Being Me: Cody Steps Up
Tetraplegia hasn’t stopped wheelchair rugby star Cody Everson from stepping up to adulthood. He owns...
Bulletproof: Tim
Tim Young was on the trip of a lifetime in Canada when a snowboarding accident left him a tetraplegi...
Bulletproof: Jezza
A canyoning accident in Switzerland left Jezza Williams a tetraplegic. An adventurer at heart, just ...
In My Mind: Breaking Point
To endure a breakdown at the pinnacle of your sporting career is tough. Former NRL star Paul Whatuir...
In My Mind: Midlife Crisis
Middle-aged males often top mental health statistics. Here, Gen Xers and former comedians Willy de W...
Bulletproof: Ashley
30-year-old Ashley Treseder dived off a pier in NSW and broke his neck. Now fresh out of rehab and i...
Bulletproof: Bailley
Bailley Unahi was crushed when a balcony collapsed on her at a student concert in Dunedin. Paralysed...
Being Me: Hayley
17-year-old double amputee, Haley Birch is breaking records. Having survived meningococcal disease, ...
Jarrod's Second Life
Jarrod was like any other typical teenager, active and outgoing until a heart attack came out of the...
Where Are They Now? Maija's Story
We catch up with a delightful ten year old who loves telling tales... but Maija Fredrichberg's own m...
Bulletproof: Sophia
Sophia Malthus became a quadriplegic after being thrown off her horse. Follow this sassy young woman...
My Perfect Family: Cystic Sisters
Kristy and Nikki are sisters and young mums who bring smiles to the faces of strangers by doing surp...
Bulletproof: Matthew
Carefree farmer Matt Bryson lost his leg in an accident on the family farm four years ago. He contin...
The Remarkable Mind of Dr. Jo Scott
Dr. Jo Scott had the world at her feet. Her son was one year old, and she was just two exams away fr...
Tetraplegia: Tragedy To Triumph
Amanda Lowry was once a hard-core adrenalin junkie, living an action-packed life on the water, but t...
Bulletproof: Gareth
A daring university stunt that went horribly wrong left Gareth Lynch with a permanent spinal injury....
Life with a Backwards Foot
Seventeen-year old Sean Prenderville survived aggressive cancer in his thigh bone and underwent a ra...
Being Me: Ripu
Ripu was 21, living in Sydney and finishing a Masters in Journalism when meningococcal septicaemia n...
Being Me Rex
Rhys Davies was a successful I.T. engineer before a head injury changed life dramatically. He's not ...
Frontline Paramedic
Paramedic, Derek Eady, lost his leg after falling 5m from his own roof. He's refusing to give up on ...
Andy McDowell: Switched On
Andy McDowell has early onset Parkinson's disease, which impacts every aspect of his life. He hopes ...
Being Me: Eltje
Eltje lived for cycling and competing. While out training, she was struck by a car and suffered a tr...
Being Me: Claire
Claire Freeman's achieved a lot since a spinal injury that put her in a wheelchair at 17, a design d...
Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury: Terry's Story
Terry was always the life of the party but at 56, everything turned upside-down when he was in a hor...
Being Me: Petra
When she was six Petra was diagnosed with cancer. She beat it - four times before she was sixteen. N...
Being Me Nick
Nick Chisholm is a body builder whose body is paralysed, a talker who spells words out with his eyes...
My Search for Words
It took Jo Scott years to become a doctor but just seconds to tear it all away, at least for now. Lo...
Return to Tuvalu
Stephen Homasi was the Director of Health for the remote island nation of Tuvalu. He never imagined ...
Ian's First Steps
Iron Man Ian Winson lost both his legs in a freak gas explosion. He desperately wants to walk again,...
Amanda's Recovery
New Mum Amanda Lowry had it all. Everything changed after a freak surfing accident left her a Tetrap...
Surviving Schizophrenia
Elyn, Debra and Paris are each using their personal experiences and expertise to debunk the myths an...
Diabetes: Back from the Brink
Paul and Boxer could have died of type 2 diabetes years ago, but against the odds, they've transform...
Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot
Having beaten an aggressive cancer in his thigh bone, 14-year-old Sean Prendeville is now facing a r...
Amanda's New Life
A freak surfing accident in 2013 turned Amanda Lowry's world upside down. One year on and Amanda is ...
Living With Parkinson's
Andy McDowell is a 48-year-old marketing consultant, husband and father to two young girls. He also ...
Bulletproof: Ephraim
A 35-metre jump off a waterfall left newlywed Ephraim Gudgeon with a spinal injury. The self-confess...
Broken: Part 3
In New Zealand 36,000 people suffer a traumatic brain injury every year. The most severe go to ABI ...
Broken: Part 2
Traumatic Brain Injury can happen to anyone. But it’s often a hidden disability. In this series we j...
Broken: Part 1
Imagine waking up and not knowing who you are. Every 15 minutes a New Zealander suffers a Traumatic ...
Broken: Part 5
Terry, T.K and Jarrod’s lives were completely shattered after suffering a traumatic brain injury, bu...
Broken: Part 4
What is it like to start again? To learn to tie your shoelaces at 56, or to learn how to walk when y...
The Truth About Disability: Part 3
The final chapter in a series revealing the �truth about disability,� there are plenty of laughs in ...
Tae Kami Tonga
Through her tough battle with cancer Tae Kami has developed wisdom far beyond her years. Tae looks a...
The Truth About Disability: Part 1
A three part series revealing the �Truth About Disability.� A wide range of perspectives on all the ...
My New Life
19-year old George Cairney gives us clear messages about the dangers of drink driving. The teenager ...
Jess Teenager
Music, make-up and social media, Jess Coppock is a typical teenager, having contracted transverse my...
The Value of Art
In the art world they're referred to as outsider artists. They live with disability and they've neve...
Wheel Blacks Special: Part 2
The Truth About Disability: Part 2
Part two of a series revealing the truth about disability: a frank conversation on the more delicate...
Wheel Blacks Special: Part 1
Are the Wheelblacks on track for gold in Beijing? They brought home medals in Sydney and Athens and ...
Stefan Hadfield: Pushing too far
Stefan Hadfield is an extreme sportsman and his latest achievement has astounded the world's medical...
Reinvented Life: The Invisible Disability
Elizabeth Charleston, a former top model had a horse riding accident that left her with the "invisib...
Impact: Stroke
A medical stroke impacts the lives of more than 9000 New Zealanders every year. Here, we visit Middl...
My Perfect Family: Jo & Leon
Young doctor Jo Scott’s career was on the rise when a brain haemorrhage changed her life. Seven year...
Ian's first steps
Iron Man Ian Winson lost both his legs in a freak gas explosion two years ago. He desperately wants ...
Being Me: Ivan
Profoundly blind acupuncturist and radio enthusiast, Ivan, is 72 years old. He’s never let his disab...
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...
Bailley's Story: Flying high after devastating balcony collapse
Bailley Unahi’s young life changed forever when a balcony fell on her, but it didn’t stop her settin...
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...
Nick Cornish : Hitting the high notes
Nick Cornish lost the ability to play his beloved oboe after he flew head-first off a mountain bike,...
Andrew's Story
Andrew Leslie sped down a bike track he'd ridden before – but he didn't make it to the end as planne...
Bulletproof: Sam
Following a spinal cord injury, young Tauranga man Sam Fitness has found a clever way to continue to...
Bulletproof: Pieta
Pieta Bouma was just 19 years old when she broke her back while living in Ecuador. Nearly two years ...
Bulletproof: Anna Parsons
University student Anna Parsons suffered horrific injuries in a climbing fall accident in the US. In...
