Strong Voices

Maureen Wood, a courageous, committed and intelligent leader in IHC and beyond, died in October. Ralph Jones, IHC Group Chief Executive, paid tribute.

IHC Chief Executive Ralph Jones retired at the end of 2024 after 33 years at IHC and more than two decades as Chief Executive.

2024’s AGM, held in Wellington on 1 November, was a special event. We celebrated 75 years of IHC with seven of our IHC New Zealand Life Members, and we named another three.

Despite facing one of the biggest tests of her life, dairy farmer Kaye Quinlan will be on the road again this winter raising money for families living with intellectual disability.

IHC is expanding its Family-Whānau Liaison team into Waikato to make sure more families caring for people with intellectual disabilities can get the help they need.

Say goodbye to Sandz Gallery and say hello to the Hamilton Grey Street Studio/Gallery, the new showcase for artists with intellectual disabilities.

Few people know the roads of rural Waikato better than Eddie Bennett. For years he delivered stock feed and fertiliser to farmers, carted frozen chickens and did courier deliveries.

In the latest innovation for the IHC Art Awards, a new award has been launched for studios that support artists with intellectual disabilities.

Heartfelt tributes from the disability community flowed following the news that Sir Robert Martin, a lifetime champion for people with intellectual disabilities, had died in Whanganui in May.

Shocking statistics reveal a stark contrast in health outcomes for people with disabilities compared to the general population.