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Paralympic Highlights Day 01

Day one of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics sees our athletes in the pool, on the cycling velodrome and on...

Change Makers: Dr Huhana Hickey

Dr Huhana Hickey is a key figure in the disability community. She's organising a hikoi to seek a bet...

Bulletproof: Pieta

Pieta Bouma was just 19 years old when she broke her back while living in Ecuador. Nearly two years ...

Bulletproof: Sam

Following a spinal cord injury, young Tauranga man Sam Fitness has found a clever way to continue to...

Bulletproof: Hyrum

After suffering a traumatic brain injury in a road accident, Tairāwhiti local and ex-gang prospect H...

Ian's story: How I lost my legs and found freedom

Though things looked bleak after a deadly explosion, Ian Winson didn't let it dampen his determinati...

Bailley's Story: Flying high after devastating balcony collapse

Bailley Unahi’s young life changed forever when a balcony fell on her, but it didn’t stop her settin...

Being Me: Kasem

13-year-old refugee Kasem lost his leg and much of his upper arm in a bomb attack in Syria, which al...

Being Me: Claudia

Claudia survived leukaemia, but the treatment that saved her life also left her with permanent disab...

Bulletproof: Anita

A life-changing quad bike accident at 18 left Anita Kendrick paraplegic. But with determination and ...

My Perfect Family: Sam and Jason

Sam lost her sight as a baby due to meningitis, and her husband Jason has limited vision due to a ge...

Bulletproof: Sophia Takes Life On

In 2016, a horse-riding accident left Sophia Malthus tetraplegic. But determined to turn her situati...

My Perfect Family: Jo & Leon

Young doctor Jo Scott’s career was on the rise when a brain haemorrhage changed her life. Seven year...

Bulletproof: Dinesh

Halfway through medical school, a car accident left Dinesh Palipana tetraplegic. Despite huge hurdle...

Diabetes: The Silent Killer

Type 2 diabetes is New Zealand’s silent killer. More than 250,000 Kiwis live with it; a further 100,...

What's Your Possibility? Paddy Walsh

Shakti has a chat with Paddy Walsh. Paddy, a 15 year old amputee and sportswoman talks to Shakti abo...

What's Your Possibility? Josh & Sophia

Sophia and Josh have very different disabilities. Shakti asks some tough questions about growing up ...

Impact: Stroke

A medical stroke impacts the lives of more than 9000 New Zealanders every year. Here, we visit Middl...

SheLift: Part 2

Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...

SheLift Part 1

Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...

Bulletproof: Ashley

30-year-old Ashley Treseder dived off a pier in NSW and broke his neck. Now fresh out of rehab and i...

Being Me: Barney Looks Back

Barney lost his hands and legs from meningitis as a baby. At 25, he looks back on the life lessons ...

Being Me: Cody Steps Up

Tetraplegia hasn’t stopped wheelchair rugby star Cody Everson from stepping up to adulthood. He owns...

Bulletproof: Jezza

A canyoning accident in Switzerland left Jezza Williams a tetraplegic. An adventurer at heart, just ...

In My Mind: Midlife Crisis

Middle-aged males often top mental health statistics. Here, Gen Xers and former comedians Willy de W...

Being Me: Joshua

Joshua Sade-Inia is a burns survivor. The scars, which cover almost half his body represent his ins...

Driving With a Spinal Cord Injury

Timothy Young broke his neck while snowboarding in Canada at age 17. With only 16% muscle use throug...

Bulletproof: Tim

Tim Young was on the trip of a lifetime in Canada when a snowboarding accident left him a tetraplegi...

Parveen's Life Was Changed in a Moment

Parveen lost his sight in a car accident at 25. He thought life was over, but he was soon to learn i...

O'Connor's Life Was Changed in a Moment

O'Connor sustained a traumatic brain injury in a motorbike accident. His mother thought he'd never g...

Casey's Life Was Changed in a Moment

It was just over a year ago that Casey broke her neck while training for an upcoming motocross event...

Tanya's Life Was Changed in a Moment

Tanya Black was left paralysed after a simple fall in her home 12 years ago. She never thought she'd...

