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Kiwi mum tells ‘A STRANGER HELPED RAISE MY SON’

Hamilton lawyer Kaleb Whyte is a 28-year-old crown prosecutor, while South African-born Kei Ellis-Rose is a 16-year-old who’s just left high school. They’re worlds apart – and yet once a week, they meet up to go bowling, head out on a hike or grab a bite to eat.

For the past 18 months, Kaleb’s been a mentor to Kei through an organisation called Big Buddy. For boys between the ages of

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