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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...
I Have Burns, What's Your Excuse?
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Maia
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Maia
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Being Me: Joshua Sade-Inia
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Being Me: Joshua Sade-Inia
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My Perfect Family: Candle Dad
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My Perfect Family: Candle Dad
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WATCH 26:4 MIN
My Perfect Family:Fragile X
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My Perfect Family:Fragile X
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Being Me: Barney Looks Back
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Being Me: Barney Looks Back
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WATCH 26:13 MIN
My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 1
The Fergusons are an average family of five; they have fun, they fight, but mostly they get along. ...
My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 1
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WATCH 28:10 MIN
Little Dude
Five-year-old Oskar was born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. Delve into the w...
Little Dude
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My Perfect Family: Welcome Home Stevie
Murray and Janine's son Steven was a gentle boy with autism. 18 months ago he left their house with ...
My Perfect Family: Welcome Home Stevie
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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...
I Have Burns, What's Your Excuse?
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Growing Up Blind
Kyren is 9 years old and totally blind. Independence is hard work and he's thinking of giving up, bu...
Growing Up Blind
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Salem's Ballet
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Unlocking Autism
As a neurologist and mother, Ros Hill is determined to unlock the mysteries of autism.
Unlocking Autism
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My Perfect Family: Courtenay
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My Perfect Family: Family Man Graeme
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My Perfect Family: Creative Clan
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Young in Aged Care
They're 24 people you want to meet. All are finalists in the 8th annual Attitude Awards, an event ho...
Young in Aged Care
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Where Are They Now? Louisa's Baby
While her family raises her son in New Zealand, Louisa lives in Samoa. 2 year old Lance is travellin...
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Where Are They Now? Maija's Story
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Where Are They Now? Maija's Story
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The Lily Harper Show
Hosting her own chat show Lily Harper interviews herself, getting the low down on life as an indepen...
The Lily Harper Show
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My Perfect Family: Cystic Sisters
Kristy and Nikki are sisters and young mums who bring smiles to the faces of strangers by doing surp...
My Perfect Family: Cystic Sisters
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The Road to Miss Amazing: Part 2
As the national Miss Amazing pageant in Chicago draws near so does the chance for one little 17-year...
The Road to Miss Amazing: Part 2
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In My Mind: Mums
Motherhood is meant to be one of life's fulfilling experiences, so why are so many mums a mess? Prol...
In My Mind: Mums
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Being Me Sam
Sam Humphrey is the height of your average 7-year old. Except that he's not 7 - he's 22. However Sam...
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An Anxious World: Children Part 2
Despite being only weeks old when the Christchurch earthquake forced her family from their home, eig...
An Anxious World: Children Part 2
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Dylan Goes to Kindy: Dylan's First Day
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Dylan Goes to Kindy: Dylan's First Day
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My Perfect Family: Zoe
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My Perfect Family: Zoe
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Where are They Now? Shakti: A Message to My Younger Self
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Where are They Now? Shakti: A Message to My Younger Self
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Where Are They Now? Bea Learns to Dance
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Where Are They Now? Bea Learns to Dance
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A Father's Love
Cliff, 79, has dedicated his life to caring for his now adult children with intellectual disabilitie...
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Lilly's Legs
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Louisa's Baby
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The Road to Miss Amazing: Part 1
Each year over a hundred girls with learning disabilities gather with the hope of being crowned Miss...
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In My Mind: Burnout
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Being Me: Sam Smith
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My Perfect Family: Meet the Asners
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Keeping Up With Chris
When Chris Bunton was born with Down Syndrome his parents wondered if he'd ever achieve the independ...
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Frontline Paramedic
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Philip's Puppets
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Andy McDowell: Switched On
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Cam Finds His Voice
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Dean Finds His Voice
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My Perfect Family: Twins
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My Perfect Family: Rett Girls
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Kiwi Blind Camp
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The Big Climb
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Where Are They Now? Dylan: Growing Up With Down Syndrome
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Where Are They Now? Dylan: Growing Up With Down Syndrome
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My Search for Words
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The World According to Gary
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Barry DeGeest: Beyond Thalidomide
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Parenting by Sign
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Amanda's Recovery
New Mum Amanda Lowry had it all. Everything changed after a freak surfing accident left her a Tetrap...
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Jimmy Wants a Job
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Jimmy Wants a Job
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What's Up With Downs? Raising Downs
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What's Up With Downs? Adoption
Babies with Down Syndrome enriching the lives of families desperate to adopt them in America. Meet t...
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Being Me Shakti
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A Guide to Tourette's
Esteemed actor Paul Barrett takes us through the mysterious world of Tourette's syndrome.
