Plogging Turitea Pa Lookout and Lizzy’s Story

Trinity Anderson travels to the Turitea Pa Lookout in Palmerston North, New Zealand, unravelling more of her mother’s childhood through the pages of an old school exercise book.

In this episode, Trinity reads aloud Lizzy’s first diary (written in 1976 when she was just nine). What begins as scattered schoolwork slowly gives way to loneliness, resilience, and a young girl’s heartbreak after her best friend, David, suddenly disappears.

As Trinity and her foster father plog their way to the Turitea Pa Lookout, past fluttering pīwakawaka and bushland trails, her narration weaves past and present into something quietly powerful. It’s a story about absence, belonging, and the kind of loss that shapes a life.

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