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Skateboard Kevin: Skateboarding Traveller
American exchange student Kevin Connolly has no legs, he's traveling the world on his skateboard
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Bulletproof: Tim
Tim Young was on the trip of a lifetime in Canada when a snowboarding accident left him a tetraplegi...
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Bulletproof: Jezza
A canyoning accident in Switzerland left Jezza Williams a tetraplegic. An adventurer at heart, just ...
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Being Me: Samarra
Samarra Wright grew up fearing she’d get MND - it killed her mother and many of her wider family. H...
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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: Ashley
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Cody's New Game
After breaking his neck in a ruby game, 17-year-old Cody Everson has and to adjust to life in a whee...
Cody's New Game
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Bulletproof: Bailley
Bailley Unahi was crushed when a balcony collapsed on her at a student concert in Dunedin. Paralysed...
Bulletproof: Bailley
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The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 5
For years we've been told to eat less and move more and that we are in control of what we eat; but p...
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 5
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I Have Burns, What's Your Excuse?
75% of Dukie King's body was burned in an accident as a toddler. Now 5, his first day of school is q...
I Have Burns, What's Your Excuse?
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Maia and Letitia
Maia Amai's face was ravaged in a car fire when she was a toddler. She barely left the house until c...
Maia and Letitia
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Timor Leste: A Love Story
Joel Morais Fernandes lives in Timor Leste, one of the poorest countries in the world. After a motor...
Timor Leste: A Love Story
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Being Me: Hayley
17-year-old double amputee, Haley Birch is breaking records. Having survived meningococcal disease, ...
Being Me: Hayley
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My Perfect Family: Creative Clan
Ranger Ashurst is eleven and needs regular injections to control his Chrone's disease, his eight yea...
My Perfect Family: Creative Clan
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Young in Aged Care
They're 24 people you want to meet. All are finalists in the 8th annual Attitude Awards, an event ho...
Young in Aged Care
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Where Are They Now? Louisa's Baby
While her family raises her son in New Zealand, Louisa lives in Samoa. 2 year old Lance is travellin...
Where Are They Now? Louisa's Baby
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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...
Where Are They Now? Maija's Story
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Maia
Maia Amai bears brutal scars - the result of a car fire when she was just 18mth olds. A subsequent s...
Maia
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Bulletproof: Sophia
Sophia Malthus became a quadriplegic after being thrown off her horse. Follow this sassy young woman...
Bulletproof: Sophia
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My Perfect Family: Cystic Sisters
Kristy and Nikki are sisters and young mums who bring smiles to the faces of strangers by doing surp...
My Perfect Family: Cystic Sisters
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The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 2
Brian Kairau can't feel his feet. Years of Type 2 Diabetes has damaged the small blood vessels leavi...
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 2
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Being Me Sam
Sam Humphrey is the height of your average 7-year old. Except that he's not 7 - he's 22. However Sam...
Being Me Sam
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Barney Makes a Difference
Barney lost his hands and legs after an aggressive bout of meningitis. Now a high achiever, Barney i...
Barney Makes a Difference
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The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 1
Type 2 Diabetes is one of the most serious public health issues facing New Zealanders. What is it li...
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 1
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Where are They Now? Shakti: A Message to My Younger Self
What's it like to go from being the cute kid in a wheelchair, to facing the mayhem of high school? S...
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Bandwidth and Bandages
Ashley Worthy has skin as fragile as a butterfly's wings; that will blister and peel at the slightes...
Bandwidth and Bandages
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The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 4
Type 2 Diabetes is now the leading cause of death in Samoa. It threatens to overwhelm the health sys...
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Where Are They Now? Bea Learns to Dance
Bea Wuts was 4 years old when both her feet were amputated. Now 8, Bea is a keen swimmer and horse r...
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Green and Golden Couple
Chris Bond and Bridie Kean are both amputees who wear their scars with pride. This couple knows a lo...
Green and Golden Couple
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Lilly's Legs
Lilly Lomas had both legs amputated. She is now learning to walk on prosthetics; maybe her heroines ...
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Louisa's Baby
Thirty-two-year-old Luisa faces the cruel reality that bureaucracy and her disability stand in the w...
Louisa's Baby
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Bulletproof: Gareth
A daring university stunt that went horribly wrong left Gareth Lynch with a permanent spinal injury....
Bulletproof: Gareth
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Life with a Backwards Foot
Seventeen-year old Sean Prenderville survived aggressive cancer in his thigh bone and underwent a ra...
Life with a Backwards Foot
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Frontline Paramedic
Paramedic, Derek Eady, lost his leg after falling 5m from his own roof. He's refusing to give up on ...
Frontline Paramedic
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Andy McDowell: Switched On
Andy McDowell has early onset Parkinson's disease, which impacts every aspect of his life. He hopes ...
