From bowling in New Plymouth to an awards night in Auckland, Stratford's Madison Davy has travelled all over in the last year for her youth group.
Her creation of a support network for deaf teenagers in Taranaki has led to Madison being recognised at a national level as a finalist in the in the 2016 Attitude Youth Spirit Award.
Madison is the only person in Taranaki to make the finalist list in the national awards which celebrate the excellence and achievements of Kiwis living with disabilities and chronic health problems.
The Stratford High School student, who was born profoundly deaf and also suffers from scoliosis, is the founder of the Taranaki Deaf Youth group.
"I wanted to create a network in Taranaki for deaf teenagers to make friends and support one another," says Madison.