Being Me: Rachel Māia
Rachel Māia lives in constant pain, considering amputating her leg to reach new heights.
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: Breaking Point
To endure a breakdown at the pinnacle of your sporting career is tough. Former NRL star Paul Whatuir...
Tracking Towards Tokyo
Townsville, Australia is home to the 2019 Oceania Champs. This is the last chance for seven Kiwi par...
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...
Bulletproof: Bailley
Bailley Unahi was crushed when a balcony collapsed on her at a student concert in Dunedin. Paralysed...
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...
My Perfect Family: Family Man Graeme
When Graeme Porter was diagnosed with an intellectual disability as a child no one expected him to r...
The Lily Harper Show
Hosting her own chat show Lily Harper interviews herself, getting the low down on life as an indepen...
Maia
Maia Amai bears brutal scars - the result of a car fire when she was just 18mth olds. A subsequent s...
Bulletproof: Sophia
Sophia Malthus became a quadriplegic after being thrown off her horse. Follow this sassy young woman...
Bulletproof: Matthew
Carefree farmer Matt Bryson lost his leg in an accident on the family farm four years ago. He contin...
Time to Shine: Special Olympics World Games
It's the biggest sporting event of the year - the Special Olympics World Games. For 36 kiwi athletes...
Being Us: Nathan and Michael
A friendship born out of a love for sport, Nathan and Michael's fates aligned thanks to their passio...
Green and Golden Couple
Chris Bond and Bridie Kean are both amputees who wear their scars with pride. This couple knows a lo...
Bulletproof: Gareth
A daring university stunt that went horribly wrong left Gareth Lynch with a permanent spinal injury....
Keeping Up With Chris
When Chris Bunton was born with Down Syndrome his parents wondered if he'd ever achieve the independ...
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...
Scott's Comeback
After loosing his leg from a rugby injury, Scott Martlew thought his dreams of becoming an elite ath...
The Rise of Mary Fisher
Mary Fisher lost what little vision she had during her teens. As her eyesight deteriorate, her swimm...
Being Me Nick
Nick Chisholm is a body builder whose body is paralysed, a talker who spells words out with his eyes...
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,...
Hear Me Run
Sekou Kenneh is the fastest kid in Queensland. At 14 he's got his eye on the 2020 Olympics. But bein...
Marcia: Two Sides Of Me
On the Roller Derby court she's the revered 'Meat Train', but Marcia is starting to lose her hearing...
Sam's Big Adventure
Sam Muir-James can swim to Rangitoto Island, perform magic tricks and make children laugh. He doesn'...
Bulletproof: Ephraim
A 35-metre jump off a waterfall left newlywed Ephraim Gudgeon with a spinal injury. The self-confess...
Being Me: Erica
Born with a rare condition that affects her outward appearance, Erica Perry proves it’s what’s on th...
The Deaf Side: Part 3
The final installment of the three part series about the Marlins, a club rugby team made up of entir...
The Deaf Side: Part 2
Continue the mini-series with the Marlins; a group of rugby mad blokes who all happen to be Deaf. Fo...
The Deaf Side: Part 1
The first of a 3 part series about the Marlins; a group of rugby mad Kiwi blokes who all happen to b...
Clayton's Quest for Gold
Competitive Weight Lifter Clayton Marr squeezes a lot into his day but most importantly, training fo...
Cameron Comes of Age
In everything he does, Cameron Leslie has had to find his own way. Born without fully formed arms an...
Skating for Glory
Ben Southern's one objective is to deliver the greatest performance of his life at the Special Olymp...
Wheel Blacks Special: Part 2
Wheel Blacks Special: Part 1
Are the Wheelblacks on track for gold in Beijing? They brought home medals in Sydney and Athens and ...
Skateboard Kevin: Skateboarding Traveller
American exchange student Kevin Connolly has no legs, he's traveling the world on his skateboard
Stefan Hadfield: Pushing too far
Stefan Hadfield is an extreme sportsman and his latest achievement has astounded the world's medical...
Special Olympics Figure Skater: Meg
Meg was mesmerised by the sparkly dresses when she first watched figure skating on TV. After her 9th...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Gareth Lynch
Gareth Lynch is a Wheelchair rugby player as part of New Zealand’s Wheel Blacks. Four years ago, Lyn...
