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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OP Student Featured in Seventeen Magazine
Seventeen Magazine Shines Spotlight On Amputee Pamela Reynolds For Their #PerfectlyMe Campaign For more on this great story, please click on the following links: http://girltalkhq. com/seventeen-magazine-shines-spotlight-amputee-pamela-reynolds-perfectlyme-campaign/ https://www. youtube. com/watch? Read More
Read the new Disability Strategy
The New Zealand Disability Strategy 2016-2026 was launched by the Minister for Disability Issues Hon Nicky Wagner late 2016. Read More
Next generation given the chance to become future UK Paralympians
This is a great initiative occurring in the UK. Click here to read the article. Read More
A New Challenge - Advice for New Amputees
A New Challenge - Advice for New Amputees is a great resource which can be obtained from the Amputees Federation of New Zealand For more information, click here. Read More
Reasons to employ a person with a disability
To read another great story from Attitude Live, please click this link http://attitudelive. com/read/Blog-Reasons-to-employ-a-person-with-a-disability Read More
Self-belief, blades carry Liam Malone to New Year's Honours
Liam Malone has been appointed as a Member of the NZ Order of Merit in New Year's Honours. Read the story here Read More
Why 3D printing is changing the world, from Wellington
Great story on the latest advances in 3D technology and right here in New Zealand Click here to read the article. Read More
Sports-mad child amputee starstruck by surprise visit from Paralympian Liam Malone
Lucas Robins got his first prosthetic leg when he was 10 months old, but needs a more robust leg to help him on the rugby fiel
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Technology changing prosthetics
Technology is opening up new possibilities for amputees and with the prospect of bionic limbs becoming a reality, midlands regional manager Laura Hillas explains just how much personalising goes into… Read More
Bionic joints could become a reality
Two successful businesses born out of the University of Auckland have flown back to the nest to work on a project that could make the bionic joints of 1970s television… Read More