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The world has the art department at Wainuiomata High School to thank for fostering maker Olivia Edginton’s creativity. She says her teachers’ incredible support had a huge impact on what she’s doing now, which is living in Pōneke/Wellington, balancing her love of crafting rugs and illustrating with two other part-time jobs.

So Olivia, where in the capital do you call home? I live in a little flat in Mount Cook with my partner and some great flatmates. It’s a full house but it’s so nice having people coming and going all the

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