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Health matters

Some health conditions – including heart problems – become more prevalent during midlife. Orthopaedic surgeon Mike Chin (48), cardiologist Gerard Wilkins (55) and cycle-shop owner Steve Dyet (48) prepare to cycle the length of New Zealand to raise money for the National Heart Foundation in early 2010.

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Otago Daily Times

Reference: 25 January 2010, p. 2

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Alison Gray, Midlife adults – Lifestyle, leisure and health, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/26831/health-matters (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Alison Gray, published 22 March 2011.