Hannah

“Dancing has been a part of my life since I was little. That is the story of my life – I was a dancer before I could walk. I sung before I could talk, you know? And singing is just every day.  I loved dancing as a little girl, but there wasn’t a lot of […]

Kotte

“I think a lot of my struggles came from my own experiences, which are a direct link to my upbringing. But I refuse to run away from hardship and challenges, mainly when I’ve done nothing wrong. I have this thing where from suffering, I think I create the most beautiful things. So I’m grateful for […]

Duncan W

“I started fishing as a little kid. When I was about six or seven, we moved to a farm. And within about three or four miles of the farm was a lake, and they stocked it with bass, so we were just fishing there every chance we got. Then a friend of mine when I […]

John A

“I created a unique set of circumstances that I landed here in June 2016. As I flew into Christchurch, for the first time, I got this overwhelming sense that I was home. And I’ve never had that. I had a feeling, an energy, I don’t know, that drew me to this place. I had a […]

Heather

“Post-earthquakes I had a disconnect in my teaching, especially with the way we were  expected to teach writing under the national standards. Teaching suddenly became uncomfortable for me, and I had loved it. I’ve always been a hobby writer so I took a time out to do a Masters in Creative Writing and wrote a […]

Rachel

“I went ice skating one night with a friend of mine, I was studying at the time. And we went ice skating and I met this guy. First thing Jason said to me was ‘What size is your shoe?’ We’ve been married for 16 years, we have three children who are now teenagers. We’re now […]

Charles

“I moved to Christchurch in 1993. I was 14 years old, came over with pretty much the whole family. My father’s brother moved to New Zealand a long time ago, like, 50, 60 years ago. I’ve got two older brothers, they went straight into the workforce but I was lucky enough to get educated in […]

Mike (and Ben)

“I’m a resident of Governors Bay. I’ve been there for 31 years. It’s the only place we’ve lived since I met my wife and finished travelling when we were younger. We settled in there, raised a family, it’s been home ever since. Like most young Kiwis in their 20’s I didn’t spend much of that […]

Michael

“I live at Hohepa, since 2008. Independence and also leap options. Learning and exploring. Been doing people’s group? Been doing like the community gardens at Richmond. Yes. And adventure group. We do going walking, outing. Probably have a look at the ducks. And also having lunch. This is Bishop’s badge. Bishop Paul Martin. This one […]

Clark

“Every so often, mostly in the winter, I have storytelling nights. And I have mulled wine and a nice fire and candles, and select about 12 people – our friends. And we have a theme.  And you have to sit on a stool. It’s a storytelling stool. We announce our story with a title.  The […]