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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Nafi L (3/3)
Part 3 I decided I was ready to go back to university but I had lots of anxiety. I didn’t know how people would…
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Nafi L (2/3)
Part 2 I was flown up to Middlemore Hospital. As I was brought out of the ambulance on a stretcher I saw my dad…
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Nafi L (1/3)
Part 1 My parents migrated from Samoa in the 80’s. They were both teachers in Samoa, and education was really important to them. In…
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Andrew S
When I was 10, my dad started building our house. We all lived on site in a caravan and tent while it was being…
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Michael D
Growing up I lived with my grandparents and saw so much violence that I thought it was normal. My own parents relationship was one…
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Marshal W
I was born in India. My dad taught us the value of giving to community. He was successful, running a business with hundreds of…
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Nicole H
I left school as soon as I was legally allowed to, but had mentally left long before then. With no formal qualification I found…
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