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Mike Potter, chief executive of Disability Connect - an Auckland-based resource centre - told The AM Show on Tuesday the findings weren't a surprise. "It's a reality for disabled people that we're more lonely because we're 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 it all over again.  "As soon as the Prime Minister makes an announcement that we're going into l...

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 loneliness. Across the whole population, self-reported loneliness increased immediately after the nationwide ...

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, you're forever going to be stopping buses all the time,” she said. “You actually feel disempowered ... like you're not a part of society.” ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff King says teal is not most ideal colour contrast-wise either. At Riccarton Mall on a Friday night...

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