Last year was the most memorable of Turia Pitt’s extraordinary life, which, for a woman of her indomitable spirit, is a big statement. Defying death to conquer both the natural and business world is no mean feat. But as any parent will tell you, the moment your baby takes their first, miraculous breath, life is never the same again.
Havakai Hoskin arrived in the world on December 7, 2017, after 13 hours of labour, fulfilling a long-cherished dream of Turia, 31, and her partner Michael Hoskin. Over the past year, Turia has learned and played and grown in ways she’d never imagined. Like all new mothers, she has discovered that, no matter how much you try, nothing quite prepares you for that first, thrilling year of parenthood.
“It’s pretty magical,”…