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The Cerebral Palsy Society office: Ground floor, 8 Railway Street Newmarket, Auckland 1023 New Zealand Phone: 0800 503 603 Monday to Friday: 9am to 3pm Postal Address: DX Box CP31005, Newmarket Auckland 1023, New Zealand Email: cpsociety@cpsociety.org.nz Website: www.cerebralpalsy.org.nz Facebook and Instagram: cpsocietynz Contributions: We welcome contributions, comments and letters to the editor. We thank all contributors to this edition. Subscriptions: The Review is available free to people with Cerebral Palsy, their families, health and education professionals and other interested people. Advertising: The Review welcomes advertising enquiries. For a rate card, please contact the Cerebral Palsy Society office. Editor: Melanie Louden, CPS Design: The Artset the.artset@gmail.com www.theartset.design Cover photo: Qiane Matata-Sipu www.nukuwomen.co.nz Printer: ROE Print Services 021 224 5058 Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editor or the Cerebral Palsy Society of New Zealand. All material in this magazine is copyright. You must therefore contact the Cerebral Palsy Society office for permission before copying or reproducing any of it. Charities Commission Registration: CC27036 JAN–APR 2022 Contents 3 Catch up with Clare Benefit of Talking Mats 4 From our Chair Here’s to 2022. 5 AGM update Meet our new Board members. 6 Ava’s hot air balloon ride Meet our team 7 Riding 600kms for CP Thank you and farewell 18 Society Snippets CPS news in brief. 19 About Us Contact Us FEATURES 8 Our CPS history Celebrating 70 years. 10 Goal focused Lusi Faiva dreams big. 12 Hitting the gas pedal Kurt Peterson’s breaking stereotypes. RESEARCH 14 Receiving a CP diagnosis A toolkit to support families. 15 The value of research 16 Exploring the CP spectrum Each diagnosis is different. 8 15 12 10 6 8 16