Taranaki Archives - This is Aotearoa

Michaela

Share on Facebook Tweet this Michaela | New Plymouth, Taranaki “So I grew up in Nelson and I left when I went to university at 20, and I’ve travelled a lot. I spent 15 years in London, travelling and looking at Europe, and thought that London was my home. I...

Sophie

Share on Facebook Tweet this Sophie | Ōmata, Taranaki “This week is the first week of me and my friend opening our own business. So that definitely calls for bravery, I think. It was a really quick three-month change of life plan, because of Covid. I was...

Wendy

Share on Facebook Tweet this Wendy | Waitara, Taranaki “I’ve had three children. One of my children was born with an intellectual disability. She then died when she was seven-and-a-half, which was in 2002. To deal with a child with an intellectual disability is...

Bobby

Share on Facebook Tweet this Bobby | Marfell, Taranaki **This story talks about suicide. If you, or someone you know, needs help you can text or free call 1737 at anytime to talk to, or text with, a trained counsellor.** “When I was younger, when I was about...

Jade

Share on Facebook Tweet this Jade | Westown, Taranaki “So a few weeks back there was a Zeal event, and I was chosen to perform, to go up on stage and sing, and I didn’t have the songs. I didn’t have a song in mind, and it was last minute, and so I decided to...

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