By Jennifer Little Reading time: 13 minutes Fitting in as one of the “boys in blue” felt like the only option for young Muslim migrant Naila Hassan when she pursued her dream of joining the New Zealand Police 33 years ago. It was her choice to blend in...
By Katie Stone Reading time: 12 minutes I reach the first checkpoint at 8 km. The run so far has been fairly challenging: undulating trail, a stream crossing, some gravel road. But now, the route markers are directing us to turn right. Right is dense native bush....
By Ingrid van Amsterdam Reading time: 11 minutes Occupation Meet Ahlam from Gaza, Palestine. Ahlam is a beauty therapist located in the heart of New Plymouth. “I graduated in 1994 at the National School of Aesthetics in Christchurch,” she tells me and continues: “I worked for a year...