Stories

Three-year-old Avery Sinclair was travelling home from Cloud 9 Trampoline Park when disaster struck. The car she was in hit a culvert...

Leeten Young is a happy, creative eight-year-old who loves Minecraft and animals. He’s also got Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), which is...

One morning Frankie’s mum Jess noticed a lump on her daughter’s lower back and took her to the emergency room. What doctors found rocked...

One-year-old Simon Kovacs was born premature, at just 28 weeks. He’s faced a lot of health challenges early in life but is a real fighter...

Fifteen-year-old Jack Johnstone is a boat enthusiast from Southland, who has had multiple surgeries and medical interventions to help...

Corlan Gilfedder loves swimming, gaming and his support dog Rhys, who goes everywhere with him. Corlan has an eating disorder called...

Ten-year-old Dylan Darlington has big goals – he wants to be a palaeontologist when he grows up and discover new species of dinosaurs!...

Braxdyn Perry is a creative and active kid, who loves to zip around on ice skates and rollerblades. He has recently been diagnosed with...

Inara Herdman loves music, drawing and craft projects and is very talented for a ten-year-old! She tries not to let the fact that she has...

Twelve-year-old Seth Robinson is a fun, happy kid with a rare set of challenges to deal with. Desperate for support, his family looked in...

Nate Wakelin loves being near water, hanging with his family and getting away in their caravan whenever possible. He also has a rare...

Eight-year-old Boston had a tough start to life, which has left him battling a number of ailments. Despite the considerable challenges he...

Since birth, six-year-old Mason Whitworth has soldiered through many unfortunate circumstances relating to his health. Refusing to let it...

Six-year-old Cameron Bartle was born with only half a heart and has already had four open heart surgeries in his short life span! Tough...

Eight-year old Emma Smaling and her seven-year old brother LJ were born with a rare condition that has led to more than 230 broken bones...

CJ Neville loves spending time with his family and anything involving water – a common characteristic for kids with Angelman Syndrome....

Deprived of playing the game of rugby that he loves, 15-year-old Te Aorangi Clarke recently took on a different type of challenge thanks...

Six-year-old Sophia Lovejoy doesn’t let anything take the smile off her face, despite struggling with debilitating pain caused by a...

16-year-old entrepreneur Oliver Lodewyk got more than he bargained for as a nominee of HELL Pizza’s Satan’s Little Helper scheme –...

Living through post-natal depression (PND) can be one of the most overwhelming, frightening and debilitating experiences a parent can...