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Julie’s Story

When a person starts a conversation by asking how deep we’re going to go, there’s a fair chance they have quite a story to tell.
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Jason’s Story

If life was an orange, Jason Marshall’s one of those guys who could squeeze the last little drop out of it.
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Blue’s Story

You just know from the way some people begin their stories that an hour isn’t going to be long enough to get far enough beneath the skin.
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Amarbir’s Story

If filmmaker Amarbir Singh was telling the story of Morningside via the story of Crave he might begin by framing an intimate conversation around a table, where bits and pieces of the news of the day from Facebook or Twitter were thrown around as ‘facts’, before loose chatter really began...
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Hannah Wood’s Story

It should come as no surprise that someone who is expert at developing delicious recipes with scientific and artistic precision has also found the recipe for doing life well.
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Amandine’s Story

There’s something of the French romance movie about Amandine Brisson-Bodio’s journey from Lyon to Morningside.
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Paulus’ Story

Paulus Maringka was only a young teenager when he arrived in New Zealand from Indonesia, alone but determined to make something of a life that had gone off the rails.
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Morningcider

Inspired to make Morningside a better place to live, and by the love of a cheeky pun.
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Loyal Workshop

When you visit Crave, the selection of beautiful leather satchels and bags on sale may have caught your eye... but do you know the story and heart behind the designs? Created by Loyal Workshop, the bags come all the way from India as part of a programme to help women...
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Little 'Lato

As a bespoke gelato joint that aims to add a little more joy into your day, we spent five minutes with Hannah Wood, Founder and Chief Gelato Maker of Little ‘Lato.
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Crave Food Swap

If you have some fruit, veges or herbs going spare, we'll trade ya for a fresh cuppa joe.