Following the death of his sister, 17-year-old David Ready - who'd been born into the religious cult Gloriavale - took on the community's leaders and was expelled from the only home he'd ever known.
To find peace and a sense of safety, Jayne Crothall, whose 3-year-old daughter was killed by her boarder, met with the man who murdered her child and tried to kill her.
After a life of sexual abuse, violence and drug addiction, Gisborne grandmother Tricia, who was first violated as a toddler, is speaking out to end five generations of abuse.
Rugby league player Paul Whatuira seemed to have it all until he suffered a devastating psychotic episode. This is the story of overcoming crippling depression to become a mental health warrior.
One day, Korrin Barrett's entire body collapsed with undiagnosed sepsis. After more than 25 surgeries and four amputations, Korrin is living proof that the near impossible can be achieved.
Mandeep Kaur always sensed her conservative Sikh parents would have preferred a boy as their first born. When her arranged marriage ended in divorce, Mandeep left India for a new life.