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Stories
Read about the little heroes and heroines we’ve helped during their time of need.
Feb 3, 20232 min read
Good as gold
Marshall Goldstone has gold in his name and his nature. But he’s had a year that would take the shine off anyone’s spirit, which is why...
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Wrighting a wrong
Seeing a child suffer is wrong, and Maggie Wright has been through her share of suffering. So when the opportunity arose to help in a...
Jan 15, 20232 min read
Big dreams, sweet dreams
Jay Houston-Hynd is ambitious and knows he needs a good education to achieve his goals, but his autism, anxiety and OCD have been holding...
Jan 14, 20233 min read
A child reborn
For years, all Luke could do was sit on the couch wrapped in blankets. His skin was so itchy and painful that he was incapacitated and...
Jan 13, 20233 min read
Laugher is the best medicine
11-year-old Liam Reading has spinal muscular atrophy – a disease he battles with every day. To help ease the difficulties it causes, he’s...
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Breathless
Six-year-old Willow Gardner has a constricted windpipe, which makes it difficult to breathe – especially in the cold. But thanks to...
Jan 11, 20232 min read
In the zone
10-year-old Noah McLellan is a bright kid, who struggles to focus at school. To keep him in the zone, Satan’s Little Helper devised a...
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Sleeping like a baby
Three-year-old Gunnar Robinson really struggles to sleep and that has a big knock-on effect in his life. So, to help him sleep like a...
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Defying expectations
Teddy Rosewarne has defied expectations since the day he was born and thanks, to a gift from Satan’s Little Helper, he’s got the tools to...
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Getting Christmas back
December 2021 was a tough time for Manaaki Kingi and the rest of his family, but some good news has given them the gift of Christmas. It...
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Troy's troubles
Nine-year-old Troy McLean has been through a nightmare two years. He had two deaths in the family, sandwiched between multiple...
Sep 27, 20222 min read
A big leap forward
Four-year-old Tyler Webby can only attend kindy three times a week and, as a result, his development has suffered – but with a Leap Pad...
Sep 25, 20223 min read
Pain management
Jayah Masters is in pain, every single day. Treatment helps with some things, hinders in others. To provide a non-invasive, natural way...
Sep 24, 20222 min read
A good yarn
The last two years have tested Kaycee Cottam to her core but sometimes all you need is a happy yarn to help put you in a better...
Sep 23, 20222 min read
A breath of fresh air
Deakon Wilmshurst wants to live life to the fullest, but a rare condition that restricts his airway and causes anxiety makes that hard....
Sep 16, 20223 min read
Say cheese!
Eight-year-old Kash Edmonds is in a daily battle with his own body, which doesn’t always do what he wants it to do – so Satan’s Little...
Sep 15, 20222 min read
Cave man
A year ago, Daniel Sangster couldn’t leave his house – now he’s travelling from New Plymouth to Waikato and living life a little more how...
Sep 14, 20222 min read
Winning her battle
Matilda is 27 months earthside but should only have been with us for 24 of those months. Born prematurely, she’s been fighting for her...
Sep 14, 20222 min read
On the right (cycle) path
Childhood hasn’t been easy for 10-year-old George Robbie, who has faced more challenges in his short life than most adults. That’s...
Sep 13, 20222 min read
Mountain climber
10-year-old Jacob has had a troubled life due to his various conditions but a recent gift from Satan’s Little Helper look set to help him...
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