RISING STAR – JACQUI SMITH
Raised in North Auckland among the beaches of Orewa, Jacqui Smith grew up in the world of grocery with her Mother working as 2IC…
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RISING STAR – ANNABELLE COLE
Growing up in Wellington, and studying Fashion Design at university, Annabelle Cole perhaps wouldn’t have expected to have ended up in Auckland working as…
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RISING STAR – DANIEL BARKER
Born and raised in East Auckland, Daniel Barker initially went to AUT to complete a Bachelor of Health Sciences. “I didn’t fall in love…
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RISING STAR – MARCO CLAASEN
Marco Claasen, Store Buyer, New World Victoria Park Marco Claassen was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand when he was ten….
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RISING STAR – ELISSA JOSE
Growing up an hour north of Auckland and next to the beach, Elissa Jose wanted to be a marine biologist. After completing a BA…
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RISING STAR – ESTELLE TAYLOR
Estelle Taylor grew up on a sheep farm in the North Canterbury town of Amberley with her parents and sister. As a child, she…
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RISING STAR – NIAH TAYLOR
Niah Taylor grew up in Rotorua and completed her Bachelor Degree in Communication at Massey University. Self-professed “devoted Foodie,” she now works as the…
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RISING STAR – BRITTANY BASTINGS
As a child, Brittany Bastings always wanted to become a journalist, but a marketing strategies paper at Victoria University inspired her to pursue a…
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