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Parents and principals angered as disabled kids lose vital aide hours in Auckland.
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The community rallies after disabled man's van stolen.
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Having a child with a rare genetic deletion is intense, but there is happiness, too.
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Special Olympian, 53, runs 12.8k to raise funds for local school.
'I was physically abused': Disabled man suffers attacks, neglect in care home
'People didn't treat me like a human being.'
'An awful life': Deaf student pinned against wall, choked by principal
Students at Van Asch College and Kelston School for the Deaf endured serious sexual abuse.
StarJam charity closes due to funding woes
Charity lays off its workers and immediately ceases all workshops and programmes.
Support worker verbally abused and spat on disabled woman in his care
The worker has been ordered to apologise to his victim.
Watch: 'Terrifying' home invasion attempt on woman in wheelchair, police a no-show
Police told the 74-year-old to file an online crime report.
Stolen wheelchair van puts an end to family road trips
Life hasn't been the same since the van was stolen.
Letters: Time to call it, Auckland – Grant Dalton was right all along
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Supermarket closure 'unbelievable', 'devastating' says shoppers
Woolworths NZ says the final day is yet to be finalised.
On top of the world, and the hill: The community that moved due to climate change
The relocation project began in 2018, driven by Hawke's Bay's increasingly unstable coast.
'I thought she would be disadvantaged': How surgery transformed a schoolgirl's life
Six years on from surgery, Te Waiwaha is trilingual and loves to sing and play sports.
'Disabled lives matter': Disability sector changes protested in Whangārei
About 100 people attended the Whangārei protest against Government changes.
'Demeaning': Mum relying on donations for son's life saving monitor
A $3000 life-saving epilepsy monitor has been funded by The Den Maungaturoto.
Removing barriers: Former Northland Wheel Black celebrates Paralympic success
Former Wheel Black and Northlander Gary McMurray reflects on his Paralympic success.
Deaf teen pushes for change in access to disability funding
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Drivers face $750 fine for parking in disability spaces from October 1
Drivers face a 500% fine increase for parking in disability spots, now $750 from Tuesday.
'Long overdue': Accessibility advocate backs 400% parking fine increase
He says the new fine, set to go live October 1, is a step in the right direction.
Prime house site or land for disabled workers? Charity makes hard decision
The prime Whangārei site is to be sold so CCS Disability Action can continue its work.
Small business: Mastering the sense of touch with braille technology
Chantelle Griffiths talks to Tom Raynel about her journey of braille and business.
Life gave her MS but her husband gave her wheels
The couple have tailored a campervan to ensure travel is still an option.
In the Paralympic fix-it shop, plenty of fractures but no blood
NY Times: Technicians at Paris Games fix everything from wheelchairs to broken glasses.
Major victory for mobility parking advocate
Claire Dale's petition to Government to raise mobility parking fines is a success
‘It could have been lights out’: Man with disability assaulted over mobility parking space
The man is welcoming an increase in fines for people who abuse mobility parking spaces.
'It's magic' – how a foot fidget board changes the game for dyslexic learners
Poet Dominic Hoey discusses his dyslexia and creative writing on No Such Thing as Normal.
'Kicked to the kerb': Disability advocates unhappy with funding freeze
'Even if it was $5000, that would have helped get it off the ground.'
Parents of disabled kids ‘horrified’ at residential care restrictions after funding freeze
The Government says it's a temporary measure and that there's capacity in the system.
The penalty for misusing disability car parks will increase from $150 to $750
The Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston says misusing car parks for disabled people is the “epitome of arrogance” and the penalty will rise from $150 to $750.
'Epitome of arrogance': Govt to ‘get tough’ on parking rule-breakers, hikes fine by 400%
The Government has laid out what types of car parking fines are going up.
Veterans, troops in race against time to get rugby team to Invictus Games
Troops and vets likely to need business and public support to afford wheelchairs.
'A horrific childhood': The story of toil and triumph on the road to the 2024 Paralympics
Kiwi paralympians' struggle to qualify for Paris is captured in a gripping documentary.