Andy McDowell: Switched On
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Scott's Comeback
After loosing his leg from a rugby injury, Scott Martlew thought his dreams of becoming an elite ath...
Scott's Comeback
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My Perfect Family: Twins
For young mum Nikki Stokes being a mother of five means there's never a dull moment. With non-verbal...
My Perfect Family: Twins
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Being Me: Claire
Claire Freeman's achieved a lot since a spinal injury that put her in a wheelchair at 17, a design d...
Being Me: Claire
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Being Me Nick
Nick Chisholm is a body builder whose body is paralysed, a talker who spells words out with his eyes...
Being Me Nick
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The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 3
At 52, former gang leader turned youth worker Brian Kairau has one more dream left: riding a Harley.
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 3
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The World According to Gary
Gary Endacott has run marathons and climbed mountains but nothing prepared him for finding work as a...
The World According to Gary
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When Anthea Met Micheal
Anthea and Michael might seem like an unlikely couple, but the soul mates say they can read each oth...
When Anthea Met Micheal
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Barry DeGeest: Beyond Thalidomide
From an international medical disaster comes one of the world's most colourful characters. Barry DeG...
Barry DeGeest: Beyond Thalidomide
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Amanda's Recovery
New Mum Amanda Lowry had it all. Everything changed after a freak surfing accident left her a Tetrap...
Amanda's Recovery
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Being Me: Brylee
At six, Brylee Mills lost her arm, and has been coming to terms with it ever since. She's embarking ...
Being Me: Brylee
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Being Me Shakti
Shakti Krishnan is leaving his family to pursue tertiary life in the big smoke, and to prove to his ...
Being Me Shakti
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Erica takes control
Is confidence more than skin deep? Born with multiple physical abnormalities, Erica Perry weighs up ...
Erica takes control
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My Alive Day
Cameron Clapp was 15 years old when he was hit by a freight train. It took both his legs and an arm,...
My Alive Day
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Diabetes: Back from the Brink
Paul and Boxer could have died of type 2 diabetes years ago, but against the odds, they've transform...
Diabetes: Back from the Brink
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Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot
Having beaten an aggressive cancer in his thigh bone, 14-year-old Sean Prendeville is now facing a r...
Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot
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Amanda's New Life
A freak surfing accident in 2013 turned Amanda Lowry's world upside down. One year on and Amanda is ...
Amanda's New Life
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Baby Charlotte Grows Up
Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman lost her limbs to meningitis as a baby. Now she's 11, and learning to do ...
Baby Charlotte Grows Up
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The Daverts
Michaela Davert, her twin brother Austin, and Mum Missy all live with a condition called Brittle Bon...
The Daverts
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Noel In Focus
Born with a condition that means she is gradually losing muscle strength and mobility, Noel Ratapu i...
Noel In Focus
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Blake and Ryan Go Flatting
Experts said they wouldn't live past the age of two but today Blake and Ryan Leitch are enjoying the...
Blake and Ryan Go Flatting
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Living With Parkinson's
Andy McDowell is a 48-year-old marketing consultant, husband and father to two young girls. He also ...
Living With Parkinson's
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Bulletproof: Ephraim
A 35-metre jump off a waterfall left newlywed Ephraim Gudgeon with a spinal injury. The self-confess...
Bulletproof: Ephraim
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Being Me: Erica
Born with a rare condition that affects her outward appearance, Erica Perry proves it’s what’s on th...
Being Me: Erica
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The Deaf Side: Part 3
The final installment of the three part series about the Marlins, a club rugby team made up of entir...
The Deaf Side: Part 3
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The Deaf Side: Part 2
Continue the mini-series with the Marlins; a group of rugby mad blokes who all happen to be Deaf. Fo...
The Deaf Side: Part 2
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The Deaf Side: Part 1
The first of a 3 part series about the Marlins; a group of rugby mad Kiwi blokes who all happen to b...
The Deaf Side: Part 1
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SheLift Part 1
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
SheLift Part 1
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SheLift: Part 2
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
SheLift: Part 2
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The Truth About Disability: Part 3
The final chapter in a series revealing the �truth about disability,� there are plenty of laughs in ...
The Truth About Disability: Part 3
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Arthritis
Meet three inspirational young women pursuing their ambitions while living with arthritis - includin...
Arthritis
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Cameron Comes of Age
In everything he does, Cameron Leslie has had to find his own way. Born without fully formed arms an...
Cameron Comes of Age
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Mark Grantham: Mark's Vision
Mark has cerebral palsy and a goal to fly to Africa to visit the children he supports through World ...
Mark Grantham: Mark's Vision
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Mackenzie's Voice
Mackenzie is a young woman bursting with enthusiasm and ready to take on the world, shows us her way...
Mackenzie's Voice
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The Truth About Disability: Part 1
A three part series revealing the �Truth About Disability.� A wide range of perspectives on all the ...
