New ZealandKFC calls back disabled staffDisabled workers who were axed from their jobs at KFC are being offered their positions back with the company.28 Sep 04:30 PM
WorldDisney bans wheelchair impostersDisney is changing the rules that allow disabled people to skip the queues at its United States theme parks.25 Sep 05:30 PM
EmploymentLabour hits out at 'unjust' KFC policyThe Labour Party is calling on the Human Rights Commission to investigate concerns that disabled workers are losing their jobs at KFC because of its restructuring policy.01 Sep 01:10 AM
New ZealandDisabled staff forced out of jobA group of long-serving KFC workers are being forced out of their jobs during a restructure which a union claims is deliberately targeting workers with disabilities.31 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandTwelve Questions: Hinewehi MohiHinewehi Mohi established Auckland's Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre after seeing how music helped her severely disabled daughter Hineraukatauri, who has cerebral palsy.21 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandHead high to get feet on the groundAs founder and a trustee of The CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust, Catriona Williams is focused on funding research.04 Aug 05:30 PM
ParalympicsSwimming: Paralympic star growing into role-model statusSophie Pascoe trains about 26 hours in six days a week, has won a bundle of gold medals at the highest level and is among the country's best-known sports women.02 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandRefused help at fuel outletAn elderly man with arthritis in his fingers was denied help pumping petrol at a service station despite signs saying the station would assist the disabled.31 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandLevelling field for disabledMinnie Baragwanath has been labelled "disabled" since she was a teenager.10 Jul 05:30 PM
AthleticsAthletics: Back broken but spirit very much intactIn October 1989 a scooter accident changed Lee Warn's life forever - but not in the way you would expect.05 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandDisabled find their placeLike most young people, Travers Brown wants his independence.27 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandSegway case back in courtA Northland case poised to set a legal precedent nationwide for the classification of Segways could drag on until the end of the year.27 Jun 04:01 AM
LifestyleCharity acknowledges 'heroic' parentsFragile X Syndrome is a huge part of the lives of Michael Hori and Janine Ryder.19 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: Do you use disabled parks?Parking in a mobility space without displaying your parking permit is just plain rude, but that doesn't stop some thoughtless able-bodied drivers, writes Shelley Bridgeman.17 Jun 11:00 PM
New ZealandTaxis deny disabledBooking a last-minute taxi is impossible for Aucklanders confined to wheelchairs, a Herald on Sunday survey has revealed. And when they do get a taxi, they are charged extra.08 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionDamien Grant: Human tragedy lost in cash rushDamien Grant writes about how caring for a disabled relative must be a great burden on a family.08 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandSerious concerns over carer's legislationThe Law Society has raised serious concerns about controversial new legislation which would prevent carers of disabled family members from taking legal action.29 May 11:47 PM
OpinionInside Money: Bloody big banks: why size isn't everythingBank bigness may be an over-rated quality, according to financial research firm, Canstar, writes David Chaplin."If a bank does start to bleed seriously, a government transfusion will not be guaranteed."29 May 09:30 PM
OpinionInside Money: Wheelchairs on planes - it could be worseAirlines - and able-bodied passengers - have a real economic incentive to ensure disabled embarkation operates smoothly.22 May 09:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Disability bill demonstrates contempt for due processOn any number of counts, the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill represents a particularly sorry piece of law-making.20 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandKey backs changes to carer's lawPrime Minister John Key has defended the urgent passing of controversial legislation which restricted who could be paid for caring for disabled family members.20 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandCaregiver bill advice heavily censoredThe Government has been accused of undemocratic law-making after a controversial bill was passed without public input and with official advice heavily censored.20 May 12:18 AM
New ZealandSigning a bonus for tutorsA young, profoundly deaf Auckland man has had a special welcome to a training centre - his fellow students have been learning sign language in preparation for his arrival.18 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandOpposition slams rush on disability paymentsA bill which allows people who cared for disabled family members to get paid by the Govt has passed into law a day after being introduced amid protest about its narrow scope, lack of consultation, and possible discrimination.17 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandRule enforcer ticketed, towedAuckland Transport has had to ticket one of its own vehicles after an employee parked illegally in a mobility space.16 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandFamily caregivers to get minimum wagePeople who look after their highly disabled adult family members are at last in line to be paid by the Government - but only the minimum wage.16 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandDisabled man tells of airline woesA disabled passenger says he was barred from boarding a flight after he missed check-in by three minutes when his electric wheelchair broke down.16 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandSpotlight deepened death wishThe daughter of a disabled woman who starved herself to death said the media spotlight on her mother's actions deepened her resolve to die.16 May 06:53 AM
New Zealand'Elite' flyer refuses to give up seatA flight from Auckland was delayed when one of Air NZ's "gold elite" passengers refused to give up her front-row seat to accommodate a wheelchair-bound woman.15 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandTaxi upheaval for special-needs kidsSpecial-needs students will begin the new term with another potentially disruptive change in taxi companies used to take them to and from school.01 May 05:30 PM