Ben Tuimaseve
Ben Tuimaseve is a Para athlete that competes in Para athletics, with a focus on shot put. Tuimaseve...
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...
Barnes and Dodson: Back At The Helm
Kiwi Sailors David Barnes and Rick Dodson have enjoyed successful careers at the top of their field,...
Being Me: Jono
At birth, Jono Nelson was given just 24 hours to live. Now the Timaru-based hand cyclist, who lives ...
Bulletproof: Sam
Following a spinal cord injury, young Tauranga man Sam Fitness has found a clever way to continue to...
Lisa Adams - Para athlete
Lisa Adams' life hasn't always been easy, but athletics is providing an opportunity for a change of ...
Paralympic Highlights Day 01
Day one of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics sees our athletes in the pool, on the cycling velodrome and on...
Anna Grimaldi
Sport has always been Anna's great equaliser. Defending her gold from Rio brings pressure but she's ...
Tupou Neiufi
Topou Neiufi found swimming as a 10yo and finds an immense amount of joy in representing New Zealand...
Ben Tuimaseve
Benza Tuimaseve always thought he'd be a musician, but when he found sport, it opened his mind to be...
Barney Koneferenisi
Sport is Barney's life. Playing at a high level and representing NZ at the Paralympics, he is living...
Nicole Murray
Self belief plays a big part in Nicole's story, she just knew she had to get a little more creative....
Mike Todd
Mike calls himself the accidental sportsman, playing more sport post 30 he did in the first 30 years...
Jesse Reynolds
A Paralympian from Rio, Jesse Reynolds wants to sing the New Zealand Anthem in front of as many peop...
Holly Robinson
World record holder and silver medalist from Rio, Holly has a burning desire to take gold in Tokyo.
Danielle Aitchison
Danielle dreams big knowing that even if she doesn't hit her dream, at least she'll fall in the clou...
William Stedman
A duel athlete, William puts his heart and believes you learn more from a loss than a win, a motto t...
Steve Hills
Steve knew he'd found his path when he started cycling. Representing NZ in his second Paralympics is...
Cody Everson
Cody Everson broke his neck playing rugby and thought his sporting days were over. Ten years on, he...
Caitlin Dore
Caitlin wanted to become a Paralympian from a very young age. Now heading to her second games she en...
Sophie Pascoe
Sophie thrives under the pressure as 'The Hunted' and is looking to add to her nine gold and five si...
Michael Johnson
Coming into his fifth Paralympic Games, Michael is looking to add to his Gold and two Bronze medals;...
Lisa Adams
Lisa Adams only took up shot put in 2018. A year later she had the world record. Coached by her sist...
Scott Martlew
Having wanted to take his canoe to Olympics, Scott redirected to the Paralympics after he lost his l...
Paula Tesoriero
NZ Chef de Mission introduces the kiwi Paralympic team competing in Tokyo 2020.
Anna Taylor
Sport has always anchored Anna, so having gone through cancer treatment and a spinal cord injury, th...
Wheel Blacks
The Wheel Blacks are on their way back to the Paralympic games for the first time since Beijing 2008...
Corbin Hart
Striving to better than the day before is a motto that has led Corbin to represent NZ just two years...
Nikita Howarth
Chase your dreams because they won't chase you. A motto that led Nikita to being New Zealand's young...
Anna Steven
Pulling on the Silver Fern is a special moment - every time; especially for Anna, performing on the ...
Paralympic Highlights Day 02
Powerhouse Sophoe Pascoe begins her gruelling campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with New ...
Paralympic Highlights Day 03
Yesterday saw New Zealand's first gold medal at Tokyo 2020 with Topou Neiufi winning the 100m backst...
Paralympic Highlights Day 04
Lisa Adams throws a new Paralympic record for gold, Danielle Aitchison qualifies for her sprint fina...
Paralympic Highlights Day 05
The single kiwi performance on day five ends in a silver medal with a superb performance on the trac...
Paralympic Highlights Day 06
Two medals came on Day 6, William Stedman secured silver in long jump T36 and Sophie Pascoe complete...
