Ngāti Whatua mother Chachi Wiperi says having a daughter with autism has taught her that autism is not a disability, but a different ability.
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Manurewa/Weymouth's Keith Park is more accessible for disabled
This summer, playgrounds across Aotearoa will be filled, with the smiles and laughter of children. A new park in Manurewa is hoping to do the same, but it's been specifically designed to cater to children with disabilities. Today the Manurewa local board and members of the disabled community opened up the very first public park in Auckland designed for children with disabilities. For 5-year-old Israel Ataata it's an opportunity to have fun in a safe way.
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Teacher aides fight for living wages
A Tuhoe mother is scared to go shopping in case her card declines. Judith Boynton, 51, a teacher aide in South Auckland who helps children with special needs earns less than the trolley pushers at her local supermarket.
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Māori Paralympic hopeful wins at Halberg’s
150 athletes with physical or visual impairment will compete at the Halberg Games, a national, three day sports competition at King's College in Auckland. The Games include; ceremonies, masterclasses, family festivities and 20 sports.
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Telco Companies include Calling Minutes for Deaf People
Despite telling Telco companies that there is no point in issuing deaf people with free calling minutes, the Aotearoa Deaf community are no closer to being heard.
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Turi-Deaf Māori reclaiming their reo birthright
Although te reo Māori has been an official language in Aotearoa for 32 years, an estimated 3,000 Turi-Deaf Māori continue to fight for their Māori language rights.
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A win for NZ's Physical Disability Rugby League community
New Zealand's Physical Disability Rugby League community is celebrating a new win for the sport after confirmation they will play in the curtain-raiser match for Tonga verse Great Britain League Lions when they tour the Southern Hemisphere in October.
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Māori input essential for NZ marine conservation- US Professor
An American Professor of Environmental Management says Aotearoa could lead the world in marine conservation if there is strong Māori involvement.
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Te Teko Kōhanga Reo celebrates 'unique powers' of their tamariki
A new project celebrating children living with unique disabilities was launched today at Tūteao Marae in Te Teko. The Tamaariki project is an inclusive early childhood education approach led by Te Teko Kōhanga Reo and supported by both the Ministry of Education and the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust.
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A new vision for Te Kōhanga Reo
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust and the Ministry of Education have launched a new initiative that refers to disabled children as 'superheroes'. It's a strategy to help kōhanga reo and Māori-medium teachers help the children excel in education.
