Troy H
My dad was a hard worker but a heavy drinker and from the age of 14 I was doing milk runs every night and…
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Ngahuia M
I’m a rainbow. Everyday I change colour, yesterday I was wearing blue. My family is like tropical punch. They come from Samoa, Rarotonga, Scotland,…
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Jacqueline P
I always say that I survived a system. A system which was set up to disempower our people. I challenged those barriers. I walked…
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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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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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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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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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Swanie N
My parents weren’t the richest, but they were smart with their money. They also showed us immense care and compassion and they are where…
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