Protect your skin all year round
We champion melanoma prevention, detection and patient care for all people in New Zealand.


If melanoma is caught and treated early enough, it is almost always curable.
Support

Our free Counselling Service supports anyone affected by melanoma, including individuals, families, whānau and carers facing the challenges of a new diagnosis, ongoing treatments, or post treatment.
New Zealand has the highest rate of melanoma in the world.
More than 7,000 melanomas are diagnosed in New Zealand every year. More people die from skin cancer than on our roads. It doesn’t have to be this way.
We have discovered over 2,000 suspicious lesions, including suspected melanomas.
We also provide valuable education empowering people to look after the skin they are in.
We aim to save lives every day by raising awareness about melanoma prevention and early detection.


I’d had this particular mole for about 5 years, but because it was on the back of my leg it was hard to see, and I didn’t realise that it had changed. Gill probably saved my life that day; as Ryman’s charity of the year, the Melanoma New Zealand Spot Check Van had been visiting the retirement village where David and I live, however, neither of us had planned to go and have a free spot check that day.
