An opportunity too good to pass up is how Tauranga’s Portia Thompson ended up in Cambodia removing landmines and unexploded bombs.
Two weeks into her first full-time job, the Waikato University graduate was offered a trip by her former economics lecturer to help develop a national strategic plan for removing landmines and unexploded bombs.
Luckily Thompson’s employer said yes to her leave request.
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