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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Neihana
“This year I was invited to submit my film to the Maoriland Film Festival. I filled out the paperwork and sent it away. The…
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Karen and Alwyn
“Education is our thing. It’s a calling, it’s not even a question of should I? Our faith tells us that the things that we…
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Ella
Emily would have been five this month. She was stillborn. I ended up in intensive care. I was discharged so I could attend her…
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Teezal
My dad never got to see the man I am now. He died at home and his last words were him calling out my…
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Alberta
“My dad often worked away from home, and when he returned would send the kids out on the lawn to search for ‘silver forks’….
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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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Tipene
“My father never wanted me to follow his path, a path filled with pain, gangs and prison. But I aspired to be like him…
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Raewyn
“I was raised in a large whānau filled with aroha. My parents were very caring people and all eight of us kids were raised…
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George
“I weighed 220kgs – now I am 110kg. I grew up in Whakātane the youngest of eight kids and was spoiled with bought lunches…
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