Phil's Life Was Changed in a Moment

Phil Spring broke his neck in a scrum over 40 years ago, since then he's had a full life making impo...

Nafi's Life Was Changed in a Moment

Nafi Tefono was 'young and bulletproof' and a talented rugby player, but one day a misplaced tackle ...

Bulletproof: Matthew

Carefree farmer Matt Bryson lost his leg in an accident on the family farm four years ago. He contin...

Dementia: A Love Letter

Mandy was only 42 when she received her diagnosis of early onset dementia, and Clare just 60. Their ...

Dementia: Te Ao Maori

Misdiagnosis of dementia among Maori is common. Look at the breakthrough research that aims to impro...

Bulletproof: Ephraim

A 35-metre jump off a waterfall left newlywed Ephraim Gudgeon with a spinal injury. The self-confess...

Bulletproof: Bailley

Bailley Unahi was crushed when a balcony collapsed on her at a student concert in Dunedin. Paralysed...

Living with Dementia: Neil

Seventy five-year-old Neil Timmo provides a rare and intimate insight into the world of someone main...

Living with Parkinson's: Clyde

When entrepreneur Clyde Campbell learned he had Parkinson's at 44, he started the Shake It Up founda...

Being Me: Hayley

17-year-old double amputee, Haley Birch is breaking records. Having survived meningococcal disease, ...

My Perfect Family: Twins

For young mum Nikki Stokes being a mother of five means there's never a dull moment. With non-verbal...

In Pot Pursuit: Part 2

California is a state where medicinal marijuana is legal, and dispensaries are plentiful. Meet peopl...

In Pot Pursuit: Part 1

Three characters with different medical reasons for wanting to use medicinal marijuana reveal the hu...

Being Me Freedom

Freedom was diagnosed with eye cancer at three months old, having both eyes removed by age five. Now...

Bulletproof: Gareth

A daring university stunt that went horribly wrong left Gareth Lynch with a permanent spinal injury....

Bulletproof: Sophia

Sophia Malthus became a quadriplegic after being thrown off her horse. Follow this sassy young woman...

My Perfect Family: Courtenay

Demar Gear was just five months old when she contracted meningitis, leaving her unable to walk or ta...

Model in Milan

Quadrapligic model, Claire Freeman makes her debut on the international catwalk at Milan Fashion Wee...

Being Me: Eltje

Eltje lived for cycling and competing. While out training, she was struck by a car and suffered a tr...

Being Me: Claire

Claire Freeman's achieved a lot since a spinal injury that put her in a wheelchair at 17, a design d...

Being Me: Brylee

At six, Brylee Mills lost her arm, and has been coming to terms with it ever since. She's embarking ...

Life with a Backwards Foot

Seventeen-year old Sean Prenderville survived aggressive cancer in his thigh bone and underwent a ra...

Jarrod's Second Life

Jarrod was like any other typical teenager, active and outgoing until a heart attack came out of the...

The Remarkable Mind of Dr. Jo Scott

Dr. Jo Scott had the world at her feet. Her son was one year old, and she was just two exams away fr...

Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury: Terry's Story

Terry was always the life of the party but at 56, everything turned upside-down when he was in a hor...

Tetraplegia: Tragedy To Triumph

Amanda Lowry was once a hard-core adrenalin junkie, living an action-packed life on the water, but t...

Broken: Part 5

Terry, T.K and Jarrod’s lives were completely shattered after suffering a traumatic brain injury, bu...

Broken: Part 4

What is it like to start again? To learn to tie your shoelaces at 56, or to learn how to walk when y...

Broken: Part 3

In New Zealand 36,000 people suffer a traumatic brain injury every year. The most severe go to ABI ...

Broken: Part 2

Traumatic Brain Injury can happen to anyone. But it’s often a hidden disability. In this series we j...

Broken: Part 1

Imagine waking up and not knowing who you are. Every 15 minutes a New Zealander suffers a Traumatic ...

Being Me: Robbie

Robbie Francis is 27, and doing her bit to change the world. She's bringing together disability, sus...

Being Me: Ripu

Ripu was 21, living in Sydney and finishing a Masters in Journalism when meningococcal septicaemia n...

