Zoe Madden-Smith

NZ Media Awards: 2026 Winners & Finalists Zoe Madden-Smith (Re: News / TVNZ) wins Video Journalist of the Year for "ME/Chronic fatigue syndrome: The mysterious illness trapping people in their bodies." npa.co.nz/nz-media-award… youtu.be/DsOAq6cs564 #MEcfs #SevereME

Gutted to hear @renews_nz has ended - TVNZ can't find a way to fund it! So Zoe Madden-Smith out of a job 😥 - when she just won a national media award (incl for 🔥coverage of ME/CFS that's been widely seen here & overseas) starts 13:20 rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediaw…

This links through to the @zoemaddensmith / Re: story on TVNZ+. A shattering insight into life with ME/CFS. And decades of low/almost no support for people with it. It's a really powerful watch.

@ABrokenBattery Thank you so much 🩵🩵

Watch the full 16-minute Re: News segment on #MECFS, where journalist Zoe Madden-Smith investigates ME— a misunderstood neurological disease worsened by decades of stigma, neglect and misinformation. youtu.be/DsOAq6cs564?si…

Clip from Re:News segment on #MECFS: “Waking up it’s like you’ve been hit by a truck. Everything’s shaking, vibrating internally. My brain feels inflamed, it’s like you’ve got a concussion.” @rhirhiarhii

Artículo de Zoe Madden-Smith sobre la encefalomielitis mialgica, enfermedad física que la desinformación afirmaba que es psicológica, causando un estigma que aún afecta a la atención médica de los pacientes. Tammy Rumsey es una enferma de 23 años. 1news.co.nz/2025/05/12/mys…

@Lou_vs_ME @NzDeanne @rhirhiarhii @renews_nz Thank you so much for sharing 🩵🩵🩵

Amazing TV coverage on #MECFS - esp severe ME - as #WorldMEDay begins in NZ. @rhirhiarhii can't thank you enough for your incredible good deed here - for all of us. We so need a turning point, bring it on! @renews_nz 🙏 - Zoe nailed it #pwME #LongCovid 1news.co.nz/2025/05/12/mys…

@useless_priest Thank you so much for watching!

The 16-minute piece on ME in New Zealand by Zoe Madden-Smith is exceptionally good.

@AnilvanderZee @DrAnnaNZ Thank you for sharing! 🩵

Very strong item from New Zealand. A mother who in desperation sets up a care home for people with severe ME. Including her daughter. And the amazing @drannanz who really cares about us. ❤️ youtu.be/DsOAq6cs564?si…

TW: Upsetting Content. @zoemaddensmith reports on #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis and its history, the stigmatisation that has plagued the #MECFS community for years, and explains the debilitating symptoms of the devastating disease. Watch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=DsOAq6… #pwME #SevereME #MEAW2025 #MEAwarenessWeek2025

@NzDeanne Thanks so much for sharing! 🩵

ME/CFS news coverage on TVNZ today is the best we have had. 1news.co.nz/2025/05/12/mys…

@JohnJCampbell Thank you for the support John, and all the pep talks along the way! 🩵🩵

@ABrokenBattery @rhirhiarhii Thank you so much for sharing!

Reclassify ME/cfs as a disability ASAP A thread: #nzpol #MECFSAwarenessMonth #MECFSAwarenessday #MECFS

Now that I've got your attention, I know y'all only give a shit about what I have to say when it is about ACT or David Seymour, but today please read and share this thread x.com/AliGammeter/st…

@sunsweptforest @NzDeanne @ABrokenBattery Hey there! You can watch the video on YouTube here as well: youtu.be/DsOAq6cs564?si…

@NzDeanne @ABrokenBattery Looks like you have to download the app :-/

@rhirhiarhii Hey Rhiannon, I’ve sent you an email. Sending lots of aroha 🩵

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