Member Stories have been written by members sharing their lived experiences.
Member Case Studies have been developed to share the lived experience of our members with external stakeholders.
To protect the privacy of the member and their whānau, pseudonyms have been used.
Kāpō Māori Aotearoa NZ Inc.
Kingi is 35 years, of Ngāti Porou and Te Whānau a Apanui descent, bilingual, married with two children and relocated from Gisborne to Auckland to take up a full-time position as a drug and alcohol counselor with the Waitemata District Health Board. Kingi has Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP).
Kāpō Māori Aotearoa NZ Inc.
Hana is a 27 year old single woman, of Te Arawa and Ngāti Tuwharetoa descent and lives in Auckland with her whānau. Hana has cortical blindness and tetraplegia, caused by a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), the result of an attack.
Kāpō Māori Aotearoa NZ Inc.
Edna Kaha is 35 years old of Tuhoe decent and resides with her partner Sam in South Auckland. Edna is a diabetic and has dialysis three times a week. Edna lost total vision in 2015.
