Highlighting the human side of Nelson
(WorldNews New Zealand)

Humans of Nelson is part of the nationwide project, Humans of Aotearoa whose vision is to share the stories of everyday New Zealanders. It is an idea based on the success of Humans of South Auckland, a project which was led by photographer and storyteller (and new Nelsonian), Jasmine Jenke. In 2014, Jenke and her team began sharing South Auckland stories on the Humans of South Auckland Official Facebook page. The project grew rapidly and saw the stories being published in the local community paper and book, Real, Raw and Relatable which was published in 2016. `HOA [Humans of Aotearoa] is an opportunity for communities nationwide to benefit from the power of storytelling`, says Jenke. `Our...