Disability
Fears disabled children will be shortchanged
Disability and school groups fear disabled children will be short-changed by a huge shift of special needs funding from schools to early education providers. Audio
Secondary principals fear special education 'disaster'
A proposed overhaul of special education spending moving funding from school-aged children to under-5s would be a disaster, a secondary principals group says. Audio
Govt to phase out 'special needs'
The term "special needs" marginalises children with disabilities and will be phased out as part of a wider review, the government says.
Josh Davis: prosopagnosia and super-recognisers
Kim Hill talks to Dr Josh Davis, Reader for Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Social Work and Counselling at the University of Greenwich. He has published research on human face recognition… Audio
Slide fight over kids with disabilities
A Northland amusement centre has offered to hold special sessions for all children with disabilities after a row with the mother of a girl who cannot walk.
Questions asked over taxi scheme oversight
Questions are being asked about the Canterbury Regional Council's oversight of a subsidised taxi scheme at the centre of fraud allegations. Audio
Stuart Firestein: ignorance, failure, and how we smell
Kim Hill talks to neuroscientist Dr Stuart Firestein, Chair of Columbia University's Department of Biological Sciences, whose lab studies the vertebrate olfactory system, seeking answers to the… Audio
Nelson school battles "penny-pinching" closure
Nelson is fighting back against the potential closure of a school which caters for girls with learning difficulties.
One dead, five injured in London knife attack
One woman was killed and five others injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in central London. Video, Audio
WINZ puts man with Hodgkin's lymphoma on jobseeker benefit
An Auckland man diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, for a second time, is calling for a change to the law after Work and Income put him on a jobseekers benefit while undergoing chemotherapy. Audio
Far too few new homes suit elderly people - lobby group
Just 2 percent of new houses are designed to suit the elderly - and New Zealand's ageing population makes that a problem, a housing lobby group says.
Episode 3 - Mind matters
How do our brains change as we get older? Noelle finds out, with the help of a neuroscientist, a centenarian, and a Poet Laureate. Video, Audio
Enrolment restriction could be discriminatory - lawyers
Lawyers for a residential special school near Nelson say its enrolments are being limited by rules that could breach the Bill of Rights Act.
Andy Bearpark: Iraq, Thatcher and yoga
Kim Hill talks to Andy Bearpark arrived in New Zealand in 2013 after a 40-year career as a war zone reconstruction expert. He was one of Margaret Thatcher's five Private Secretaries for three years… Audio
Mother awarded $207k for caring for disabled son
Margaret Spencer, who has been awarded compensation for years spent caring for her disabled son, hopes it will set a precedent. Video, Audio
Ombudsman critical of hospitals' punishing practices
Several hospitals have been accused of carrying out cruel and punishing practices on elderly and mentally ill patients.
Family to be reimbursed for disabled son's care
A Whanganui couple who had to spend thousands on special equipment for their five-year-old have been told they will be reimbursed by their DHB.
Peter Haythornthwaite: design, spifes and San Diego
Kim Hill talks to celebrated product designer and design integration consultant Peter Haythornthwaite, who was awarded an ONZM in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours. Audio
Family still waiting to hear from DHB
A family unhappy with the post-op care of their five-year-old child are still waiting to hear from the Whanganui District Health Board.
Father, sick son desperate to find housing
A Te Puke man living in a $200 a week cabin with his sick four-year-old son says he's desperate to find them a home. Audio
