‘Slow is my favourite speed’: Trish Harris on the genius of Eric Carle

'...Not just for walking, but for completing any task – including writing a book!'

thespinoff.co.nz

How to move mountains: the stories of Rodney Bell and Maia Marshall-Amai

An artist and an athlete who have 'broken out of the box and claimed their space'.

thespinoff.co.nz

digital.govt.nz

Has the arts sector ever done it this hard?

We asked arts industry representatives what funding cuts and political indifference is doing to the arts. The answer? 'This is really fucked.'

thespinoff.co.nz

‘I felt sick’: How one Dunedin knitting group fell foul of the law

Knitting is not supposed to be a dangerous hobby, but it led one Dunedin woman into a rather woolly situation.

thespinoff.co.nz

Upping the numbers, and the week’s arts news

thebigidea.co.nz

The R-word is an ableist slur

Winston has form, lets leave him in the past where he belongs

drbex.substack.com

If I could say one thing to Winston Peters, it would be: please don’t use mean words

My older brother and I have an intellectual disability. It can be quite hard. When I heard someone that powerful use that word, I felt disgusted and upset.

thespinoff.co.nz

A mum’s plea to the PM’s face: Stop cutting disability services

Christopher Luxon left the “Wellington bubble” on Thursday to hear what the people of Manawatū have to say. But when it was over, not everyone was convinced he had come to listen.

thepost.co.nz

I Didn’t Become Disabled at 22

Musings on Invisible Disabilities

sarahlevis.substack.com

WebAIM: July 2026 Newsletter

webaim.org

Disabled people face rising crime as national rate falls — CCS Disability Action

Published 28 July 2026 Nearly half of disabled adults in Aotearoa New Zealand were victims of crime last year. Ministry of Justice data, released earlier this year, puts the age-adjusted rate at 46%...

ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz

Trish Harris’ book shows us how to pave our own path

Alice Mander reviews "Out of the Box", describing it as celebration of Deaf and disabled New Zealanders who forge their own paths.

tahahotu.org.nz

Return the Total Mobility subsidy to 75% and let us go out and about with dignity

The reduced subsidy is coming at a time when many people are already struggling with the rising cost of living, and risks limiting people with disabilities’ access to work, healthcare, grocery shoppin...

our.actionstation.org.nz

Go Able

Find and share accessibility-friendly places: venue features, star reviews, and community comments.

goable.co.nz

The 2026 Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award

This week Claire Mabey was announced as the winner of the Lynley Dodd Children's Writers Award. Claire's she's the founder of Verb Wellington, LitCrawl Wellington, and books editor at The Spinoff. She...

rnz.co.nz

A body needs a body - para-athletics

The Commonwealth Games are underway in Glasgow, one of those rare tournaments celebrating para-athletes in tandem with other competitors. For tetraplegic rugby player Dr Amanda Lowry breaking her neck...

rnz.co.nz

The true State of Accessible Housing in Wellington

On 25 May 2026 I lodged a request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 with Wellington City Council, seeking records relating to the accessibility of the housing stock...

nicholasruane.substack.com

A machine should never decide if a disabled person survives — CCS Disability Action

Published 21 July 2026 On 1 July 2026, our Government handed a computer the power to decide whether disabled people and their families get the money they need to live. It did this in a single day, w...

ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz

Unpacking disabled icons with Trish Harris | Crip Café - Ep. 3

YouTube video by The D*List

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On Alt Text Image Description as Literary Practice

My first experience with AI image description was both mundane and profound. I was reclining on the bed in our East Village sublet, writing and drinking afternoon coffee—”Prousting,” as my pa…

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Out of the Box introduction: artists, activists and adventurers

Read the introduction to Out of the Box, by Trish Harris, sharing the stories of Deaf and disabled artists, activists and adventurers alongside Aotearoa New Zealand's Deaf and disability history.

tahahotu.org.nz

Search Jobs - Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission runs New Zealand’s parliamentary elections. We work to provide an effective and impartial electoral system that New Zealanders understand and trust.

work.elections.nz

thesapling.co.nz

Out of the Box - Otago University Press

‘Deaf or disabled people get put in a box. It’s frustrating, it’s tiring and it’s boring. I want that box to be broken open!’—Mojo Mathers In Out of the Box, an illustrated book for readers aged 12+, ...

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Welby Ings - fighting for gay rights

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Act. Welby Ings is a queer activist, who in the early 1980s established Gay Rights of Taihape, an advocacy group for rural queers. He...

rnz.co.nz

Māori word 'kaitiakitanga' named world's most beautiful by language app

A Māori word describing the responsibility to care for the natural world has been named the world's most beautiful word by language-learning platform Babbel.

rnz.co.nz

1 in 12 Disabled Adults Miss GP Visits Due to Transport – New NZ Report — CCS Disability Action

A new CCS Disability Action report reveals how transport barriers lead to missed GP appointments, unmet health needs, and hidden costs across New Zealand’s health system.

ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz