Stories

Portrait of Alena
Alena Swanell

27 October 2020

“I hate the thought of kids not having lunch at school, the idea of people not having enough food.” Alena shares. This desire to keep the community fe...

Portrait of Brian and Heather
Brian & Heather Cochrane

27 October 2020

“If every person just did one voluntary thing a week wouldn’t New Zealand be an amazing place?” This is the philosophy of Heather Cochrane, a long tim...

Portrait of Paul
Paul Topp

19 October 2020

The closing of St John Op Shop quickly followed by the national Lockdown meant that life changed very quickly for Paul Topp. He had found his role as...