News and media

IHC is the voice for intellectual disability in New Zealand. We regularly comment in the media on a range of topics to advocate and stand up for the rights of disabled people. We also share people’s stories through several publications, including our flagship magazine, Strong Voices.

We have a great resource for journalists with some tips on writing about disability and disabled people, including appropriate language to use.

If you have a media enquiry or want to tell your story, please email ihccomms@ihc.org.nz or call 027 807 7740.

The education system is set to fail quarter of new students
Media release
July 7, 2022
IHC says a report out today showing a quarter of all preschool children have developmental difficulties shows the broken education system must be fixed today.
IHC: Flawed system funding community programmes for disabled adults must go
Media release
July 1, 2022
IHC New Zealand is once again calling on the Government to overhaul an outdated system that determines what community programmes disabled adults have access to based on flawed assessments they were given as children.
IHC says Oranga Tamariki Bill puts children at risk
Media release
June 23, 2022
IHC says the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill undermines the protection of children, particularly intellectually disabled and Māori children.
‘Broken’ system leaves disabled students without support
Media release
April 1, 2022
Ninety-nine percent of educational professionals are calling for a complete overhaul of the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) which provides support for high needs students who require specialist support in the classroom.
2022 IHC Art Awards judges announced
Media release
March 31, 2022
IHC is pleased to announce actor Libby Hunsdale, artist and sculptor Simon Lewis Wards and social entrepreneur Sam Johnson as our 2022 IHC Art Awards judges.
Dairy farmers keep Karen's dream alive
Media release
March 29, 2022
Karen has been supported by a network of dairy farmers in and around Pukekohe, many of them participants in the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme fundraising scheme, who raise animals and donate the proceeds to IHC.
IHC launches 2022 Inclusive Education Survey
March 7, 2022
We want to hear from you about how the education system is, or isn't, working for disabled students.
Congratulations to IHC’s Michael Holdsworth - MNZM
December 10, 2021
IHC’s Library Assistant Michael Holdsworth has been awarded his MNZM by Governor General Cindy Kiro.
How we’re operating under the new traffic light system
December 9, 2021
We’re pleased to let you know that we’re making it easier for visitors to our residential services, and for the people we support going home, under the new traffic light system.
IHC demands Government response to widely known abuse experienced by disabled people
Media release
December 1, 2021
IHC wants to congratulate the Human Rights Commission for drawing attention to the staggeringly high rates of abuse and neglect that disabled people experience in Aotearoa.