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Dark weekend lifted by Pataua North Light
A Different Light – 12 February 2022 – Dark weekend lifted by Pataua North Light I used to like to describe the Ruakaka Horse Races as a ‘Bad Western’. I…
by JonnyFeb 12 No comments -
Need to ensure disabled sector not left behind at red
A Different Light – 29 January 2022 – Need to ensure disabled sector not left behind at red Wow I thought. Thank goodness that’s over! After weeks of being at…
by JonnyJan 29 No comments -
Jonny Wilkinson looks at Disability Sector and Covid response
A Different Light – 15 January 2022 – Jonny Wilkinson looks at disabiity Sector and Covid Response Let’s celebrate the home-grown rock stars of the pandemic – Michael Baker, Siouxsie…
by JonnyJan 15 No comments -
Covid 19 deepening pre-existing inequalities for disabled people
It was the International Day of Persons with Disabilities yesterday. The third of December. It’s same day every year. For well over a decade, on the same day every year,…
by JonnyDec 4 No comments -
Courageous Effort of Tokyo Paralympics by NZ Disabled Athletes
The Paralympics have come and gone with a hiss and roar. They provided a welcome relief from the daily Jacinda and Ashleigh talk show earnestly explaining – the nuances of…
by JonnySep 11 No comments -
Disabled people struggle with Covid 10 Vaccination process too
A Different Light – 28 August 2021 – Disabled people struggles with Covid 19 vaccination process too Last Tuesday we were all heads down totally focused on our Getting Out…
by Pip NewmanAug 28 No comments -
Leslie’s decision a no-brainer
A Different Light – 14 August 2021 – Leslies’s decision a no-brainer It’s been man flu central for the last couple of weeks. As such I have had to remain…
by Pip NewmanAug 14 No comments -
Getting Out There Highlights – Northland Disability Services
A Different Light – 31st July 2021 – Getting Out There Highlights – Northland Disability Services Last week the magazine ‘Getting Out There’ we (Tiaho Trust) produce was dispersed Northland…
by JonnyJul 31 No comments -
Moving House surprising makes Google’s top five stressful events in life lists
A Different Light – 17 July 2021 Death of a loved one, divorce, moving, major illness or injury, job loss: these are life’s five most stressful events according to the…
by JonnyJul 17 No comments -
Letting go of well-travelled mobility scooter – Not easy
A Different Light – 3 July 2021 Out with the old and in with the new. Sometimes things just wear out their welcome and go their use- by date. Sometimes…
by JonnyJul 3 No comments -
First it was lightning then it was migrainal lights
A Different Light – 19 June 2021-First it was lightning then it was migrainal lights Lightning filled the bedroom window in the early hours of the morning, followed by long…
by JonnyJun 19 No comments -
Ice place
A Different Light – 5 June 2021 – Ice Place Was it cold? Yes. Freezing? Borderline! It was Dunedin in the twilight days of Autumn after all, so what else…
by JonnyJun 5 No comments
