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The Cerebral Palsy Society: Phone: 0800 503 603 Monday to Friday: 9am to 3pm Postal Address: PO Box 24759, Royal Oak, Auckland 1345, 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. Editor: Melanie Louden, CPS Design: The Artset the.artset@gmail.com www.theartset.design 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 MARCH 2025 Contents 3 Catch up with Clare 4 From the Chair Meet our Team 5 Toolkit to support whānau through the early years 6 Conor completes Round the Bays 8 Personal progress equals success for Kurt 9 Mike’s impact recognised 10 “There are blessings in all of this” 11 Raising awareness and funds one danish at a time 18 Society Snippets CPS news in brief 19 About Us Contact Us FEATURES 12 Socialising, support and laughter – coffee group has it all Meet our hosts 14 Teaching and sharing about life with CP The balance between health, life and work RESEARCH 16 Navigating change in the health and disability landscape 16 14 5 Photo: Halberg and Photosport NZ 11 9