Daphne
“I grew up in a Polynesian family where it was normal for your parents and older family members to have Diabetes, but I didn’t…
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Torranice
Part 2 At 15 I tried to commit suicide in front of my family. I had had enough. This was an awakening moment for…
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Torranice
Part 1 “I was raised around drugs, alcohol and violence. I got hidings every day. I was bullied all through school as I didn’t…
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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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Michelle
I spend a lot of my time with teenage girls, supporting them to become the best mums that they can be. My own mum…
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Kerrin
People say to me ‘you don’t look like you are from south Auckland’. What I want to know is, what am I meant to…
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Kerrin
I remember sitting at work, in front of my sewing machine trying to call my Mum. She wasn’t answering my calls. When she finally…
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Demetrius
“Music has always played a huge part in my life. From traditional Samoan Pese Ma Viiga (hymns) sung in our overcrowded city dwelling in…
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Jojo
“My dad is a man of action, not words. His actions taught me how to be a family man, and that family was everything….
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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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