Jesse
I finished High School last year. School wasn’t really for me, as I was not particularly academic. I was good at Art and Drama,…
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Aimee
This motivated and mature teen has high hopes for her future and South Auckland. Her love for the place she calls home is infectious…
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Nola
“To become a giant, you must walk with giants.” My most valued lessons in life have not come from my studies on paper but…
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Stacey
My Dad died in a truck collision last year. At the time I was with a guy that I really loved and I had…
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Sulani
I am a proud Year 12 student at Manurewa High School. Following the recent negative publicity about my school and my community I wanted…
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Bradley
“I have been playing in the Auckland Powerchair Football Club for three years now. I first heard about it through a guy called Sean…
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Yvonne and Graham
“I have been working in these gardens for six years. Graham and I get paid five hours a week but work six days a…
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Jean
Growing up in South Auckland, I was well aware of the stereotypes attached to the place. But it really hit home when a class…
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Val
“The best advice I’ve been given in the last few years has been from older wiser women. They have looked at my beautiful children…
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Fiona
This Mum, PHD student and co-leader of the Child Poverty Forum juggles it all. South Auckland and the strength of its people is very…
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