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Baby Leo: The untold story

The Kiwi father of Down syndrome baby Leo, born last month in Armenia, has a conviction for assaulting his father-in-law from a previous marriage.

Plucky Charlotte plans action weekend

It has been just over a decade since Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman captured the hearts of the country when she lost her limbs to meningococcal disease.

Six-year-old needs cash for US surgery

Six-year-old Destiny can't walk without a frame because of domestic violence meted out to her birth mother. Now she needs a costly spinal operation in the US.

Challenges make triumphs sweeter

The New Year is a time for reflection. This year, we met everyday New Zealanders who have suffered heartbreaking moments in their lives.

Amputee's wish: To catch fish

Brant Tohu has quickly come to love his hook, fitted to one arm this month after he lost both legs and both hands within a year to an immune system disorder.

Obesity a disability?

Being fat is a disability, EU judges have ruled, meaning that European companies must offer obese staff bigger chairs, special parking spaces and a lighter workload.

Binge drinking while pregnant not 'crime'

A seven-year-old girl who was born with learning difficulties because her mother drank heavily while pregnant is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation.

Celebrities' doodles aim to raise oodles

For some New Zealand celebrities it was a bit of horsing around, but their doodles of horses are helping to raise money for Riding for the Disabled.

New revelations about Gammy's dad

The Australian man at the centre of a surrogacy scandal involving a disabled baby is reported to have spent time in jail for indecent assault.

Michele Hewitson interview: Philip Patston

On Tuesday night Philip Patston went to Parliament to collect the inaugural Arts Access Accolade.

Banned in NZ, but ok in France

A New Zealand manufacturer who adapts cars for wheelchair users says he has been forced to go overseas after officials here banned his design.

Lucy Lawless: Seeing the world differently

I once read a news article where a young boy was beaten by his harried mother for lying when he claimed, "Grandma scares me when her eyes slide off her face".

Autistic boy given laptop after presents burgled

A 12-year-old autistic boy who had his electronics and birthday presents stolen in a burglary has been gifted a new laptop by a Hawke's Bay Today reader.

Poor bank access stuns wheelchair user

Wheelchair users who can't get into a new bank branch in downtown Auckland say its inaccessible design makes New Zealand look like a "Third World" country.

Kiwi's drama on high seas

A New Zealand academic is living her own high-seas adventure tale, dodging flying fish and fending off squid during a 4000km row across the Pacific Ocean.

Pride of NZ: Wheelchair rugby side's go-to guy

Community Spirit category: When Earlwyn Uncles' son was injured in a car accident and began playing wheelchair rugby, so too began Mr Uncles' involvement in the sport.