Overcoming huge odds to graduate

Walter Wakefield and Reece Clarke talk to Kathryn about overcoming the odds to return to formal education after four decades. The pair graduated last Friday from Otago Polytech with a New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing. Walter was homeless from the age of ten, living on the streets of Wellington. He's been a gang member, jailed for meth dealing and an addict himself. Reece was kicked out of school at 15, when his alcohol addiction began. Walt and Reece forged a lasting friendship during the course this year, and are planning to study further and join the mental health and addiction workforce.