Being Me: Joshua

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...

Maia

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

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 ...

My Perfect Family: Candle Dad

Raising four children alone is a challenge - more so, when two have Down Syndrome. Tony Sykes rose t...

My Perfect Family:Fragile X

To discover you’re the carrier of the genetic condition Fragile X only after your children are born ...

My Perfect Family: Kat and Ella

Kat Yearbury is a mother to two-year-old Frankie and six-year-old Ella, who has Cerebral Palsy and E...

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 ...

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. ...

Little Dude

Five-year-old Oskar was born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. Delve into the w...

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 ...

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...

Growing Up Blind

Kyren is 9 years old and totally blind. Independence is hard work and he's thinking of giving up, bu...

Salem's Ballet

Salem Foxx is only 13 and has already danced with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Dance has opened up ...

Unlocking Autism

As a neurologist and mother, Ros Hill is determined to unlock the mysteries of autism.

My Perfect Family: Courtenay

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

My Perfect Family: Family Man Graeme

When Graeme Porter was diagnosed with an intellectual disability as a child no one expected him to r...

My Perfect Family: Creative Clan

Ranger Ashurst is eleven and needs regular injections to control his Chrone's disease, his eight yea...

Young in Aged Care

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

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...

Where Are They Now? Maija's Story

We catch up with a delightful ten year old who loves telling tales... but Maija Fredrichberg's own m...

The Lily Harper Show

Hosting her own chat show Lily Harper interviews herself, getting the low down on life as an indepen...

My Perfect Family: Cystic Sisters

Kristy and Nikki are sisters and young mums who bring smiles to the faces of strangers by doing surp...

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...

In My Mind: Mums

Motherhood is meant to be one of life's fulfilling experiences, so why are so many mums a mess? Prol...

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...

An Anxious World: Children Part 2

Despite being only weeks old when the Christchurch earthquake forced her family from their home, eig...

Dylan Goes to Kindy: Dylan's First Day

We've been filming with the Bezencon family since before Dylan was born. Tests confirmed he'd be bor...

My Perfect Family: Zoe

Zoe Tate lives with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, a genetic disorder affecting her appearance, growth an...

Where are They Now? Shakti: A Message to My Younger Self

What's it like to go from being the cute kid in a wheelchair, to facing the mayhem of high school? S...

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...

A Father's Love

Cliff, 79, has dedicated his life to caring for his now adult children with intellectual disabilitie...

Lilly's Legs

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

Louisa's Baby

Thirty-two-year-old Luisa faces the cruel reality that bureaucracy and her disability stand in the w...

The Road to Miss Amazing: Part 1

Each year over a hundred girls with learning disabilities gather with the hope of being crowned Miss...

In My Mind: Burnout

Burnout is referred to as the overachiever's syndrome and is becoming increasingly common. Doctors a...

Being Me: Sam Smith

Sam Smith is a comedian and a new dad. He doesn't take life too seriously but he's just been diagnos...

My Perfect Family: Meet the Asners

They call themselves the "The Brady Bunch of Autism". Descendants of Hollywood royalty, Matt and Nav...

Keeping Up With Chris

When Chris Bunton was born with Down Syndrome his parents wondered if he'd ever achieve the independ...

Frontline Paramedic

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

Philip's Puppets

Meet Philip - a quirky puppeteer living with Autism. With the help of 2 puppets he's spreading a mes...

Andy McDowell: Switched On

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

Cam Finds His Voice

In 2013 Cam Dawson left his home for a new life in Auckland, a terrifying and exciting move for a bo...

Dean Finds His Voice

Eighteen-year-old Dean Buckley has overcome serious health issues, depression and the judgments of o...

My Perfect Family: Twins

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

My Perfect Family: Rett Girls

Rett Syndrome is a severe neurological condition affecting 1 in 12,000 girls. Meet 24-year-old Sarah...

Kiwi Blind Camp

Schoolgirls Natalie and Stella are both vision impaired. They'll be relying on each other as they na...

The Big Climb

Tom doesn't say much and Mitch doesn't stop. They're best friends helping each other through life's ...

Where Are They Now? Dylan: Growing Up With Down Syndrome

The first five years are the most wondrous and crucial years of development, from the womb we've car...

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...

The World According to Gary

Gary Endacott has run marathons and climbed mountains but nothing prepared him for finding work as a...

Barry DeGeest: Beyond Thalidomide

From an international medical disaster comes one of the world's most colourful characters. Barry DeG...