The Truth About Disability: Part 1
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Christine Amosa
Christine lives with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare condition where she has progressively lost ...
Christine Amosa
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Mackenzie CP
Makenzie Kench has Cerebral Palsy and has very high physical needs. She's assisted with a talk link ...
Mackenzie CP
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Jess Teenager
Music, make-up and social media, Jess Coppock is a typical teenager, having contracted transverse my...
Jess Teenager
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The Value of Art
In the art world they're referred to as outsider artists. They live with disability and they've neve...
The Value of Art
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Holly Talks Tech
Holly Ross is 11 years old and loves to chat at least she does now thanks to developing talk technol...
Holly Talks Tech
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The Truth About Disability: Part 2
Part two of a series revealing the truth about disability: a frank conversation on the more delicate...
The Truth About Disability: Part 2
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Tegan University: Campus Life
Tegan has Muscular Dystrophy and uses a power chair to get around, so she faces a few additional cha...
Tegan University: Campus Life
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Aging with SCI
People weren't designed to be sitting down all of their lives. Aging with SCI is a recent phenomenon...
Aging with SCI
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Skateboard Kevin: Skateboarding Traveller
American exchange student Kevin Connolly has no legs, he's traveling the world on his skateboard
Skateboard Kevin: Skateboarding Traveller
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Shooting from the Hip
Charlotte has had nine surgeries to overcome hip dysplasia.
Shooting from the Hip
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Amosa Update
Catch up with Christine, who lives with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare condition where she has ...
Amosa Update
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Kerri Bonner
With a a high level of cerebral palsy, Kerri Bonner may look like she needs help, but Kerri is geari...
Kerri Bonner
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Bulletproof: Amanda
It’s been seven years since Amanda Lowry broke her neck while surfing. Accepting a new normal with t...
Bulletproof: Amanda
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Bulletproof: Dinesh
Halfway through medical school, a car accident left Dinesh Palipana tetraplegic. Despite huge hurdle...
Bulletproof: Dinesh
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Diabetes: The Silent Killer
Type 2 diabetes is New Zealand’s silent killer. More than 250,000 Kiwis live with it; a further 100,...
Diabetes: The Silent Killer
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My Perfect Family: Bold As Brass
As New Zealanders living in Australia, Abbi and Morgan Brass received no government support when the...
My Perfect Family: Bold As Brass
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Being Me: Claudia
Claudia survived leukaemia, but the treatment that saved her life also left her with permanent disab...
Being Me: Claudia
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Bulletproof: Anita
A life-changing quad bike accident at 18 left Anita Kendrick paraplegic. But with determination and ...
Bulletproof: Anita
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My Perfect Family: Friedreich's Ataxia
Preparing for a 30th birthday is a big deal in the Boon family. Three out of five siblings live with...
My Perfect Family: Friedreich's Ataxia
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Nikita Howarth
Nikita Howarth is a Para swimmer aiming to compete at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, c...
Nikita Howarth
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Gareth Lynch
Gareth Lynch is a Wheelchair rugby player as part of New Zealand’s Wheel Blacks. Four years ago, Lyn...
Gareth Lynch
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Ben Tuimaseve
Ben Tuimaseve is a Para athlete that competes in Para athletics, with a focus on shot put. Tuimaseve...
Ben Tuimaseve
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Ian's first steps
Iron Man Ian Winson lost both his legs in a freak gas explosion two years ago. He desperately wants ...
Ian's first steps
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Being Me: Ivan
Profoundly blind acupuncturist and radio enthusiast, Ivan, is 72 years old. He’s never let his disab...
Being Me: Ivan
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Being Me: Cory
Punk-rock frontman Cory Newman is creating big waves with his band. The award-winning 17-year-old, w...
Being Me: Cory
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Being Me: Nikayla
Living with Cerebral Palsy, Nikayla Wood never imagined she’d skydive or ski. But with a new zest fo...
Being Me: Nikayla
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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...
Bailley's Story: Flying high after devastating balcony collapse
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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...
Ian's story: How I lost my legs and found freedom
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Harper's story: How a back bend changed a child's life
When she was seven, Harper damaged her spine. Five years later she’s already ticking off her life go...
Harper's story: How a back bend changed a child's life
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Barnes and Dodson: Back At The Helm
Kiwi Sailors David Barnes and Rick Dodson have enjoyed successful careers at the top of their field,...
Barnes and Dodson: Back At The Helm
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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...
Andrew's Story
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My Perfect Family: Perrones
Young anime artist Bee Perrone lives with the rare condition, Ivemark Syndrome. Understanding this i...
My Perfect Family: Perrones
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Being Me: Jono
At birth, Jono Nelson was given just 24 hours to live. Now the Timaru-based hand cyclist, who lives ...
