by Te Pā User | May 18, 2022 | Mana Motuhake, Mana Ōrite, Mana Tangata
We are delighted to share that Maia has joined PARS as a Support Administrator in the team she did her placement with. She has kindly shared a bit about the journey that led her to PARS. While her own childhood was immersed in Te Ao Māori and felt blessed, Maia grew...
by Te Pā User | Oct 30, 2019 | Mana Motuhake, Mana Ōrite, Mana Ūkaipō
Writer Paulette Crowley was lucky enough to ‘shadow’ a navigator recently while he helped John*, who had been deported from Australia to New Zealand the day before. We picked up John from a budget hotel in the Auckland’s CBD. He was clean-cut, well-dressed and had a...
by Te Pā User | Oct 30, 2019 | Mana Motuhake, Mana Ōrite, Mana Tangata
It’s not often you get a chance to make a new start in life when you’re 70, but that is how Mike*, who was recently deported from Australia, looks at the events that have changed his life so dramatically in his retirement years. The father of five and grandfather...
by Te Pā User | Dec 17, 2018 | Mana Ōrite, Mana Tangata
Hola! My name is Siilvie and I am from Brazil. I migrated to New Zealand and decided I would like to contribute to the community that had welcomed us, so I decided to become a volunteer. I also wanted to use my time while my children are at school in a productive way...