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For Emily Boulton, having Tourette Syndrome can sometimes be hilarious – but it can also be exhausting, painful, difficult and soul crushing.

Thousands of people with health conditions have been granted exemptions as demand spikes because of masking mandates.

Currently people applying to live and work or visit New Zealand have to be of an "acceptable standard of health".

The card is intended to exempt people with a disability or a condition that makes mask use unsuitable and anyone can download it from the Ministry of Health’s website. Hipkins said he was aware of people handing out printed material that looked professional, and they had been particularly active in the Wellington region. The pamphlets had a lot of information that was “factually wrong and potentially dangerous", he said. ROSA WOODS/Stuff Wearing a face covering on public transport and fl...

Mike Potter, chief executive of Disability Connect - an Auckland-based resource centre - told The AM Show on Tuesday the findings werent a surprise. "Its a reality for disabled people that were more lonely because were more isolated. We tend to find it more difficult to get around, to be welcome and to be included within society and our communities."  He said while the weeks-long lockdowns of last year are a memory for some, many in the disabled community are still nervous about having to do i...

Alone we can be broken, standing together we are invincible - Nā Kīngi Tāwhiao Disabled people are four times more likely than non-disabled people to experience severe loneliness, with 10 percent reporting they feel lonely most or all of the time, a new report says. The full report is here. The report, Still Alone Together, by the Helen Clark Foundation and WSP updates their first report on loneliness released in June 2020 and provides a fuller picture of New Zealand’s levels of lonelines...

Bus fares will be free for disabled people in the Bay of Plenty by July, a move a disability advocate says is "awesome".

Tracey King is not able to drive because of her vision impairment. Bishopdale resident Tracey King has a vision impairment and is unable to drive. She tends to use four routes that previously had a blue, red, white, or green bus. “The bus has literally got to be on top of me before I see the number, so having the same colour, youre forever going to be stopping buses all the time,” she said. “You actually feel disempowered ... like youre not a part of society.” ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff ...

The Canterbury Regional Council spent $93,887 coming up with the new colour and design.