Tony O
I’m 76 but I’m gonna live for another 90 years! I say aim high!! I’ve lived in Papakura for over 50 years and I’ve…
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Latayvia
I was raised by a resilient single mum on the benefit and my village worked hard to keep me in school. I was always…
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Heta D
I am someone who loves to give things a crack. I’m also very competitive! When work decided to join the “Steptember” challenge I announced…
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Naketa I
I was in my last year of high school but not really into learning. Education was not a priority and school was a social…
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Uipo T
When I proposed to my wife I was so stressed! It’s not normal in traditional Samoan culture and I didn’t know how to go…
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Danae B
About two years ago we had a family gathering. We have a family home in Thames, around the coast in Te Puru and have…
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Ivan
My dad died when I was four or five leaving mum with five of us kids. I ended up in a children’s home for…
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Bronwyn R
Education was not important to my family, but life skills were. Dad taught us so many skills that today people are going to uni…
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Annie N
My youngest son graduated in July with a carpentry degree. I am so proud of him. He is the first one in my family…
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Eseta L
I was 19 or 20 when I came to New Zealand from Samoa. My english wasn’t very good because I had missed a lot…
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