Michael MorrahSenior investigative reporter·NZ Herald·9 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readMitioti Fariu grew up with a rare and life-threatening blood disease. Photo / Annaleise Shortland / Greenstone TVAn Auckland boy born with a rare blood disease went through primary school thinking he’d die early. But as Michael Morrah reports, staff at Kidz First Children’s Hospital and Starship Hospital kept him alive - until eventually there was a breakthrough.
As a young boy, Mitioti Fariu didn’t understand
