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Lilly's Legs
Lilly Lomas had both legs amputated. She is now learning to walk on prosthetics; maybe her heroines from the Royal New Zealand Ballet will give her the encouragement she needs.
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Bulletproof: Shaz
Less than two years after losing her left arm, Shaz Dagg became the first female amputee to complete...
Bulletproof: Shaz
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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...
Ian's story: How I lost my legs and found freedom
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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: Kasem
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Diabetes: The Silent Killer
Type 2 diabetes is New Zealand’s silent killer. More than 250,000 Kiwis live with it; a further 100,...
Diabetes: The Silent Killer
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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? Paddy Walsh
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SheLift: Part 2
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
SheLift: Part 2
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SheLift Part 1
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
SheLift Part 1
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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: Barney Looks Back
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Bulletproof: Matthew
Carefree farmer Matt Bryson lost his leg in an accident on the family farm four years ago. He contin...
Bulletproof: Matthew
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Being Me: Hayley
17-year-old double amputee, Haley Birch is breaking records. Having survived meningococcal disease, ...
Being Me: Hayley
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Being Me: Brylee
At six, Brylee Mills lost her arm, and has been coming to terms with it ever since. She's embarking ...
Being Me: Brylee
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Life with a Backwards Foot
Seventeen-year old Sean Prenderville survived aggressive cancer in his thigh bone and underwent a ra...
Life with a Backwards Foot
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Being Me: Robbie
Robbie Francis is 27, and doing her bit to change the world. She's bringing together disability, sus...
Being Me: Robbie
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Being Me: Ripu
Ripu was 21, living in Sydney and finishing a Masters in Journalism when meningococcal septicaemia n...
Being Me: Ripu
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Wheel Blacks Special: Part 2
Wheel Blacks Special: Part 2
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Wheel Blacks Special: Part 1
Are the Wheelblacks on track for gold in Beijing? They brought home medals in Sydney and Athens and ...
Wheel Blacks Special: Part 1
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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 5
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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 4
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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 3
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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 2
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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...
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 1
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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...
Where Are They Now? Bea Learns to Dance
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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,...
My Alive Day
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Baby Charlotte Grows Up
Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman lost her limbs to meningitis as a baby. Now she's 11, and learning to do ...
Baby Charlotte Grows Up
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Frontline Paramedic
Paramedic, Derek Eady, lost his leg after falling 5m from his own roof. He's refusing to give up on ...
Frontline Paramedic
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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...
Jono Brownjohn: Raising the Bar
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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...
Maia and Letitia
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Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot
Having beaten an aggressive cancer in his thigh bone, 14-year-old Sean Prendeville is now facing a r...
Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot
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Green and Golden Couple
Chris Bond and Bridie Kean are both amputees who wear their scars with pride. This couple knows a lo...
Green and Golden Couple
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Lilly's Legs
Lilly Lomas had both legs amputated. She is now learning to walk on prosthetics; maybe her heroines ...
Lilly's Legs
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Scott's Comeback
After loosing his leg from a rugby injury, Scott Martlew thought his dreams of becoming an elite ath...
Scott's Comeback
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Barney Makes a Difference
Barney lost his hands and legs after an aggressive bout of meningitis. Now a high achiever, Barney i...
Barney Makes a Difference
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Maia
Maia Amai bears brutal scars - the result of a car fire when she was just 18mth olds. A subsequent s...
Maia
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Cameron Comes of Age
In everything he does, Cameron Leslie has had to find his own way. Born without fully formed arms an...
Cameron Comes of Age
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Bulletproof: Anna Parsons
University student Anna Parsons suffered horrific injuries in a climbing fall accident in the US. In...
Bulletproof: Anna Parsons
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Question Time: Septicaemia Survivor
Five years ago Korrin's life turned upside down when she contracted sepsis which resulted in amputat...
Question Time: Septicaemia Survivor
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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...
Question Time: Living with a Prosthetic Leg
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Jamie Nepia
Jamie Nepia lost a leg after a violent shooting. To help rebuild her life, she took up boxing and di...
Jamie Nepia
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Bulletproof: Wojtek Czyz
Wojtek Czyz’s professional soccer career was cut short when his left leg was amputated. He went on t...
Bulletproof: Wojtek Czyz
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Bulletproof Jake Gibbons
Jake Gibbons lost both feet and his right hand to frostbite in Greenland and has had to adapt to his...
Bulletproof Jake Gibbons
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Ian's first steps
Iron Man Ian Winson lost both his legs in a freak gas explosion two years ago. He desperately wants ...
Ian's first steps
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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
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Love Is Blind: Korin & Craig
When Korrin lost her hands and feet to septicaemia, Craig was by her side the whole time. Korrin had...
Love Is Blind: Korin & Craig