People with intellectual disabilities in New Zealand are dying too young and we don’t know why.

Courageous young Whanganui actor Libby Hunsdale has reached the finals of this year’s Attitude Awards. The star of the new feature film Poppy has been named one of the finalists in the Attitude Youth Courage Award.

Organisations offering activities for young people with disabilities switched gears when COVID-19 forced the cancellation of their usual programmes. Real world experiences moved to a virtual world.

Seven-year-old Rohan Hubbard knew she wasn’t at the sports centre just to play around. She was there in her red team t-shirt to learn sports skills.

After a nationwide search to find an actor to play Poppy in a feature feature film being made in Kāpiti next year, Libby Hunsdale of Whanganui has been cast in the lead role.

Four concerts in four weeks from one end of the country might not look that ‘relaxed’. But the musicians and audiences taking part in Chamber Music New Zealand’s relaxed and accessible concerts had a ball.