Marcial K
“My parents went away when I was little. I was a bit of a tomboy and didn’t really know what to do with my…
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Tania W
“I can feel it like it was yesterday. Mum and Dad were gone and I went into a downward spiral knowing that I had…
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Salilo W
“My parents came to New Zealand with my siblings but I stayed in Samoa with my grandparents. I was the eldest and was raised…
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Jarrahmal
“I remember the massive freedom that I had as a child. Freedom to explore and develop as a person on my own terms. That…
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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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Joseph
My specialists told me that diabetes is part of life now, “you have to live this way and it’s forever.” I realised this was…
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Chris
“I moved to London originally just for one year, but it ended up being 16 years before I actually moved back home. My parents…
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Sarah & Ese
Sarah Love is the same thing for all of us. It’s not about someone’s abilities or their looks. For me, it was just about…
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Donna
“I am a Maori mother, woman, artist and educator. My twin sister and I were whangai, brought up by my grandparents, where cultural values…
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