Daniel | Papakura

“Oh, yesterday I done someone, I done gardening. Is that, does that count?

Yeah, I done all the garden out, out by the backdoor, and they’re, oh that looks great, and made them look special. Done that yesterday. Done all the weeding. A mate, it was for a member in the church, and it made them feel good. It made them feel special, like that.

I grew up in, I’m really from Ōtāhuhu. I was born in Ōtāhuhu, and grew in Auckland, Ōtāhuhu and I went to Ōtāhuhu College and yeah, and I do security here at Smiths Ave.”

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