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Sister Yvonne Manera
I was born in Hokitika, on the West Coast. My father was William Paul Manera, and my mother, who came from Ross, was Maureen Margaret Roberts. I was the second of a family of four. I have an older brother Bill, my only sister Noleen, and a younger brother, Malcolm...
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Sister Therese Couderc Nansett
Before entering the Sisters of Compassion in 1957, Sister had completed courses in commerce and later qualified as a General Nurse and obtained a Post Operating Technique certificate...
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Sister Telesia ‘Iva ‘Afungia
Sister entered the Sisters of Compassion Novitiate in 1964 and, in 1967, became the first Sister of Compassion from Tonga to make her final profession...