29 June 2025:  Barney Koneferenisi became a double amputee at the age of eleven. After undergoing more than 40 surgeries, he embraced his disability and went on to excel in wheelchair rugby, representing New Zealand as part of the Wheel Blacks Paralympic team. Now an active advocate for accessible transport, Barney speaks with Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald about overcoming adversity and challenging ourselves to make positive changes for our health and wellbeing.

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29 June 2025: &nbsp;Barney Koneferenisi became a double amputee at the age of eleven. After undergoing more than 40 surgeries, he embraced his disability and went on to excel in wheelchair rugby, representing New Zealand as part of the Wheel Blacks Paralympic team. Now an active advocate for accessible transport, Barney speaks with Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald about overcoming adversity and challenging ourselves to make positive changes for our health and wellbeing.
With thanks to NZ on Air.
LISTEN ABOVE

The Nutters Club deals with all the tough stuff that many in society would prefer to keep in the closet. Hosted by Hamish Williams and Kyle MacDonald, the team cover mental health issues, drug/alcohol addictions and the socially taboo every Sunday night from 11pm on Newstalk ZB.

The Nutters Club deals with all the tough stuff that many in society would prefer to keep in the closet. Hosted by Hamish Williams and Kyle MacDonald, the team cover mental health issues, drug/alcohol addictions and the socially taboo every Sunday night from 11pm on Newstalk ZB.

The Nutters Club deals with all the tough stuff that many in society would prefer to keep in the closet.

The Nutters Club

Barney Koneferenisi: Double amputee on playing for the Wheel Blacks and embracing change

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