For Part 3 in our Meet the Maker series, we'd love to introduce you to one of our Seamstresses, Nesi.
We hope you enjoy learning a little more about her story below.
How long have you lived in NZ?
I moved to New Zealand 7 years ago, on 23rd March 2013. I moved over by myself. My mother, son and other family still live back in my hometown Savusavu in Fiji.
Did you have family here when you moved over?
Yes! When I moved over, I lived with my brother in Hamilton for 6 months until I got a job. My brother had been living in Auckland for 20 years already, so it made it easier to settle in. My first job here was sewing, which I’d been doing ever since high school in Fiji. I got a job sewing curtains in Hamilton. A few years on, I met my husband and moved up to Auckland after we got married. Standard Issue was my first job here in Auckland, and my first time working with knitwear, which was very different to what I was used to. Because I was experienced it made it easy to adapt quite quickly.