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Helping Dad to walk: Engineer joins deep-tech 'big brains' to follow a dream

Jane Phare
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Senior journalist, NZ Herald·NZ Herald·
12 mins to read

Tucked away in Auckland’s Parnell are some of New Zealand’s biggest scientific and engineering brains, turning the seemingly impossible into a reality. Jane Phare visits the deep-tech world of Future House.

Auckland engineer Anvil Banez grew up watching his father Dennis struggling to walk after polio attacked his body at the age of 1, leaving his left leg wasted and supported by a cumbersome brace.

Despite his disability, Dennis Banez became a powerlifting champion and started his own gym. Inspired

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