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 Auckl...