Manaaki Manawa
The Centre for Heart Research
We aim to work in partnership with Māori and Pacific Peoples to create a vibrant world-class centre for heart health research underpinned by evidenced based, multi-disciplinary collaborative research, workforce development, outreach and community engagement to deliver meaningful benefit and equity to Aotearoa New Zealand
Ā Mātou Rangahau | Our Research
Manaaki Manawa researchers are undertaking innovative research projects to address the problem of cardiovascular disease and improve heart health equity in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our investigator- lead research includes:
- Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Model
- New Cardiac Pacemaker
- Cardiac Inherited Disease Register
- Hypertension research
- Rheumatic Heart Disease Research
- Multi-Ethnic New Zealand Study of Acute Coronary Syndrome (MENZACS)
- Atrial Fibrillation and Women’s Heart Health
Supporting Manaaki Manawa through Donation
Would you like to donate to Manaaki Manawa?
By connecting researchers and clinicians with New Zealanders most at risk of cardiovascular disease, Manaaki Manawa, the Centre for Heart Research, will allow life-saving breakthroughs to be made as never before.
Te Hōtaka Hāpori | Our Outreach Programme
Inspiring Tomorrow’s Scientists
We’re passionate about sparking curiosity in the next generation of researchers. Through our outreach and education programmes, we partner with schools and communities to offer hands-on experiences that bring science to life. Students meet real scientists, explore diverse career paths, and discover how exciting and accessible science can be.
Updates
NZ Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities – Heart Research Institute, Sydney
The Heart Research Institute (HRI) in Sydeny is offering postdoctoral fellowships for 2 years for NZ citizens currently residing in NZ. Click here for more information
Looking for inspiration in the opioid era
Manaaki Manawa's Olivia Gold published a paper in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, which explores the opioid crisis, and looks at a promising strategy to counteract life-threatening respiratory depression caused by fentanyl without compromising pain relief. Read more
Manaaki Manawa Researchers Awarded HRC Grant for AI-Driven Heart Failure Management
Manaaki Manawa researchers Associate Professor Katrina Poppe and Professor Robert Doughty have been awarded a prestigious Health Research Council (HRC) grant to explore how artificial intelligence can support the medical management of people living with heart failure....
Ō Mātou Pou | Our Leaders
Professor Julian Paton
Director of Manaaki Manawa
Dr Anna Rolleston
Manaaki Manawa Māori Lead
Anuj Bhargava
Outreach and Education Lead
Karen Miller
Development Manager
Piri Mai | Get involved
Your support will connect multidisciplinary researchers with clinicians and provide the infrastructure they need to generate new insights, innovations and breakthroughs. By connecting findings to patients and people at risk of cardiovascular disease, you’ll save people’s lives.
If you would like to get in touch, email Manaaki Manawa’s Director Professor Julian Paton: j.paton@auckland.ac.nz