Ex-prisoner's story of farming and forgiveness

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Ben Purua. Photo: Supplied / Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards After a childhood filled with gang violence and facing imprisonment for manslaughter at 16, a finalist for the KiwiBank Young New Zealander of the Year credits farming, family and forgiveness for allowing him to change his life.

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