Strong Voices

Philip Poulton was 10 years old when he went to live in Kimberley Hospital in Levin in 1967. He was the second eldest of five children from a family farming at Rangiwiu Station at Kumeroa, near Dannevirke, and he had Down syndrome.

Students who might finish secondary school with no formal qualifications are now leaving with awards that recognise their skills and community connections.

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The IHC Foundation was established as an independent charitable trust by IHC in 2007 with an endowment of $18 million.

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Sometimes when life is hard, it can be good to spend time with people who make things look easy.

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Gwen Kirkwood always gave credit to the people of Matamata – a town with a huge heart for people with intellectual disabilities. But the truth was that no one had a bigger heart than Gwen herself.

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When Courtney Ratana is hitting golf balls on the green anything seems possible.

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As entries close for the 2023 IHC Art Awards – the 20th year of the national competition – the attention shifts to this year’s judges who will make their call on the winners.

The New Zealand football team has left for the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin where, winners or not, it will make history.

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A man in a supported living service, who wanted to challenge a welfare guardianship application, had his access to funds to pay for it blocked by his welfare guardian.

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IHC is urging the Law Commission to protect the rights of vulnerable adults to make their own decisions.

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