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NEW ZEALAND SPINAL TRUST 2<br />

Contents<br />

3<br />

Editorial<br />

Recognising those in the background<br />

26<br />

Jayden's Story<br />

Adrenaline junkie targets Paralympics<br />

5<br />

Supporting Positive Futures<br />

Hans Wouters—CEO NZ Spinal Trust<br />

29<br />

Anyone Want to Travel?<br />

Hamish Ramsden’s column<br />

7<br />

A Tribute to Tim<br />

We pay tribute to the legend—Sir Tim Wallis<br />

31<br />

Library<br />

New additions<br />

14<br />

What Brendon Did<br />

Putting his body on the line<br />

32<br />

Accessible Road Trip<br />

Waikato to the Bay of Plenty<br />

18<br />

Henry and Terry<br />

The impact of Peer and Whānau Support<br />

34<br />

Highlands Motorsport<br />

Melrose sponsors the thrill of going fast<br />

23<br />

Charly the Campervan<br />

NZ's first rentable accessible motorhome<br />

35<br />

Funders and Sponsors<br />

EDITORIAL TEAM<br />

Peter Thornton (Editor)<br />

Bernadette Cassidy<br />

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />

In volume 26 no. 2 August issue, we apologise for omitting Jess Vallance’s name<br />

as a contributing writer. This has been rectified in the online version.<br />

Peter Thornton<br />

Dr Bernadette Cassidy<br />

Hamish Ramsden<br />

Su Marshall<br />

Hans Wouters<br />

Ben Lucas<br />

Barry Cardno<br />

Jim Jerram<br />

Anne Sinnott Jerram<br />

Christine Gold<br />

Brett Ladbrook<br />

Hans Wouters<br />

THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING<br />

FOR IMAGES IN THIS MAGAZINE<br />

Su Marshall<br />

Su Marshall<br />

Barry Cardno<br />

Anne Sinnott Jerram<br />

Hamish Ramsden<br />

John Davidson<br />

Jayden Glentworth<br />

Jeremy Brick<br />

Graeme Brown<br />

Catwalk Research Trust<br />

Ross Mackay<br />

(Snow Sports NZ)<br />

Hans Wouters<br />

Patron of the New Zealand<br />

Spinal Trust Trevor Harrison.<br />

SPINAL NETWORK NEWS is<br />

published by the NZ Spinal Trust<br />

Send your contributions to:<br />

The Editor SPINAL NETWORK NEWS<br />

c/- New Zealand Spinal Trust, Private<br />

Bag 4708, Christchurch 8140<br />

Tel: (03) 383 9484<br />

Email:<br />

peter.thornton@nzspinaltrust.org.nz<br />

Web:<br />

www.nzspinaltrust.org.nz<br />

Copy Proofing: Bernadette Cassidy<br />

and Su Marshall.<br />

Cover Photo: With a legend—Hans<br />

Wouters with former patron of the NZ<br />

Spinal Trust, Sir Tim Wallis.<br />

Disclaimer: The views expressed<br />

in SPINAL NETWORK NEWS are<br />

those of its contributors. They do not<br />

necessarily represent the opinion<br />

of the members of the Editorial<br />

Committee or the policies of the New<br />

Zealand Spinal Trust.

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