Recovering tetraplegic to walk the Abel Tasman track.

From First Up, 5:35 am on 12 March 2024

In the middle of our covid-lockdowns, when many of us struggled with the huge changes brought on by the pandemic, Andrew Leslie had challenges of his own. He became tetraplegic as a result of an accident.. But today, after four years of rehabilitation, he begins what he, his family and friends would have at one time thought was impossible, he will tackle the Abel Tasman track. Nathan Rarere talked with Andrew and began by asking about the accident which changed his life.