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Dr Jason Hill, clinical lead and Emma Bell, programme manager, Southern DHB Bowel Screening Programme.

Winners from previous awards

Shonagh Clarke, of Invercargill, is stoked to be selected as a Global Messenger ambassador for Special Olympics New Zealand.

Dyslexia Support Southland coordinator Chris Cole.

The Blind Foundation are holding an equipment display day this month.

A dance group with a difference has started in Invercargill.

Kiwis are living longer, but to enjoy the extra years in good health they need to make smart, consistent lifestyle choices.

Most of us have magnets on the fridge, holding up family photos or the shopping list. We do not expect them to help diagnose a medical emergency.

A SORE leg after a long trip doesn’t sound like much to worry about, but that is not what my GP thought.

A sore foot led Katelin Stuart to her love of miniature horses.

THREE Telephone Information Service (TID) for the visually impaired volunteers were recognised for their long service last week.Narrators Ewen Rendal and Jill Lindsay and narrator and co-ordinator Brian Railton, all...

Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) is conducting a free public seminar in Invercargill next weekend.

Southland businesses are working with central government to increase the number of disabled people joining the workforce.

One of the hardest problems people have is understanding autism, not only in homes but in the education system.

A Southland group wins top community group at weekend.

A Nelson woman whose possessions were stolen as she suffered a seizure, has healed wounds with the culprits in the most practical way possible – enrolling them in a first...

Like many Southland stories, this too begins with a beer in the pub.Born with muscular dystrophy, Jack Lovett-Hurst, 20, is going to compete in the New York Marathon on his...

An Invercargill-based nurse says many struggle to seek help in Southland when they suspect they have diabetes.

The Children’s Commissioner is calling for all children to be screened for developmental and learning disorders when they enter school.

Alun White-Rhodes cannot walk now, but he has always yearned to fly. On Wednesday the 12-year-old, whose mobility and speech have progressively been stolen by a rare form of epilepsy,...

Southland’s aging population is demanding more carers in the region. Good Partners chief executive Jide Samuel said there was a “huge” need for carers in Southland.

Pupils with disabilities at Waihopai School are twirling, twisting and jumping their way through new dance classes aimed at helping to improve their physical and mental wellness.

A home-grown Southland business is set to expand into the biggest market in the country.

Bailley Unahi wants to give back to the community that rallied to support her after a tragic accident last year left her paralysed.

In March 1999, Ben Larson’s life changed forever. Playing in a rugby game for the Verdon College first XV against a combined Cargill-Kingwell team in Invercargill, a tackle went horribly wrong.

The first signs of Nicole Thorton’s inflammatory bowel disease showed up in her joints in primary school.

In an effort to reduce conflict and enhance staff-patient relationships, the Southern District Health Board is implementing a new approach to inpatient care.

Southland parents will soon have workshops offered to them to help heal with the anxieties of having children with learning difficulties.

Hundreds of New Zealand principals say they are unable to cater for special-needs students in their schools.

While most athletes watch what they eat, Southland cyclist Hamish Beadle takes it to the next level.

A record number of more than 100 Special Olympic competitors, from seven schools in the lower South Island, turned out to show off their swimming skills at Splash Palace in...

Competitive woodchopping is a tough sport, relying on strength, accuracy and style. Various styles were on show at this year’s Canterbury A&P Show in Christchurch, but none quite like Nick Fredriksen.

Just like many dogs, when Maddy rests her head on her owner’s chest, she listens to his heart and to his breathing.

More than 11,000 disabled children have lost access to a welfare benefit that is supposed to support them, as officials try to rein in previously-ballooning costs.

Last week, 30-year-old American Horror Story actor Jamie Brewer walked the catwalk at New York Fashion Week.

Not Dead Yet convenor Wendi Wicks said there could never be adequate protections for disabled people under voluntary euthanasia legislation.

How can you tell when a line has been crossed? It's a question on which two councils cannot seem to agree.