Life Story Creator Kit

First things first 100 memorys

1. Who am I 

I was named After my Nana’s step father Timoti Busby. From Pukepoto

 

2. What happened when mum and  my father broke up

 

 

3. Where did i go and who did I go with. My mother tells me that story.

 

4. So little memory of 0 age 4 Jim

 

5. Living with the Sylvia’s from age 4 and so memory begins around then,

 

6. First school – Glendowie Primary

 

7. Trouble at school with consequences

 

8. Move from the Sylvas to 63 Castledine Cres. 

 

9. The Ruka family

 

10. Abuse Begins 

 

11. Second School – Glen Innes Primary

 

12. Owairaka Boys home

 

13. Made State Ward

 

14. Sent to Kaitaia – Pukepoto

 

15. Uncle Monty and his wife

 

16. Uncle Sid and Aunty Josh

 

17. Attended Pukepoto Primary

 

18. Blamed and shamed in front of classroom

 

19. Shamed in front of others from school 

 

20. The return to Castledine Crescent and couldn’t fit in.

 

21. Started running away from home

 

22. Living on the streets in the City

 

23. More Owairaka

 

24. Kohitere Boys home

 

25. Recall Kohitere

 

26. Bowling Allie

 

27. Angela C

 

28. Mostly living on the streets

 

29. GI saints

 

30. Waikeria O/2

 

31. Mary W

 

32. Hitching NZ

 

33. Waikeria recall

 

34. Brenda K

 

35. Australia

 

36. From Sidney to Bendigo

 

37. Prison in Ballarat

 

38. Released from prison to Melbourne

 

39. My journey to Kings Cross

 

40. Living in Kings Cross

 

41. Gwen – half breed

 

42. Return home to NZ

 

43. Meeting Faye

 

44. Meeting her family

 

45. Faye’s mum

 

46. Bob Conney

 

47. Drugs and alcohol

 

48. Storm Troopers

 

49. Having my first Son

 

50. Bladder Drivepub

 

51. Busted

 

52. Move to Taimaro

 

53. Moved back to Auckland

 

54. House in Manukau City

 

55. Second son

 

56. Violence in Trevor Hoskens

 

57. Call for help

 

58. Twelve Steps

 

59. Jim H – God Father 

 

60. Painting Job

 

61. Te Whiwhi O te hau

 

62. Student placement at Te Raki Pai Whenua.

 

63. Started visits in Paremoremo prison with Liz

 

64. Also started attending Malcolm Peri DOW program in Paremoremo Prison

 

65. First ever attempt at counselling in the sex offender unit.

 

66. Graduated with Counselling Diploma  

 

67. How long were we with Malcolm for?

 

68. Vi Wolfe come into the picture

 

69. Vi allowed us to start HH at her home 

 

70. Build offices for HH and clientele

 

71. Hope House LTD was officially Opened

 

72. Young boy called Duke. Committed suicide…. Story to this..

 

73. CY&F interview for clientele

 

74. Small contract with domestic violence organisation called Mahi Ora.

 

75. Tangi Wairau H call for a meet.

 

76. Contract offer for our service from Te Kotoku Ki Te Rangi

 

77. Working with mental health cleintle 

 

78. Six year later was offered a contract with ACC.

 

79. Working with a tedipolegic 

 

80. 2 years later I started working for Rau Kura Hauora O Tainui. Rehab

 

81. Sold our house

 

82. King Seat…..Loss and learn.

 

83. Opportunity to move north

 

84. I moved as soon as we got the key to 5077 Far North

 

85. Started clearing land and building temporary accommodation

 

86. Find work in Kaitaia

 

87. Started working for The Raki Pae Whenua.

 

88. Faye moved to Far North

 

89. Small contract with corrections, under the umbrella of The Raki Pai Whenua for 2day programs

 

90. Opportunity to bring Clientele to HHL for day programs.

 

91. Michael V and our HHL relationship

 

92. Corrections relationship

 

93. Our Kids move back

 

94. PGF

 

95. We finally move from HH

 

96. Mum passing

 

97. Step father passing 

 

98. Diagnosed with lump on throat

 

99. Programme room

 

100. Abolition Block

 

101. Liz J Passing

 

Bank gives us loan for 5077 Far North Road