Image courtesy of Nga Rangatahi Toa.
Truth, trust and telling your story is what Manawa Ora: Stories from the Street is all about. South Auckland rangatahi are teamed-up with top artistic mentors to develop a creative response to their often difficult lives.
Sarah Longbottom is the creative director of parent organisation Nga Rangatahi Toa Creative Arts Initiative. She tells Justin Gregory she believes art helps in ways nothing else can.