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Georgina Beyer knows all about breaking barriers - becoming the first transgender MP in the world. But what is her biggest regret as a Māori MP in Parliament?

Mayssaa and her husband Mahmud laughing during an interview at their home in Kirikiriroa Photo: Saraid de Silva and Julie Zhu The Arif whānau settled in Kirikiriroa in the 1990s. Dad Mahmud is originally from Iraq with Turkish heritage, and his wife Mayssaa is Syrian and Egyptian. Their daughter Shayma’a, is one of six children, and joins them on the last episode of the series. Shayma’a lives and works in Te Whanganui-a-Tara as a human rights lawyer. Mahmud recently retired and Mayssaa volunteers in many capacities, working with the refugee community and supporting the local Arab commun...

Arriving from Fiji, newlywed Halima Stewart headed straight to Tapu Te Ranga Marae where she raised three kids with husband Bruce. She talks with her two youngest about navigating different cultures.

Nadmea Carvalho stands in front of some flowers outside her home in Tāmaki Photo: Saraid de Silva and Julie Zhu Nadmea and her daughter Juliana came to Aotearoa from Brazil. Juliana and her siblings came first in their adulthood, and Nadmea followed in 2014 once she heard how much they enjoyed living here and after she had finalised her divorce from her husband of 30 years. As a 19 year old in Brazil, Juliana fell ill suddenly and lost the use of her legs. She found the process of learning how to be independent again challenging, and Nadmea found letting her daughter grow on her own, diffic...