Being Me: Jono
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Outward Bound Pt1
A group of people living with physical disabilities arrives at Outward Bound, in the Marlborough Sou...
Outward Bound Pt1
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Outward Bound Pt2
As their Outward Bound adventure continues, a group of people living with physical disabilities tack...
Outward Bound Pt2
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Bulletproof: Sam
Following a spinal cord injury, young Tauranga man Sam Fitness has found a clever way to continue to...
Bulletproof: Sam
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Bulletproof: Pieta
Pieta Bouma was just 19 years old when she broke her back while living in Ecuador. Nearly two years ...
Bulletproof: Pieta
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Being Me: Marfan Syndrome
Over 6 feet tall at just 13 years old, Milly manages the rare condition Marfan Syndrome, while griev...
Being Me: Marfan Syndrome
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Lisa Adams - Para athlete
Lisa Adams' life hasn't always been easy, but athletics is providing an opportunity for a change of ...
Lisa Adams - Para athlete
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Being Me: Lusi
Groundbreaking performer Lusi Faiva reconnects with her Samoan heritage as she makes her mark on Wel...
Being Me: Lusi
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Being Me: Cyrus
Resourceful 13-year-old Cyrus, who lives with Cerebral Palsy, wanted an accessible swing in the park...
Being Me: Cyrus
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Bulletproof: Shaz
Less than two years after losing her left arm, Shaz Dagg became the first female amputee to complete...
Bulletproof: Shaz
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Being Me: Maisie
Maisie Chilton lives with Cerebral Palsy. Though she grew up around her mother's art, she didn't thi...
Being Me: Maisie
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Being Me: John
Sport has been a huge part of John Marrable’s life since an accident put him in a wheelchair. His ma...
Being Me: John
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Being Me: Eamon
32-year-old Eamon Wood has travelled all over the world in his wheelchair. Now he’s back home in Chr...
Being Me: Eamon
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Being Me: Barney Looks Back
Barney lost his hands and legs from meningitis as a baby. At 25, he looks back on the life lessons ...
Being Me: Barney Looks Back
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My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 1
The Fergusons are an average family of five; they have fun, they fight, but mostly they get along. ...
My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 1
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Timor Leste: A Love Story
Joel Morais Fernandes lives in Timor Leste, one of the poorest countries in the world. After a motor...
Timor Leste: A Love Story
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The Mutes
In this rock-u-mentary we go on tour with The Mutes from Mars. They've been madly practicing for one...
The Mutes
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Barney Makes a Difference
Barney lost his hands and legs after an aggressive bout of meningitis. Now a high achiever, Barney i...
Barney Makes a Difference
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Damiana Rides Again
For years Damian Day has cycled up and down New Zealand searching for a place to fit in. Has he fina...
Damiana Rides Again
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The Big Climb
Tom doesn't say much and Mitch doesn't stop. They're best friends helping each other through life's ...
The Big Climb
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Model in Milan
Quadrapligic model, Claire Freeman makes her debut on the international catwalk at Milan Fashion Wee...
Model in Milan
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Sam's Big Adventure
Sam Muir-James can swim to Rangitoto Island, perform magic tricks and make children laugh. He doesn'...
Sam's Big Adventure
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My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 2
Last week we met the Fergusons, a family of five who communicate using NZSL. Here, we join the Fergu...
My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 2
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The Deaf Side: Part 3
The final installment of the three part series about the Marlins, a club rugby team made up of entir...
The Deaf Side: Part 3
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The Deaf Side: Part 2
Continue the mini-series with the Marlins; a group of rugby mad blokes who all happen to be Deaf. Fo...
The Deaf Side: Part 2
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The Deaf Side: Part 1
The first of a 3 part series about the Marlins; a group of rugby mad Kiwi blokes who all happen to b...
The Deaf Side: Part 1
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SheLift Part 1
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
SheLift Part 1
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SheLift: Part 2
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
SheLift: Part 2
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Mark Grantham: Mark's Vision
Mark has cerebral palsy and a goal to fly to Africa to visit the children he supports through World ...
Mark Grantham: Mark's Vision
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Skateboard Kevin: Skateboarding Traveller
American exchange student Kevin Connolly has no legs, he's traveling the world on his skateboard
Skateboard Kevin: Skateboarding Traveller
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Turkey Ballooning
Hot air ballooning over Turkey from a wheelchair, Curtis Palmer is a passionate traveller and enjoys...
Turkey Ballooning
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My Perfect Family: Max and Grace
Siblings Max and Grace are off on a road trip to Queenstown, putting Max's independence to the test ...
My Perfect Family: Max and Grace
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My Perfect Family: Lydia Golding
6-year-old Lydia Golding was born with her right femur bone significantly shorter than her left. In...
My Perfect Family: Lydia Golding
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