Southland man's journey to read in his late 50s

Until his late 50s, Invercargill man Michael Kingpotiki would tell a "wee while lie" when he was given something to read, saying he didn't have his glasses handy. The truth was that the former farm manager didn't know how to read or write. At the age of 57, with a desire to connect with his grandkids over bedtime stories, Michael reached out for help and connected with volunteer literacy teacher Linda Davies. Now, three years and countless video chats later, Michael has self-published the short biographical book A Journey Towards Literacy to share his story with future of generations of his family.