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“Unbelievably, it has been almost three months since Sir Robert Martin KNZM died peacefully in his home in Whanganui. He died 20 years before he should have – just like the statistics predicted. Disabled people, organisations and leaders across the world have continued to publicly share their shock and grief and put into words the tremendous impact that he had on global disability rights. I know for those of us in the disability communities of Aotearoa, we have always celebrated Robert’s achievements. But mainstream Aotearoa, and our mainstream media, consistently saw Sir Robert as a small story and didn’t pay him much attention. You mention his name in non-disability spaces around Aotearoa and very few people will have heard of him. It bugs me.”
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Windbag: The pedestrian crossing problem on Thorndon Quay The cost of dying: Breaking down the expenses of two recent funerals A tasting tour of Wellington’s best bánh mì Every question I’ve ever had about getting life insurance, answered Meeting Tee Phee, a legend of Malaysian food in Wellington Everything is on fire: Tom Mackintosh on the mental game of Olympic rowing
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Sir Robert Martin and the way we view disabled people
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