Share on Facebook Tweet this Marlon | Christchurch, Canterbury “I actually had two heart attacks. I felt all weak, for this whole week, just in anything I was doing. Just cleaning my house, or just taking rubbish out or just walking down the shops was quite an...
Share on Facebook Tweet this Rhea | Matamata, Waikato “When I first came out to New Zealand from the UK obviously, that was quite a challenge, because originally I just came out with six months’ worth of summer clothes on a holiday, and I’ve been here nearly 13...
Share on Facebook Tweet this John | Matamata, Waikato “I’ve had many challenges, but the biggest challenge of all, was being diagnosed in October 2018 with malignant melanoma. Bit of a shock and out of the blue, but like everything in my life, I just took it in...
Share on Facebook Tweet this Kelly | Matamata, Waikato “I’ve overcome a few challenges in life. Growing up I had a mother that was on the verge of bipolar. So that was quite difficult, and my parents split when I was 16. I never felt close to my mother. Still...
Share on Facebook Tweet this Jono | Paparangi, Wellington “I work in the freezing works in Wellington, which, as any freezing worker would tell you, is a laborious, dirty, hard job, very physical. Look at my hand. I’ve only got three fingers and a thumb. I’ve...
Share on Facebook Tweet this Kelly | Uawa, Gisborne “I think I’m one of the ones that actually take people through those challenging experiences, being Mirimiri Rongoā, carrying along the lines of our Tohunga work. You know, matakite. So, I’m the one that will...
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