Hawkes Bay | Dementia NZ

The opening ceremony of the International Dementia Conference 2026 in Sydney

Learning from the world, for Aotearoa

June 17, 2026

Leaders from Dementia Canterbury, Hawke’s Bay and Wellington joined more than 1,000 delegates at the International Dementia Conference in Sydney – and brought home a shared message about person-directed support and brain health.

I went places I never expected to go

Hawkes Bay

May 2, 2026

Alister Robertson QSM expected a dementia diagnosis to narrow his world – fewer choices, a smaller life. Instead, he found himself going places he never expected to go.