As HIV diagnoses continue to rise in New Zealand, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) and New Zealanders affected by HIV, will mark World AIDS Day on Thursday, 1 December.

On Friday, 25 November (the Friday before World AIDS Day) Auckland commuters will be able to spot the Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, the Governor General of New Zealand, standing in Britomart under a bright red, zero-shaped balloon.

On Friday, 25 November (the Friday before World AIDS Day) collectors will be easy to spot on streets and in malls around New Zealand as they carry giant, bright red, helium-filled balloons shaped like zeros.

At its AGM today, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) announced that the two successful candidates in the NZAF Trust Board elections were Andrew Sweet and Christian Bimbola Ogbah.

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) and National Collective of People Living with HIV have joined forces for World AIDS Day 2011.