The Unlikely Doctor

The extraordinary story of Dr Timoti Te Moke who - having endured a horrific childhood of beatings and abuse, then gang life, stints in prison and a trumped-up manslaughter charge - became a doctor at the age of 56 and is a staunch advocate for Maori.

Timoti Te Moke has led a life of extremes. Initially raised by his grandparents, Timoti thrived and was deemed a gifted student, but all that would change at the age of six, when his mother and stepfather took custody of him and moved to Auckland, where he endured horrific abuse at the hands of his stepfather. 

This is an extraordinary story of succeeding against the odds - and Timoti's message is that it shouldn't be this hard. He wants to do everything he can to remove the barriers in place to help Maori succeed.