Paralympic Highlights Day 07
A big day for the Kiwi Paralympic team, featuring gold for Sophie Pascoe in the pool, bronze for Wil...
Eltje Malzbender
Much of Eltje's life has revolved around cycling, and following a hit-and-run accident, she's now a ...
Paralympic Highlights Day 08
Bronze in athletics for Danielle Aitchison, Rory Mead in the hand cycling, and a full swimming meet ...
Paralympic Highlights Day 09
A very wet day in Tokyo affected the cycling team, Sophie Pascoe had her final race of the Games and...
Paralympic Highlights Day 10
The golden girls: Gold for Holly Robinson in the Javelin, and Anna Grimaldi in the long jump. Cyclin...
Sarah Ellington
Life is a rollercoaster and Sarah recommends enjoying the ride. Never one to be told she can't do so...
Paralympic Highlights Day 11
Scott Martlew chases glory on the water and Lisa Adams steps into the discus circle. Plus we have ar...
Paralympic Highlights Day 12
12 Days of competition, 12 medals. Our 29 para athletes showed us the power of the human spirit as t...
My Perfect Family: Tri Rugby
For members of Christchurch's Tri Rugby team - who live with intellectual disabilities - rugby is mo...
Bulletproof: Shaz
Less than two years after losing her left arm, Shaz Dagg became the first female amputee to complete...
Being Me: John
Sport has been a huge part of John Marrable’s life since an accident put him in a wheelchair. His ma...
Being Me: Eamon
32-year-old Eamon Wood has travelled all over the world in his wheelchair. Now he’s back home in Chr...
Cool As Ice
From Wānaka to Beijing, we follow Paralympic veterans Corey Peters and Adam Hall, as well as debutan...
My Perfect Family: Tiffiney Perry
Always an active person, Tiffiney Perry continued participating in sports and achieving success afte...
My Perfect Family: Jaxon Woolley
15 year old Jaxon Woolley is already blitzing through para-sprinting records. An athlete to watch, J...
Being Me: Kiranjit Singh
Tetraplegic, Kiranjit Singh, is competing to qualify for the 2024 Paralympics in Para-sport shooting...
My Perfect Family: Grace Payne
Grace Payne is a powerlifter who has competed in the Special Olympics as an autistic athlete. Now, 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
Twelve waka ama para-athletes striving for gold, attend a training camp ahead of the World Champions...
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
After a training camp at Lake Rotoiti, the Aotearoa Para Waka Ama crew depart for the IVF Internatio...
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 ...
Bulletproof: Ashley
30-year-old Ashley Treseder dived off a pier in NSW and broke his neck. Now fresh out of rehab and i...
Ian's First Steps
Iron Man Ian Winson lost both his legs in a freak gas explosion. He desperately wants to walk again,...
Amanda's Recovery
New Mum Amanda Lowry had it all. Everything changed after a freak surfing accident left her a Tetrap...
Amanda's New Life
A freak surfing accident in 2013 turned Amanda Lowry's world upside down. One year on and Amanda is ...
Bulletproof: Ephraim
A 35-metre jump off a waterfall left newlywed Ephraim Gudgeon with a spinal injury. The self-confess...
The Deaf Side: Part 3
The final installment of the three part series about the Marlins, a club rugby team made up of entir...
The Deaf Side: Part 2
Continue the mini-series with the Marlins; a group of rugby mad blokes who all happen to be Deaf. Fo...
The Deaf Side: Part 1
The first of a 3 part series about the Marlins; a group of rugby mad Kiwi blokes who all happen to b...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Being Me: Kiranjit Singh
Tetraplegic, Kiranjit Singh, is competing to qualify for the 2024 Paralympics in Para-sport shooting...
Bulletproof: Bryce Dinneen
Recovering from a spinal injury, Bryce Dinneen dreamed of going fishing again. He launched the chari...
Bulletproof: Rebecca Allum
In 2017, Rebecca Allum became a tetraplegic when she was thrown from a horse. Contrary to the expect...
Bulletproof: Jezza Williams
A canyoning accident in Switzerland in 2010 left Jezza Williams a tetraplegic. An adventurer at hear...
Bulletproof: Dinesh Palipana
Dinesh Palipana was halfway through medical school when a car crash left him tetraplegic. Despite hu...
