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The New Zealand Continence Association is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping people with bladder and bowel incontinence. The New Zealand Continence Association provides professional and public education and promotes research into incontinence and related problems to improve genitourinary health.

Continence Awareness week 2013

Continence Awareness Week 2013, 24-30 June

The theme for this year is "Talk about Incontinence" - A problem in anyones language.

More information coming soon. 

Children's Books

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A Wee Secret - Written by Children's Continence nurse Jacqueline Brown and illustrated by ex-Disney animator Myke Sutherland. Read more>>

Poo Hoo - written by Jacqueline Brown and illustrated Scott Irvine. Now avaliable to order click here

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Toilet Tactics kit

Please email zoe@continence.org.nz to request you free copy of Toilet Tactics disc.

 

Click here to view the Toilet Tactics Kit online

Continence Videos

Paediatric Consultant, Dr Bobby Tsang and Author Jacqueline Brown talking about children's incontinence issues. View video>>

Lisa Yates and Fiona Ross - Good Morning Show, October 2011 - Pelvic floor strengthening - Four sessions. View video>>

Lisa Yates and Fiona Ross - Good Morning Show, June 2011 - Pelvic floor strengthening - Five sessions. View video>>

Watch more videos from Lisa Yates, Fiona Ross, Dr Cathy Stephenson and more. See all videos>>

Books and Pamplets

books pamphletsA range of books and resources are available from the NZ Continence Association.
Click here to find out more>>

Family Care Radio

home_family_care_radioRecorder interviews on continence topics.

Click here to listen >>

Make a donation

home_make_a_donationOur new form enables you to donate to the New Zealand Continence Association.
Try it now, click here>>

Continence Education Workshops 2013

This year we will be holding two one day workshops. The first one will be held on 25 July 2013. This will be an advanced child focused day. The second is on 26 July and will be an advanced adult day. They will be both held in Auckland. Please see the registration below for more details and outline of the days.

Continence Education Workshop Registration

 

Pelvic Floor First Education Workshops

The NZCA in conjunction with Physiotherapy NZ will be running three one-day workshops across New Zealand in advance of the launch of World Continence Week in New Zealand from 24-30 June 2013. 

Auckland 10 May 2013

Wellington 17 May 2013

Christchurch 14 June 2013

Click here for registration form

Do you have a continence question you want answered?

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Adults continence >>
Childrens continence >>

You can read the questions that others have asked and had answered here.

Latest Media Releases

Dame Kate reads for awareness
Award-winning New Zealand actress Dame Kate Harcourt spent time on Wednesday morning at Island Bay School in Wellington reading books for the New Zealand Continence Association. Read More >>

Lack of funding for overlooked problem
There is currently no government funding for specifically addressing child continence problems in New Zealand. Read More >>

Latest News

 Global Incontinence set to rise 

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Urinary incontinence increases risk of postpartum depression.
Click here to read more>>

Letter to Political Parties

At the end of September, NZCA sent a letter to the leaders of all the political parties.

Click here to view the letter and responses>>

NZCA Interview with Radio Live

Jo Esplin talks to Paul Henry on Radio Live about male continence products and the costs of incontinence to New Zealanders.

Listen to interview>>

Pelvic Floor First

For media release click here>>

 

Did you know that almost every exercise you do affects your pelvic floor? And that some exercises can actually harm these muscles, leading to bladder or bowel control problems?

The aim of the project is to reduce the number of men and women who experience pelvic floor dysfunction as a result of inappropriate exercise regimes.

Click here for more information>>

Continence Reports

Media release: '1 in 4 New Zealander's to have incontinence by 2030'

Report: 'The economic impact of incontinence in New Zealand'

Continence Services in New Zealand - History, Services, Costs and Impacts, A Call for Action Paper

'Continence Services in NZ, 2009'

Online Continence Education

Careerforce, the industry training organization for Aged Care, Health, Disability and Social Services in conjunction with NZ Continence Association and Carers NZ to develop an online learning programme that carers and paid workers in the sector can access for their own information or as part of their formal qualifications.

Go to http://ilearn.careerforce.org.nz and click on continence.

You can log on as a guest, there is nothing to pay and you do not need to enter your details although you can if you want to.

The module includes quizzes to see how much you know already, videos, interviews, information – it’s interactive and engaging.

The online resources have been developed so that if you want to be assessed and gain your NZQA unit standard to start you on a pathway of formally recognized learning then you can do so. You fill in a form and pay the assessment fee and then complete your assessment on line. It is marked and sent back to you and the result is registered on your NZQA record of learning.

The content and assessment has been developed by experts from the NZ Continence Association.

Feedback Form

To leave us any feedback, please use the feedback form.

The form is for any of the following:
Comments, Enquiries, Complaints

To use the form, please click here>>.