Shona
People often think “Why doesn’t that stupid b&*%$ leave that guy that’s abusing her?!?!” But until you’re in that situation, you don’t know how…
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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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Marietta
”Marietta you’re just another statistic for the unemployment benefit. We are just teaching you to read and write so you can fill out the…
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Vau
“I started “Legacy” cause I wanted to leave something for my son. I want to give him options, not living day to day how…
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Noeleen
“As a proud Maori woman from Ngati Porou, it is ironic to be told to “Go home to your own country”. People assume that…
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Aunty Will
“I was a child when my family was sent to a concentration camp in Indonesia. My father was taken away, leaving us with my…
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Kristine
“Anxiety created fear in me. It stopped a lot of opportunities and it had a strong hold over me for a long time. I…
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Regina
“In 2003 I had just started at teacher’s college when I fell pregnant. I was determined to see the year out. I didn’t take…
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Ruth
“I remember so well in 2010 the day I went to A&E with one side of my face completely numb, in pain, my left…
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Jazz
“If there is one key lesson I have learnt in life it is this: Nothing will ever get better unless you choose to make…
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