Individualised Funding (IF) is a person-directed system in New Zealand that gives disabled people and their whānau greater choice and control over their government-funded supports. Through an annual budget, the disabled person - or their agent - can plan, purchase,...

Graeme had always kept pretty good health until the day he collapsed at work. He was taken to North Shore Hospital and told he had pneumonia. A few days later, he received more serious news. He needed surgery to replace a damaged heart valve. Graeme worried that his...

Rose lived an active life. She once had a large property in Oratia with animals and a sizable garden. It was after having shoulder replacement surgery that her life changed. With limited strength and being unable to lift her arms above her shoulders, she found many of...