Malak Tamimi the fruit of Palestinian & NZ - Malak Tamimi is a 16-year-old Palestinian Zealander who, upon returning from a visit to her Palestinian West Bank homeland, ntered the latest Race Unity Speech Awards. She won two awards, the Tohu Eke Panuku — Human Rights Commission Award for Impact and the Tohu Manukura i te Reo — Māori Language Commission Award for Te Reo Māori. We discussed the impact of Palestinian and Aotearoa New Zealand culture on her maturing into the positive person she is and her experience on the West Bank of Palestine's resilient and vibrant culture, which reminds one of the olive tree with its resilience and fruitfulness. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz