Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

DPA's engages with New Zealand's disability community. We want to turn our rights into reality so we can live in a country where every person is able to live and work, and simply be who they are.

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New Zealanders and the Arts survey

Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa is doing an online survey about what New Zealanders think of the arts and ngā toi Māori (Māori arts), how they participate in the arts and ngā toi, and how it affects them.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Nov 20, 2023

2 min read

Keep up to date with Whaikaha

Whaikaha – the Ministry of Disabled People has a community newsletter that will give regular updates on what is happening at Whaikaha.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Nov 20, 2023

1 min read

Sensory relaxed performances for children – an online handbook

Tim Bray Theatre Company, based in Takapuna, Auckland, has published a freely available e-book called “Sensory Relaxed Performances for Children”.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Nov 20, 2023

1 min read

Motorsport track event for disabled people at Hampton Downs, Waikato

Team Motive is a motorsport team that supports and empowers disabled people through motorsport.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Nov 20, 2023

1 min read

Have a go at lawn bowls – Dunedin, Christchurch and Nelson

New Zealand Blind Lawn Bowling Association (NZBLBA) is hosting 'Have a Go' lawn bowls events in Dunedin, Christchurch, and Nelson to encourage women and girls with any impairment to explore the sport of lawn bowls.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Nov 20, 2023

1 min read