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IHC welcomed its new IHC Group Chief Executive Andrew Crisp at a pōwhiri in Wellington on Monday morning.
IHC New Zealand is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Crisp to the position of Group Chief Executive.
21-year-old Grace McCaffley recently graduated from her 12-week placement at HELL Petone as the 200th trainee to come through the Active in HELL (AiH) programme.
We are pleased to announce that we have updated our Choices NZ Complaints Policy.
The Government has announced that the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is becoming responsible for delivering disability support services from October 2024.
Update on the changes to Whaikaha’s Purchasing Rules.
At just 22 years old, Alfie Linn is already a double medallist on the world stage, winning silver and bronze in the Men’s Doubles in table tennis at the 2023 Virtus Global Games in Vichy, France.
After spending most of this year looking for work, Gabe Beyrer found it, right on his doorstep in his favourite café.
An accident 20 years ago on a gravel road put an end to Duane Harrington’s forestry work.
The experiences of disabled people are being used to help Choices NZ decide its future direction.
Genevieve Chisholm is so new to archery that when she won a gold medal at the New Zealand Field Archery Association National Championships, she couldn’t believe it.
When Courtney Ratana is hitting golf balls on the green anything seems possible.
Choices NZ has just wrapped up a six-week workshop for people to learn how to play soccer.
Luka’s day starts early with an 8km bike ride to Project Search at Burwood Hospital. He loves jumping on his e-bike and rushing off to his internship.
A course to help adults with disabilities defend themselves is proving so successful there's already talk of running another.
Courtney Ratana has his first job at the age of 40. He started in January as a pool attendant at the Lido Aquatic Centre in Palmerston North and he now works there every Monday.
Life has changed a lot for Jeremy since he moved into an IDEA Services residence in Palmerston North a year ago and signed up with a Choices NZ life coach.
Wellington IT student Evie Randall went public about her struggle to find work. It worked. She had so many replies she had to call her job coach.
Hidden around Virginia Lake in Whanganui are specially decorated stones designed to intrigue and inform people about a rare genetic syndrome known as cri du chat – or cry of the cat.
Debbie Kennedy has done years of work experience in hospitality and customer service with little pay to show for it. She estimates half of the work she has done has been unpaid.
School leavers looking for work will have extra help this year thanks to a new scheme being trialled in a number of secondary schools.
There’s something that Hamish Taverner wants to do before he completes his five-year term as Chair of the IHC Rangītikei Association later this year.
The New Zealand Government has made some laws that give some new protection to renters during the lockdown. These laws apply for the next three months and they can go for longer if the government decides they should.
