New Zealand$3.8m complex gives younger disabled people a home away from rest homes'With appropriate housing, disabled people can live with independence and dignity.'17 Sep 06:00 PM
New Zealand'Who would steal a ramp?': Outrage after theft traps woman in her homeWithout the temporary ramp, Sholeen Schultz cannot safely leave her Whangārei home.17 Sep 06:00 AM
EntertainmentHarry plans to spend more time with King Charles amid cancer battleHarry met King Charles for the first time in 19 months during his UK trip.15 Sep 12:07 AM
New Zealand'Coercion': Tenant & blind mum must voluntarily leave state home or face eviction14 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Mother pleads with immigration to allow son with Down syndrome into NZ07 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPolitics'Rotten to the core': Govt banks $151m by ending 'double-dipping', wiping $100 a week for struggling households26 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Complex case': Mum's fight to have son released from secure care, 20 years after minor offending The intellectually disabled man smashed windows and told neighbours he was James Bond.15 Aug 03:24 AM
New Zealand'Cheaper than supermarkets': Trust's new mission for accessible foodCheaper butter is next on the list for Taimahi Trust's expanding store.04 Aug 05:00 PM
Herald NOWAuckland Transport responds after mobility permit holders were incorrectly issued finesAT Parking Services group manager John Strawbridge responds after mobility permit holders were fined after new software didn’t pick up their permits.Watch03 Aug 07:42 PM
New Zealand'A law unto themselves': AT wrongly issuing fines to mobility permit holders Automatic number plate recognition technology does not recognise mobility permits.01 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'This is home': Family's plea as 7yo boy with epilepsy faces deportationJoshua, 7, faces deportation because his health issues are deemed a burden.26 Jul 12:00 AM
New ZealandAccessible respite service offers unique relief for Northland familiesNorthlanders with disabilities no longer have to use hospitals or rest homes for respite.24 Jul 11:00 PM
New ZealandOn The Up: Charity's ambition to launch Northland's first fully accessible fishing boatThe boat will be refitted for people with disabilities and health challenges.22 Jul 11:00 PM
FootballFootball star faces probe into dwarf entertainers at 18th birthdayLamine Yamal is under investigation for hiring entertainers with dwarfism.15 Jul 06:35 PM
New Zealand'Wound has reopened': Mum's anguish after public tributes for murdered daughter takenThe tributes on Ōwairaka were removed, leaving her family devastated.06 Jul 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsShould stealing kids be protected from citizen’s arrest? Child welfare watchdog airs concernsChief Children’s Commissioner says children should be free from 'all forms of violence'.06 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Walked down the aisle in pain': Jess Quinn backs call for amputee service reformThe disability advocate and model lost her right leg to cancer as a child.Watch05 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Walked down the aisle in pain': Jess Quinn calls for amputee service reformThe influencer and health advocate struggled for five years with unworkable prosthetics.05 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Tears of frustration': Amputees call for overhaul of NZ limb service amid delaysSome amputees face weeks of pain with ill-fitting or defective limbs.02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandHunt for motorcyclist after fatal hit-and-run: Police get several responsesJohnson suffered critical injuries after he was hit on a pedestrian crossing. 23 Jun 06:33 AM
New ZealandWoman lay dead in flat for two days, care worker assumed she was sleepingMusic played as Ruth Finau lay dead in her small flat in South Auckland.23 Jun 02:00 AM
New ZealandOn The Up: The Hawke's Bay disability fitness programme making national waves'If it’s that this big in Hawke’s Bay, what would it be elsewhere?'22 Jun 09:48 PM
New Zealand'Inappropriate restraint': Disabled woman found with socks taped to handsHer carers said the socks were to stop the woman from chewing on her hands. 16 Jun 02:00 AM
World'Discarded': Mass grave excavation uncovers Ireland's dark history of child burialsA 2021 report found 9000 children died in Ireland's mother-and-baby homes.15 Jun 04:48 AM
New ZealandDisability care workers angry at suspension threat NZ's largest Māori-based provider of disability care is at war with the PSA union. 08 Jun 11:00 PM
RoyalsRural community well represented in King's Birthday HonoursThis year’s honours acknowledge contributors to New Zealand’s rural sector.01 Jun 05:05 PM
SportOn The Up: Campaign under way to 'Make Play Possible'Foundation is attempting to raise funds to allow kids with disabilities to play sport. 22 May 03:36 AM
New ZealandOn The Up: Aucklander who lost leg in crash completes half marathonPawanjit Singh Ghatora completed 21km distance in wheelchair months after horror accident.17 May 10:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland man who lost leg completes half marathon in wheelchairPawanjit Singh Ghatora, who had his leg amputated after a horrific accident in February, finished the last lap of his 21km run alongside friends and family in Te Atatū.Watch17 May 10:00 PM