In My Mind: Huntington's

Rachel (41) and KJ (33) are two friends living with Huntington's, a fatal neurodegenerative disease....

Wheel Blacks Special: Part 2

In My Mind: Dominique

Dominique has survived for almost 12 years with severe anorexia and is determined to find a way to h...

Wheel Blacks Special: Part 1

Are the Wheelblacks on track for gold in Beijing? They brought home medals in Sydney and Athens and ...

In My Mind: Psychosis

When reality blends with your imagination, life can be a living hell. Young people bravely share exp...

Being Me Rex

Rhys Davies was a successful I.T. engineer before a head injury changed life dramatically. He's not ...

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 5

For years we've been told to eat less and move more and that we are in control of what we eat; but p...

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 4

Type 2 Diabetes is now the leading cause of death in Samoa. It threatens to overwhelm the health sys...

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 3

At 52, former gang leader turned youth worker Brian Kairau has one more dream left: riding a Harley.

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 2

Brian Kairau can't feel his feet. Years of Type 2 Diabetes has damaged the small blood vessels leavi...

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 1

Type 2 Diabetes is one of the most serious public health issues facing New Zealanders. What is it li...

Young in Aged Care

They're 24 people you want to meet. All are finalists in the 8th annual Attitude Awards, an event ho...

While I'm Still Sue

At 57, Alzheimer's is taking over Sue's life. Her son and now full-time carer, Adam, is desperate to...

Where Are They Now? Bea Learns to Dance

Bea Wuts was 4 years old when both her feet were amputated. Now 8, Bea is a keen swimmer and horse r...

My Alive Day

Cameron Clapp was 15 years old when he was hit by a freight train. It took both his legs and an arm,...

Baby Charlotte Grows Up

Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman lost her limbs to meningitis as a baby. Now she's 11, and learning to do ...

I Have Burns, What's Your Excuse?

75% of Dukie King's body was burned in an accident as a toddler. Now 5, his first day of school is q...

Frontline Paramedic

Paramedic, Derek Eady, lost his leg after falling 5m from his own roof. He's refusing to give up on ...

Jono Brownjohn: Raising the Bar

Jono Brownjohn has more power in one leg than many track athletes with two. He wants gold at the Par...

My Search for Words

It took Jo Scott years to become a doctor but just seconds to tear it all away, at least for now. Lo...

Together Apart

Everyday thousands of New Zealanders face loosing their loved ones to Alzheimer's. This is the story...

Maia and Letitia

Maia Amai's face was ravaged in a car fire when she was a toddler. She barely left the house until c...

Andy McDowell: Switched On

Andy McDowell has early onset Parkinson's disease, which impacts every aspect of his life. He hopes ...

Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot

Having beaten an aggressive cancer in his thigh bone, 14-year-old Sean Prendeville is now facing a r...

Return to Tuvalu

Stephen Homasi was the Director of Health for the remote island nation of Tuvalu. He never imagined ...

Green and Golden Couple

Chris Bond and Bridie Kean are both amputees who wear their scars with pride. This couple knows a lo...

Lilly's Legs

Lilly Lomas had both legs amputated. She is now learning to walk on prosthetics; maybe her heroines ...

Living With Parkinson's

Andy McDowell is a 48-year-old marketing consultant, husband and father to two young girls. He also ...

Scott's Comeback

After loosing his leg from a rugby injury, Scott Martlew thought his dreams of becoming an elite ath...

Barnes and Dodson: Back At The Helm

Kiwi Sailors David Barnes and Rick Dodson have enjoyed successful careers at the top of their field,...

Barney Makes a Difference

Barney lost his hands and legs after an aggressive bout of meningitis. Now a high achiever, Barney i...

Maia

Maia Amai bears brutal scars - the result of a car fire when she was just 18mth olds. A subsequent s...

Ian's First Steps

Iron Man Ian Winson lost both his legs in a freak gas explosion. He desperately wants to walk again,...

Cody's New Game

After breaking his neck in a ruby game, 17-year-old Cody Everson has and to adjust to life in a whee...

Meningitis: An Insidious Disease

Barney Koneferenisi and Charlotte Cleverly-Bisman both survived the onslaught of meningitis but live...