Parenting by Sign

Sarah is Deaf and preparing to give birth to her first child. Having been there twice before, Deaf p...

Amanda's Recovery

New Mum Amanda Lowry had it all. Everything changed after a freak surfing accident left her a Tetrap...

Jimmy Wants a Job

Twenty-two-year-old Jimmy Rae Brown wants a job, he loves film and he may just have found the perfec...

What's Up With Downs? Raising Downs

Parents will never stop worrying about their children. Are they developing properly? Learning enough...

What's Up With Downs? Adoption

Babies with Down Syndrome enriching the lives of families desperate to adopt them in America. Meet t...

Being Me Shakti

Shakti Krishnan is leaving his family to pursue tertiary life in the big smoke, and to prove to his ...

A Guide to Tourette's

Esteemed actor Paul Barrett takes us through the mysterious world of Tourette's syndrome.

Erica takes control

Is confidence more than skin deep? Born with multiple physical abnormalities, Erica Perry weighs up ...

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...

Portia Wants a Job

When Portia finished high school she had high hopes of getting a job. She has volunteer and work pla...

Hear Me Run

Sekou Kenneh is the fastest kid in Queensland. At 14 he's got his eye on the 2020 Olympics. But bein...

Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot

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

Amanda's New Life

A freak surfing accident in 2013 turned Amanda Lowry's world upside down. One year on and Amanda is ...

Baby Charlotte Grows Up

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

Marcia: Two Sides Of Me

On the Roller Derby court she's the revered 'Meat Train', but Marcia is starting to lose her hearing...

The Daverts

Michaela Davert, her twin brother Austin, and Mum Missy all live with a condition called Brittle Bon...

Noel In Focus

Born with a condition that means she is gradually losing muscle strength and mobility, Noel Ratapu i...

Blake and Ryan Go Flatting

Experts said they wouldn't live past the age of two but today Blake and Ryan Leitch are enjoying the...

Living With Parkinson's

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

A Curious Mind: St. Lucy's

To mainstream or not - a dilemma faced by parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Visit ...

My Perfect Family: Scruff's Bunch

Kim Preston (Scruff) reckon's she'll be caring for her three adult sons with Autism until she 'carks...

Sam's Big Adventure

Sam Muir-James can swim to Rangitoto Island, perform magic tricks and make children laugh. He doesn'...

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: Mahia & Tipene

Mahia and Tipene Stephens were born with a congenital eye disorder, causing their eyesight to deteri...

An Anxious World: Children Part 1

Anxiety rates in NZ children are skyrocketing with the number of diagnosed cases more than doubling ...

Mothers

A tribute to mothers of kids with disabilities - It's not the life they expected for themselves or t...

The Mums: Diagnosis

Right from diagnosis, the journey of parenting a child with a disability is full of unknowns. Expect...

The Mums: Diagnosis

Right from diagnosis, the journey of parenting a child with a disability is full of unknowns. Expect...

The Mums: Education

All children deserve an equal opportunity to education. But for some parents of children with disabi...

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: 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: Friendships

Like every other child, kids with disabilities want to fit in and find ‘their tribe’. In this episod...

Kids with Disabilities: Harper

Harper is six years old and full of life! Despite some health challenges, he gives everything a go a...

Love Is Blind: Tim & Helen

Tim was a professional athlete with the Wheel Blacks and didn't want a girlfriend. But when Helen he...

Childhood Anxiety - Livestream with Nathan Wallis

Neuroscientist Nathan Wallis was on the couch with our panel of parents - Jason, Amanda and Sophia -...

Outbreak: 2020

In 2020 the rapid spread of Covid-19 has caused global alarm. We are being asked to unite as we figh...

Bulletproof: Amanda

It’s been seven years since Amanda Lowry broke her neck while surfing. Accepting a new normal with t...

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: 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: Jo & Leon

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

My Perfect Family: The Priestleys

Four of the six Priestley family members live with Autism. Because they’re able to function at a hig...

Being Me: Rufus

Rufus lives in Kaikoura with his parents, but wants to live independently like his siblings. On a ro...

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: Taonga

The Peita Boys keep their mum, Miranda’s, hands full. Taonga, the youngest, was born with the extra ...

Being Me: Eamon

32-year-old Eamon Wood has travelled all over the world in his wheelchair. Now he’s back home in Chr...

My Perfect Family: Georgia Heard

Georgia Heard thought she had parenting all mapped out. But when the younger of her two boys was di...