Brendan L
My dad worked in the same factory job for nearly 40 years. He worked 10 hour days, catching the train or running from Manurewa…
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Toni H (2/2)
2/2 I never thought I’d live in Māngere. When we lived in Remuera, we picked up the idea that living south was a step…
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Brett W
I love inventing things. I’ve turned a plane into a drone and I even made a robot. My Opa was a carpenter who came…
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Liz F (2/2)
2/2 Then in Year 13, I made new friends who introduced me to God, and started me on a faith journey. God became so…
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Mark H (3/3)
3/3 I became his full-time caregiver. I couldn’t sleep in peace without knowing I’d given something back to him. I couldn’t help it. I…
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Mark H (2/3)
2/3 I know the difference presence can have for kids, and giving them positive words, a handshake, a pat on the shoulder makes a…
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Atarau P (2/3)
2/3 I got accepted into university to study law. None of my siblings had done any tertiary study so the pressure was on. But…
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Anton T
I remember becoming a father for the first time and it was the best thing! He’s 10 now. I remember the car ride home…
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Brendan C
I thought my life was over at 19. I was hospitalised after falling on some concrete and developing a massive strep infection in my…
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Adrienne B
My son’s name in Samoan means “new hope”. I had him when I was 20. At that time my mum was married to a…
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