Riwai Grace

I slept through the February 2011 earthquake, Nan’s scream woke me up, I was in between shifts. Our dog got out, I ran after him, barefoot through the liquefaction in my boxer shorts. I waited for my wife to get home, once she and Nan were safe I headed into the CBD, I wanted to get to my crew.

‘Mean’ Jean

Some people find me scary and I guess I am! I have this inner self that I don’t share with lots of people. I lost my father when I was 8 years old and Mum brought up a family of four children on her own; we all pitched in and helped.