Kerim and Sharon

“Everyone here has a story. We work together and are neighbours. We have just taken part in an event that is run all around the world at the same time of year. It’s about coming together, dressing up and celebrating a love of music and dance. We think everyone should dance more and move together. […]

Natalie (part two)

“Brenna would have turned 20 in April. Thomas would be 27 today. They both had the joy of eating, they both loved food. When this joy left them, we really had to question ourselves and make hard decisions for our children and not for us. I was adamant that I didn’t want either of them […]

Natalie (part one)

“I was married at 20, my husband and I recently celebrated our 30th Wedding anniversary. We have four children. We knew something wasn’t right with Thomas, our eldest son, when he wasn’t developing like the other children we knew, he could talk and walk but he had a funny walking gait. Initially we had to […]

Anton

“I left Russia 5 years ago. I go out onto the streets with my brush for a combination of reasons. First, to put something on canvas, to make brushes busy, to create. And the second, to make someone see it, join and try it. To feel how it is to be an artist. They will […]

Karen

“I was born in a third world country, PNG. One big thing that defines who I am is my family. My brothers and Mum and Dad are a big part of who I am. My dad taught me that blood is thicker than water. I was born in Papa New Guinea, we moved to NZ […]

Jo

“We have a wonderful almost 5 year old boy, Knox. My husband Tahu is a natural Dad, a saxophone player, a builder and I have two businesses. The year started off pretty normal. We lost a baby last year and started trying again in January. I am diabetic so pregnancies are high risk. I fell […]

Jack

“In my teenage years I was heavy into the party scene. I was right into that life but now I am almost 10 months clean and sober and in recovery. I rap, produce music and also sing. I am basically a multi-talented musician and I love what I do. One of the things I am […]

Reon

“First and foremost is always the fact I am the father of five sons. The eldest one is 21 years and the rest are teenagers, with the youngest 15 years old. I am one of four boys. So with no sisters I am use to dealing with boys. I have always loved my sport and […]

Flatman

“I love that anyone can be a superhero! After the earthquakes I saw a need in my community especially around the university where I was at the time. I started delivering food packages to people’s doorsteps in the middle of night as well as other random gestures of kindness. And I guess it grew from […]

Ikarus

“I was super anti-change. Back then I was like, I don’t have any talents. Tagging is only a talent appreciated by so many people. But it’s still the only thing I had, so I was like, I’ll do that; cos then it will impress at least those people. When I first started out I was […]