A Guide to Tourette's
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Erica takes control
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While I'm Still Sue
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While I'm Still Sue
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Portia Wants a Job
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Hear Me Run
Sekou Kenneh is the fastest kid in Queensland. At 14 he's got his eye on the 2020 Olympics. But bein...
Hear Me Run
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Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot
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Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot
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Amanda's New Life
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Baby Charlotte Grows Up
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Marcia: Two Sides Of Me
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The Daverts
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Noel In Focus
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Blake and Ryan Go Flatting
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Living With Parkinson's
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Living With Parkinson's
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A Curious Mind: St. Lucy's
To mainstream or not - a dilemma faced by parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Visit ...
A Curious Mind: St. Lucy's
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My Perfect Family: Scruff's Bunch
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My Perfect Family: Scruff's Bunch
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Sam's Big Adventure
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Sam's Big Adventure
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My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 2
Last week we met the Fergusons, a family of five who communicate using NZSL. Here, we join the Fergu...
My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 2
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WATCH 27:58 MIN
My Perfect Family: Mahia & Tipene
Mahia and Tipene Stephens were born with a congenital eye disorder, causing their eyesight to deteri...
My Perfect Family: Mahia & Tipene
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An Anxious World: Children Part 1
Anxiety rates in NZ children are skyrocketing with the number of diagnosed cases more than doubling ...
An Anxious World: Children Part 1
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Mothers
A tribute to mothers of kids with disabilities - It's not the life they expected for themselves or t...
Mothers
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The Mums: Diagnosis
Right from diagnosis, the journey of parenting a child with a disability is full of unknowns. Expect...
The Mums: Diagnosis
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The Mums: Diagnosis
Right from diagnosis, the journey of parenting a child with a disability is full of unknowns. Expect...
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The Mums: Education
All children deserve an equal opportunity to education. But for some parents of children with disabi...
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The Mums: Where to Seek Help
The process of simply seeking out help when you have a child with a disability can be a complicated ...
The Mums: Where to Seek Help
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The Mums: Looking to the Future
There are a lot of unknowns when raising a child with a disability. In the final episode of our pare...
The Mums: Looking to the Future
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The Mums: Friendships
Like every other child, kids with disabilities want to fit in and find ‘their tribe’. In this episod...
The Mums: Friendships
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Kids with Disabilities: Harper
Harper is six years old and full of life! Despite some health challenges, he gives everything a go a...
Kids with Disabilities: Harper
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Love Is Blind: Tim & Helen
Tim was a professional athlete with the Wheel Blacks and didn't want a girlfriend. But when Helen he...
Love Is Blind: Tim & Helen
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WATCH 55:36 MIN
Childhood Anxiety - Livestream with Nathan Wallis
Neuroscientist Nathan Wallis was on the couch with our panel of parents - Jason, Amanda and Sophia -...
Childhood Anxiety - Livestream with Nathan Wallis
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WATCH 28:15 MIN
Outbreak: 2020
In 2020 the rapid spread of Covid-19 has caused global alarm. We are being asked to unite as we figh...
Outbreak: 2020
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Bulletproof: Amanda
It’s been seven years since Amanda Lowry broke her neck while surfing. Accepting a new normal with t...
Bulletproof: Amanda
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WATCH 28:10 MIN
My Perfect Family: Bold As Brass
As New Zealanders living in Australia, Abbi and Morgan Brass received no government support when the...
My Perfect Family: Bold As Brass
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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...
My Perfect Family: Sam and Jason
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My Perfect Family: Jo & Leon
Young doctor Jo Scott’s career was on the rise when a brain haemorrhage changed her life. Seven year...
My Perfect Family: Jo & Leon
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My Perfect Family: The Priestleys
Four of the six Priestley family members live with Autism. Because they’re able to function at a hig...
My Perfect Family: The Priestleys
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Being Me: Rufus
Rufus lives in Kaikoura with his parents, but wants to live independently like his siblings. On a ro...
Being Me: Rufus
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WATCH 28:0 MIN
My Perfect Family: The Cookie Project
Born with disabilities including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Ngā Hou now works as a baker at The Cookie ...
My Perfect Family: The Cookie Project
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My Perfect Family: Taonga
The Peita Boys keep their mum, Miranda’s, hands full. Taonga, the youngest, was born with the extra ...
My Perfect Family: Taonga
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WATCH 22:59 MIN
Being Me: Eamon
32-year-old Eamon Wood has travelled all over the world in his wheelchair. Now he’s back home in Chr...
Being Me: Eamon
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WATCH 22:58 MIN
My Perfect Family: Georgia Heard
SeriesMy Perfect Family : My Perfect Family: GeorgiaGeorgia Heard thought she had parenting all mapped out. But when the younger of her two boys was di...
My Perfect Family: Georgia Heard