Merepeka

WARNING: the following story deals with a motor vehicle accident causing death and may be distressing to some readers. Ko Motakiora tōku maunga Ko Manga-o-kewa tōku awa Ko tainui tōku waka Ko Ngāti Maniapoto tōku iwi Ko Ngāti Rora tōku hapū Ko Te Kūiti tōku marae Ko Te Tokanganui a noho te whare e tu […]

Naenae – Part 2

I have epilepsy, I get tattoos mainly when I’ve gotten past something, like a really bad seizure or whatever. Those there, the time, the last few minutes of my partner’s living time with me. I have Alice in Wonderland syndrome, all of that’s Alice in Wonderland. I’m a human doing, not just a human being, […]

Andrew

I was hit by a bus 22 years ago. I need to have a rest, that’s very important to me, just for half an hour, just shut my eyes and no, no, no distractions, and then I can keep going on the rest of the day. I had three days in Wellington. It was at […]

Hadani

“I’m running ten marathons in ten days dressed as a chicken. It’s raising money for the Speed Freaks, a charity that uses running, walking and connection to support those in recovery and with experience of mental distress. I’m a volunteer coach with the Speed Freaks. I’ve seen the effects of movement, getting social and exercising; […]

Nicky

“It started with alcohol when I was 14. I guess I had a lot of 14-year-old issues and I was so shy. I was just lost. I met some older guys in town and one day they took me to the pub and I just thought, ‘oh, my God, I’ve come home’, something in me […]