Atarau P (3/3)
3/3 I graduated with my Bachelor of Arts – Majoring in sociology. Just before I graduated, my cousin got me into a 6 week…
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Atarau P (2/3)
2/3 I got accepted into university to study law. None of my siblings had done any tertiary study so the pressure was on. But…
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Atarau P (1/3)
1/3 My dad instilled in me the importance of education. He worked in the meat-works and had come here from the Cook Islands wanting…
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Anton T
I remember becoming a father for the first time and it was the best thing! He’s 10 now. I remember the car ride home…
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Brendan C
I thought my life was over at 19. I was hospitalised after falling on some concrete and developing a massive strep infection in my…
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David R
I was in a bakery up in Ōtara and this young fella I used to tutor came up to me. He had been struggling…
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Adrienne B
My son’s name in Samoan means “new hope”. I had him when I was 20. At that time my mum was married to a…
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Yole L
My parents divorced when I was three years old, leaving my brother and I removed from our father and 8 other siblings for many…
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Polar R
My first relationship wasn’t healthy. I was 16 and spent most of my money on drinking with my boys. We’d been together a couple…
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Teina
I never had a full appreciation of my mum growing up. The way she made sure we were safe and had the necessities, sacrificing…
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