News

Ten amazing people attended the Positive Speakers Whakataki new Speakers training in February 2024.  Always a very powerful and exhilarating event, this one was no exception.  
Five women and five men came from all over the country and spent 4 days together at the beautiful Long Bay Retreat Centre. 

The new Governance Board of Positive Women Inc. meet for the first time on Sunday 28 January 2024.  
A social dinner was held at the Mexican Café the evening before which was an opportunity for the Board to officially meet the Operations Team.

As we head into March, the pace is picking up and we anticipate a huge year in 2024 with many projects coming to fruition, some of which are mentioned in this month’s news.  

After a COVID hiatus in 2022, the annual HIV Women’s Seminar was back this year held at Sorrento in the Park on 29 September 2023.
98 people attended the seminar from a variety of different sectors including, midwives, nurse practitioners, Refugee and Migrant community organisations, health promotors, sexual health workers and people living with HIV.

The Ageing with HIV research report was officially launched at the HIV Women’s Seminar on Friday 29 September 2023. Findings from the research were presented by Abby Leota and Milly Stewart who were the Kaiārahi of the project which was initiated by Positive Women Inc. and worked in collaboration with a number of other sector agencies.

Applications are now open for the next Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) Australia and New Zealand, Who am I as a leader? workshop. If you're living with HIV this workshop will challenge, encourage and build you into becoming a stronger leader in your community.

Many people living with HIV who have cognitive impairment are unsure of what it means, what can cause it and what it means going forward – which causes stress and anxiety.

By Marguerite Donaldson - Co-Chair 
Marguerite talks about the value of in-person meetings and the new Board members. She also reflects on life and the challenges we all experience. In particular, she talks about the loss of a very special friend and PWI activist, Jan Waddell.

National Coordinator, Jane Bruning recently attended the International AIDS Conference in Canada.  She found it hectic but learned a lot and had a fun time. We find out about her experiences and highlights.