Kiwi Health Heroes, 9781776891689
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Kiwi Health Heroes: Discover New Zealand’s life-saving medical breakthroughs.
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    72 pages

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    1 April 2026

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Summary

Kiwis have a long history of great achievements. Everyone knows we were the first to split the atom and give women the right to vote, but did you know that we’ve achieved A LOT of things in health and medicine, too?

For a start, it was a Timaru inventor who created the first ever disposable syringe. And a doctor from West Otago made a world-first discovery about chronic fatigue syndrome. How about the amazing Kiwi who introduced air-based search-and-rescue missions after witnessing a …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781776891689
ISBN-10:1776891686
Author:Caitlin Timmer-Arends, So-Young Cho, Rebecca Waddell
Publisher:David Bateman Ltd
Imprint:David Bateman Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:72
Release Date:1 April 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:240mm x 190mm
About The Author

Caitlin Timmer-Arends

Author Biographies

CAITLIN TIMMER-ARENDS works as the Collections and Exhibitions Manager for the National Army Museum | Te Mata Toa and is based in the Manawatu-Whanganui region.

SO-YOUNG CHO is a freelance illustrator and content creator based in Auckland, New Zealand.

REBECCA WADDELL has over 30 years experience in marketing and communications within various sectors including education, health and food. She is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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