Akerei
“Mum and Dad sacrificed everything to bring us to NZ. It wasn’t to join gangs and get into trouble, but that was the path…
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Kathleen
“I’m going to be a foster mum. My own mum raised us in a home where people could stay who needed a bed or…
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Levi
“I have huge respect for my mum. She is the epitome of not letting your past dictate your future. She is the hardest working…
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Jean R
“Growing up my next door neighbour was a teacher and headmaster. He used to tell me that I was always asking questions, but I…
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Emma D
“We saw the accident on the news. It was near Te Puke, and we knew my sister was down that way but thought it…
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Jackie C
“I am proud of the women I work with and I am proud of myself. Proud of pushing hard and fighting for my girls….
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Emma P
I hated myself when I was younger. The way I looked, talked, thought, learned. I couldn’t spell. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression…
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Marcia P
I have lived a radical life. My husband and I ran a refuge for five years for prisoners and people that found themselves at…
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Tania B
I started playing softball at the age of 12, I was absolutely hopeless. The other girls were amazing. I was lucky to have really…
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Tim D
2/2 I was always the smallest kid in my class. The skinny kid whose mum wouldn’t them let play league or rugby, which is…
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