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Stories
Read about the little heroes and heroines we’ve helped during their time of need.


Chairing is caring
Brennan was 15 when he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive bone cancer; 17 when he shattered his femur. He’s still fighting the...
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Family day out
Life has hit Tristian and his family hard, but they’re not letting it get the better of them. To help with their mission of defiance,...
Feb 28, 20232 min read


Float like a butterfly
Cassius Kay is non-verbal, non-mobile and partially blind, so life can be frustrating for him. But, thanks to Satan’s Little Helper, he...
Feb 27, 20232 min read


Brotherly love
Five-year-old James Clapham has been through a gruelling 12 months after being diagnosed with cancer. He’s missed out on a lot in a year...
Feb 14, 20232 min read


Good as gold
Marshall Goldstone has gold in his name and his nature. But he’s had a year that would take the shine off anyone’s spirit, which is why...
Feb 3, 20232 min read


Wrighting a wrong
Seeing a child suffer is wrong, and Maggie Wright has been through her share of suffering. So when the opportunity arose to help in a...
Jan 16, 20232 min read


Big dreams, sweet dreams
Jay Houston-Hynd is ambitious and knows he needs a good education to achieve his goals, but his autism, anxiety and OCD have been holding...
Jan 15, 20232 min read


A child reborn
For years, all Luke could do was sit on the couch wrapped in blankets. His skin was so itchy and painful that he was incapacitated and...
Jan 14, 20233 min read


Laugher is the best medicine
11-year-old Liam Reading has spinal muscular atrophy – a disease he battles with every day. To help ease the difficulties it causes, he’s...
Jan 13, 20233 min read


Breathless
Six-year-old Willow Gardner has a constricted windpipe, which makes it difficult to breathe – especially in the cold. But thanks to...
Jan 12, 20232 min read


In the zone
10-year-old Noah McLellan is a bright kid, who struggles to focus at school. To keep him in the zone, Satan’s Little Helper devised a...
Jan 11, 20232 min read


Sleeping like a baby
Three-year-old Gunnar Robinson really struggles to sleep and that has a big knock-on effect in his life. So, to help him sleep like a...
Jan 10, 20232 min read


Game on!
Koah and his brother Kaelan love spending time together; however, it isn’t always easy. Luckily, Satan’s Little Helper was on hand to...
Oct 26, 20222 min read


Defying expectations
Teddy Rosewarne has defied expectations since the day he was born and thanks, to a gift from Satan’s Little Helper, he’s got the tools to...
Oct 17, 20222 min read


Little explorer
All Zoe Langford wants for her four-year-old Barnaby is to explore the world at his own pace – something his battle with a rare form of...
Oct 14, 20222 min read


Getting Christmas back
December 2021 was a tough time for Manaaki Kingi and the rest of his family, but some good news has given them the gift of Christmas. It...
Oct 14, 20222 min read


Creative Cordayne’s wonderful world
In Hawke’s Bay, you’ll find a special mind that’s always dreaming up wonderful storylines, but our hero needed some help to bring them to...
Oct 13, 20223 min read


Troy's troubles
Nine-year-old Troy McLean has been through a nightmare two years. He had two deaths in the family, sandwiched between multiple...
Oct 11, 20222 min read


A big leap forward
Four-year-old Tyler Webby can only attend kindy three times a week and, as a result, his development has suffered – but with a Leap Pad...
Sep 27, 20222 min read


Pain management
Jayah Masters is in pain, every single day. Treatment helps with some things, hinders in others. To provide a non-invasive, natural way...
Sep 25, 20223 min read
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