walking . is . overrated

I called up The Edge this morning to purchase tickets to Chris Rock’s show in August at Auckland’s heritage Civic building, which me and my two mates are really looking forward to! So imagine my disgust when I was told that there is only provision for the disabled person and “one carer”, and that if […]

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For those of you that are total adrenaline junkies, have I got news for you!
You might not have realised this, but Auckland’s iconic SkyTower has this little ledge around the outside of it called the ‘SkyWalk’, where people who are crazy enough can go for a walk around the outside of the tallest building […]

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Okay team, I’ll keep this brief - if you live in Auckland and are passionate about access issues, then a research team want to hear from you! Prepare yourself for the pitch blurb, it reads like this:
The Disability Resource Centre (DRC) is working in partnership with independent research company Bennett and Bijoux Ltd to conduct […]

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Around the top of the list for any traveller to Auckland should be Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World. Hidden away along Quay St, you’d never think such a massive aquarium was hiding under Auckland’s stunning coastline! But the shark-infested tanks are there, along with the myriad of other brightly-coloured sea creatures, and is most definitely worth […]

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So over the weekend, I’m not afraid to admit, I was all prepared to get tickets to Westlife’s Auckland gig for me and my sister at the Vector Arena, as we’re both long-term old school Westlife fans from years ago! I saw that the ticket prices ranged from $89.90 and $150, but I was shocked […]

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Some time ago, I wondered whether Beijing was ready to host the 2008 Paralympics.
I think this picture says it all, don’t you?

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Ah yes, the venue with the infamous heavy doors, as illustrated with a bizarre 3-men-in-a-disabled-bathroom incident on TV One’s CloseUp programme in October last year, is back making headlines. Or at least, my headlines. A friend and I visited the cinemas, located adjacent to Auckland’s Aotea Square, last night to see the movie The Bucket […]

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Should we paint mobility parks blue? Apparently it deters those who shouldn’t be parking there… What do you think?
Research undertaken by the disability support service found that 55 per cent of people using mobility parking spaces with the existing yellow markings were doing so illegally.
After being painted blue with yellow markings, the misuse dropped to […]

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As mentioned a couple of days ago, Snowplanet are officially launching their adaptive snowsports programme tomorrow, with the admirable aim of increasing the participation of disabled people in the many varieties of snowsports available. Stuff.co.nz reports:
The programme, an effort among Snowplanet, Disabled Snowsports New Zealand and local disability service organisations, gives disabled people the chance […]

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Rather than kids pinching lollies from the local dairy, these days it’s wheelchairs which seem to be the hot item, given the number disappearing from Waikato Hospital on a regular basis. The Waikato Times is reporting that around $25,000 is put aside to replace wheelchairs every few years, and unfortunately it’s down to more than […]

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