Kawepūrongo - News & Stories
Tēnā koe, welcome to our newsroom! Here we share stories and news from the amputee community and the exciting things happening year round.
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Kids Get Active Day 2019
Building on last year’s highly successful Kids Get Active Day held in Wellington, NZALS and Wellington Parafed are excited to announce Kids Get Active Day events happening around the country… Read More
Wellington clinicians team up to reduce amputation due to diabetes
See the full story from Stuff here Read More
Are you an amputee or a Kiwi living with physical disability? Share your story with Stuff.
As part of a series Stuff is working on, they want to hear about the experiences of Kiwi amputees. Click the link here to find out more. Read More
Social media star Jess Quinn on a mission to fight body image stereotypes
Jess Quinn wants a law that requires any commercially used photo of a model that's been photo shopped, to have a caption saying so. Read More
Bay of Plenty amputee takes steps towards big goal
Johnny Sligo aimed to learn to walk again with a prosthetic leg after his left leg was amputated above the knee because of a blood clot in September 2017. Read More
Bionic 3D-printed arm 'gives confidence' to young amputees
A Bristol-based robotics company, Open Bionics, has developed the world's first medically-certified 3D-printed artificial arm for amputees. See the full story by BBC here Read More
Invitation to the Disability Action Plan workshops
The Office for Disability Issues and the Disabled Peoples’ Organisations Coalition are holding workshops to gather your ideas about what should be in the new Disability Action Plan 2019‒2022. Read More
NZ Kids with Limb Loss - Facebook Support Group
NZALS is excited to announce the launch of a Facebook group for parents and carers of children with limb loss/difference called NZ Kids with Limb Loss, in collaboration of the… Read More
Manawatū woman back running after losing leg and suffering brutal injuries in horrific car crash
Susan Evans is on the comeback trail – and she's doing it at pace. See the full story from Stuff here. Read More
TMH Wins at the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards
A huge congratulations to Take My Hands who won the "Partnering for Good" Category at the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards! Read More