Enerstina
“My mum is ‘Supermum’. She single-handedly raised my two siblings and I by working two jobs, one as a preschool teacher and the other…
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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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Vanessa
“I lost my mum at the age of 12. This experience made me grow up a lot faster than others. I had to step…
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Maria-Fatima
“During a work meeting one day I decided that I wanted to do a talk show. I wanted to create a platform for inspirational…
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David
“I had a lot of behavioural problems as a child and was transferred to live in various boy homes. At age twenty three I…
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Lisa
In 2011 I started bereavement casting. A friend of mine lost her baby and asked me to cast their baby’s hands and feet. At…
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Mary
“I can’t remember a single day in my life as a child or teenager that I wasn’t bullied. I was four years old when…
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Rose-Zina
“My dad was the chief of our family. He cared for 9 of us kids plus his 8 siblings who often travelled from Tonga….
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Zac
“My Mother is my hero. I grew up in Nadi, Fiji. My mother was a health sister, she specialised in family planning and nutrition…
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