A local company has launched the Rex exoskeleton, a robotic device which enables wheelchair-bound people to walk.

A car loaded with technology offers blind people independence.

About 68,000 New Zealanders aged over 40 already have glaucoma and the number is likely to increase as the population ages and people live longer.

Brett Edge was thrown off an Auckland bus a day after the company apologised for 15 previous similar incidents.

A concessional bus pass for the disabled has turned into a nightmare for Auckland man Brett Edge, who has been refused a discount 15 times.

Derek Paravicini has severe learning difficulties but is also an extraordinarily talented musician who can instantly remember the most complex of melodies.

The family of a woman missing for 12 days say they are going through a "slow living nightmare" as police admit something untoward may have happened to her.

The man accused of murdering two Hokitika men three weeks ago was named for the first time when he appeared in court today.

The Wheelblacks' upcoming tour will be funded by Australia after an application was rejected by NZ’s funding committee.

Wellington woman Margaret Page, whose decision to starve herself sparked widespread debate across New Zealand, has died.