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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 Cover photo: JC Photography NZ 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 SEPTEMBER 2025 Contents 3 Catch up with Clare 4 From the Chair Meet our Team 6 Crossing borders, building connections 7 CP and Me - Coming to a screen near you 8 Shanae is up to the challenge 16 Save the date - our AGM is coming up 22 Society Snippets CPS news in brief 23 About Us Contact Us FEATURES 10 Help raise the profile of Cerebral Palsy Celebrate World CP Day 12 Adaptive football programme brings in the players Flynn embraces his love of football 14 Socialising, support and laughter – coffee group has it all Meet our hosts – Part 2 17 Top tips for flying with a wheelchair For a stress-free trip RESEARCH 20 Adulthood: Not such a mystery 17 6 12 10 20