AGenDA (Against Genomic Discrimination in Aotearoa) seeks to limit insurance companies’ access to personal genetic information