
Barnes and Dodson: Back At The Helm
Kiwi Sailors David Barnes and Rick Dodson have enjoyed successful careers at the top of their field, they thought multiple sclerosis would mean an end to their sailing days but with the ocean in their blood they are determined to sail for gold.



Bulletproof: Bryce Dinneen
Recovering from a spinal injury, Bryce Dinneen dreamed of going fishing again. He launched the chari...
Bulletproof: Bryce Dinneen



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



Being Me: Te Huia Apaapa
26-year-old Te Huia Apaapa is a gifted runner and triathlete known as ‘The Rocketman’. Te Huia has a...
Being Me: Te Huia Apaapa



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



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 ...
Being Me: Joshua Sade-Inia



Bulletproof: Lee Warn Part 1
Lee Warn has never let the fact he is in a wheelchair slow him down. He is a wheelchair marathon ath...
Bulletproof: Lee Warn Part 1



My Perfect Family: Nash Jones
The Jones family’s life changed forever when their youngest boy Nash was diagnosed with a rare condi...
My Perfect Family: Nash Jones



Being Me: Juanita Willems
Pre-Christmas Juanita Willems is flat out, collecting, wrapping and distributing presents for foste...
Being Me: Juanita Willems



Being Me: Bailee Lobb
Installation artist Bailee Lobb uses her colourful works to explore lived experience of disability, ...
Being Me: Bailee Lobb



My Perfect Family: Lydia Golding
6-year-old Lydia Golding was born with her right femur bone significantly shorter than her left. In...
My Perfect Family: Lydia Golding



Waka Ama - Part 2
After a training camp at Lake Rotoiti, the Aotearoa Para Waka Ama crew depart for the IVF Internatio...
Waka Ama - Part 2



Waka Ama Part 1
Twelve waka ama para-athletes striving for gold, attend a training camp ahead of the World Champions...
Waka Ama Part 1



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



My Perfect Family: Malaena Cariño
12-year-old Malaena Cariño has a rare genetic form of epilepsy. Her whānau have exhausted most treat...
My Perfect Family: Malaena Cariño



My Perfect Family: Harper Ahern
Since being diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy at age four, 10-year-old surfer Harper and his family ...
My Perfect Family: Harper Ahern



My Perfect Family: Tara Aumalesulu
Nine year old Tara is launching her very first album, Pele O Lo’u Fatu. Living with visual impairmen...
My Perfect Family: Tara Aumalesulu



My Perfect Family: Grace Payne
Grace Payne is a powerlifter who has competed in the Special Olympics as an autistic athlete. Now, 2...
My Perfect Family: Grace Payne



Being Me: Susan Williams 8/5/22
Non-binary performance artist Susan Williams adores theatre. Their latest show, Illegally Blind, is ...
Being Me: Susan Williams 8/5/22



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



Being Me: Jared Flitcroft
Jared Flitcroft is a filmmaker, businessman, family man, and he is Deaf. Overcoming barriers to achi...
Being Me: Jared Flitcroft



Being Me: Steff Green
Author Steff Green writes full-time from her home in the Kaipara Harbour. Legally blind, Steff was o...
Being Me: Steff Green



Being Me: Danielle Aitchison
Danielle Aitchison was born with Cerebral Palsy. As a child she struggled to walk, but her family en...
Being Me: Danielle Aitchison



Being Me: Brent Eyskens
Unable to communicate verbally, songwriter Brent Eyskens - who lives with Cerebral Palsy - has found...
Being Me: Brent Eyskens



Being Me: Dillon Maydon
Dillon's life was altered at just eighteen when he was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia, a rare ge...
Being Me: Dillon Maydon



Being Me: Kiranjit Singh
Tetraplegic, Kiranjit Singh, is competing to qualify for the 2024 Paralympics in Para-sport shooting...
Being Me: Kiranjit Singh



Being Me: Bailey Conlon
16-year-old para-swimmer Bailey is smashing records and helping to raise the profile of swimmers wit...
Being Me: Bailey Conlon



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



Being Me: Devon Briggs
Para-athlete Devon Briggs was born with severe clubfeet, twisted backwards. The 18-year-old has end...
Being Me: Devon Briggs



Being Me: Gabby Wright
Gabby Wright suffered an injury from a virus that attacked her spine, dashing her Silver Fern dreams...
Being Me: Gabby Wright



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



Bulletproof: Mac
Teenager Mac Denniston nearly lost his life in a mountain bike accident. The crash left him with a T...
Bulletproof: Mac



Bulletproof: Scott MacDonald
Motocross enthusiast Scott MacDonald was 14-years-old when he broke his back after a jump went wrong...
Bulletproof: Scott MacDonald



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



Bulletproof: Ryan Gibb
After a motorbike accident leaves outdoor enthusiast Ryan paralysed, he adapts with a change in care...
Bulletproof: Ryan Gibb



Bulletproof: James Littlejohn
James Littlejohn lives with partial paraplegia after a motorbike accident. He loves mountain biking,...
Bulletproof: James Littlejohn



Cool As Ice
From Wānaka to Beijing, we follow Paralympic veterans Corey Peters and Adam Hall, as well as debutan...
Cool As Ice
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