Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Her mum was locked up when she was born, and that alone shaped the course of her life.

She took me through Hastings, back to her childhood home, school, former workplace, marae, papakāinga and the streets that shaped her.

This is a story about trauma, survival, motherhood and breaking cycles. One of the most honest and powerful conversations I’ve filmed.

This is Waiora’s story, told in her own name.