Troy H
My dad was a hard worker but a heavy drinker and from the age of 14 I was doing milk runs every night and…
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Ngahuia M
I’m a rainbow. Everyday I change colour, yesterday I was wearing blue. My family is like tropical punch. They come from Samoa, Rarotonga, Scotland,…
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Veisinia M
One day I was sitting in high school and the next day I was in court in front of a judge. I had just…
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Maureen F ~ Poem
It’s ok to not feel ok some days. It’s ok to love somebody but not always like them. It’s ok to not have all…
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Maureen F
Warning: some content in this story may be a trigger to some readers. I was 18 when a fellow student in class read out…
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Jacqueline P
I always say that I survived a system. A system which was set up to disempower our people. I challenged those barriers. I walked…
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Chillion S
I grew up quite angry. Growing up without a father was hard and I always felt out of place. My mum was a superhero….
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Kaveeta S
Growing up as a child I was bullied. This inspired me to become a teacher to support other children who may be in similar…
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Jan B
I remember a sense of freedom from my childhood. I lived in Dunedin, and one day we walked about 20km to Larnach castle with…
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Damien P
Although she won’t admit it, I’m my mum’s favourite! When I was in high school we went out every Wednesday morning for breakfast together,…
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