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Southern Stop Smoking Service: I Stopped Smoking To Save My Foot

*This client wishes to remain anonymous I started socially smoking as a youngster and fully embraced the habit at 18-years-old. My mother hated it. She would hunt through my room […]
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Hiwa-i-re-rangi Advocate: The Hiwa-i-te-rangi Advocate Has Been My Saviour

*This client wishes to remain anonymous I was a “raging addict” with severe trust issues when I met the Hiwa-i-te-rangi Advocate. Having her in my corner as I transitioned to […]
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Tui Ora, Building Financial Capability Plus, Tūmanako Oranga Wellness Centre: I Will Be Forever Grateful

*This client wishes to remain anonymous An Invercargill woman has led a turbulent life from drug addiction to abuse and violence, to almost losing custody of her children. But, she […]
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Southern Stop Smoking Service: Kelly Wahren

A ROOF OVER MY HEAD IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SMOKINGKelly Wahren, Invercargill I was 16 when I started a course and noticed most of the students were smoking. I thought […]
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Crisis Respite Service: Exactly What I Needed

Throughout my life I have lived on the streets, been married and divorced, worked a variety of jobs and spent time in a mental ward after being diagnosed with depression […]
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Teoti Jardine

Riverton man Teoti Jardine, 80, is a potter, poet, psychiatric nurse, and gay rights activist who believes wellbeing is about taking care of ourselves and being who we are. Here […]
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