Young, fun and 21. My name was given to me due to a rocky start into this realm, Anahera Mōrena which my whanau believe is Angel of the Morning. Born and raised in Whangārei and I've also taken some time out to explore the Land Down Under but there's no place like home.
I love my mahi, it fuels my soul. Recently, Whangārei Youth Space, the community and whanau have been suffering a major loss of our friend Brandon Edwardson. This fella just stepped into a new role, a big promotion!
Leading not only his team, but myself and the youth workers as well. We thought he was gonna to change this place for the bigger and better, unfortunately time fell short and we are all in a muck.
I've lost friends to this nasty disease and each had their own impact on me but with the loss of Brandon, I just can't find the words. May you rest easy B-Dawg, please check in on your whanau and friends, no matter how big the smile or how "fixed" their life seems, the struggle is real and we all as a community need to be there to support each other because the whole community gets affected.