Cameron Comes of Age

In everything he does, Cameron Leslie has had to find his own way. Born without fully formed arms an...

Aging with SCI

People weren't designed to be sitting down all of their lives. Aging with SCI is a recent phenomenon...

Reinvented Life: The Invisible Disability

Elizabeth Charleston, a former top model had a horse riding accident that left her with the "invisib...

My New Life

19-year old George Cairney gives us clear messages about the dangers of drink driving. The teenager ...

Stefan Hadfield: Pushing too far

Stefan Hadfield is an extreme sportsman and his latest achievement has astounded the world's medical...

Tae Kami Tonga

Through her tough battle with cancer Tae Kami has developed wisdom far beyond her years. Tae looks a...

Turkey Ballooning

Hot air ballooning over Turkey from a wheelchair, Curtis Palmer is a passionate traveller and enjoys...

Mouth and Foot Painter: Grant Sharman

At 15 years old Grant broke his neck playing rugby and became tetraplegic. After his injury it was p...

Sophia's Life Was Changed in a Moment

Sophia was training to be a jockey when she was thrown from her horse, breaking her neck. She tells ...

Harper's story: How a back bend changed a child's life

When she was seven, Harper damaged her spine. Five years later she’s already ticking off her life go...

Bulletproof: Dinesh Palipana

Dinesh Palipana was halfway through medical school when a car crash left him tetraplegic. Despite hu...

Andrew's Story

Andrew Leslie sped down a bike track he'd ridden before – but he didn't make it to the end as planne...

Gareth Lynch

Gareth Lynch is a Wheelchair rugby player as part of New Zealand’s Wheel Blacks. Four years ago, Lyn...

Being Me: Claire Freeman

Claire Freeman has achieved a lot since a spinal injury made her a wheelchair user at 17. She has a ...

Bulletproof: Wojtek Czyz

Wojtek Czyz’s professional soccer career was cut short when his left leg was amputated. He went on t...

Jamie Nepia

Jamie Nepia lost a leg after a violent shooting. To help rebuild her life, she took up boxing and di...

Question Time: Living with a Prosthetic Leg

In this episode of Question Time, we are asking Robbie about living with a prosthetic leg. Made wit...

Ian's first steps

Iron Man Ian Winson lost both his legs in a freak gas explosion two years ago. He desperately wants ...

Love Is Blind: Korin & Craig

When Korrin lost her hands and feet to septicaemia, Craig was by her side the whole time. Korrin had...

Bulletproof Jake Gibbons

Jake Gibbons lost both feet and his right hand to frostbite in Greenland and has had to adapt to his...

Bulletproof: Mitch Joynt

Mitch Joynt is lucky to be alive. The young arborist lost his leg when he was dragged into a woodchi...

Bulletproof: Anna Parsons

University student Anna Parsons suffered horrific injuries in a climbing fall accident in the US. In...

Question Time: Septicaemia Survivor

Five years ago Korrin's life turned upside down when she contracted sepsis which resulted in amputat...

Bulletproof: Khadag Bista

In 2018 Khadag suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. Incredibly, this Nepalese chef h...

Being Me: Veronique Theberge

Five years on from an acquired brain injury due to encephalitis, Veronique Theberge is training for ...

Being Me: Aidan Terpstra

Aidan’s life changed forever when he was knocked out with a king-hit punch. The injury to his brain ...

Tupou's Life Was Changed in a Moment

Tupou Seini Neiufi was hit by a car when she was just two years old. Brain injury and hemiplegia mea...

Being Me: Petra

When she was six Petra was diagnosed with cancer. She beat it - four times before she was sixteen. N...

Being Me: Joshua Sade-Inia

Joshua Sade-Inia is a burns survivor who’s scars cover half of his body. To Josh they represent his ...

Bulletproof: Aleina Beer

Contracting meningitis changed Aleina Beer’s life. She lost her right leg and now needs a kidney tra...

In My Mind: Living with Psychosis

When reality and imagination get mixed up in your mind, life can be a living hell. Four young peopl...

Being Me Eric Knapp

Eric Knapp was a fit and healthy professional firefighter. But on the eve of his 33rd birthday, his ...