Rehabilitation
Te Ahi Kikoha - Takurua Tawera
Born in Te Teko, Takurua works as a Counsellor at Moana House, a rehabilitation programme based in Dunedin. He works alongside adult male offenders and teaches behavioural and social issues to help… Audio
Using the Mind to Control Robots
Researchers are using brain activity to control robots and the technology may one day help patients with stroke or spinal injury Audio
Stroke rehab
Stroke rehabilitation technology that uses an adapted video games console to restore and improve movement. With Fiona and Colin Weston and Elliott Kernohan, the CEO of Im-Able. Audio
Vladimir Hachinski: stroke and recovery
President of the World Federation of Neurology who was instrumental in establishing the world's first successful acute stroke unit. Audio
Ideas for 7 April 2013
New Zealand has one of the highest imprisonment rates in the developed world and more than half of those released from our prisons find themselves back behind bars within five years. Ideas takes a… Audio
Medical Robots
A mechatronics team are developing medical devices to help stroke patients with the rehabilitation of movement Audio
Ideas for 17 June 2012
In the second of our two part look at imprisonment we focus on rehabilitation. Psychologist Dr Paul Wood, who completed two degrees while serving a sentence for murder, reflects on the impact a long… Audio
Ideas for 17 May 2009: Crime and Punishment
This week, Ideas looks at crime, punishment and rehabilitation. Audio
Insight 8 June: Restorative Justice
Insight Restorative justice presented by Penny Smith Audio
Insight, 8 June: Restorative Justice
Insight looks at the restorative justice system and asks if it's reducing re-offending. Audio
Insight Sunday 24 February 2008: Bootcamp
Insight talks to young people about John Key's idea for military style training for youth Audio
Insight Sunday 3 February 2008: Maori Focus Unit
Insight looks at a prison rehabilitation unit in Hawkes Bay which for ten years has been working with high risk Maori offenders. Audio