Whitiaua Black was 15 years old when he made the New Zealand Open Mens Touch team but a shoulder injury lead him down a path to drug addiction. Whitiaua opens up about that time and how the key to his recovery was his whānau.

Waiata (song) featured in podcast: Haanaa - Rongoā Tuku Iho

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