The Porter Family!

How Did My Ancestors Come To New Zealand?

Most of my family moved to New Zealand in the late ninties/ early twothousands around the same time.

My Mother

My mother is 48 years old, she was born in 1972 in Zimbabwe.

When did you come to NZ?

In 2000

Where were you born?

Bullawayo, a city in Zimbabwe.

What was your home like as a child? e.g. how many people lived in it?

Me, my mother, grandmother, father, two brothers and seven sisters.

Do you practice a religion?

I am Christian.

My Father

My father is 49 years old, he was born in 1971 in Zimbabwe.

When did you come to NZ?

In 2000 (with my mother)

Where were you born?

Bullawayo, a city in Zimbabwe.

What was your home like as a child? e.g. how many people lived in it?

Me, my mother, father, and three sisters.

Do you practice a religion?

I am Catholic.

Grandma