Matisse: From here, to there and back
Family, friends and media descended on Hawke's Bay Airport this week to welcome Matisse Reid home after her six years in the US. Born with a rare disease and unable to eat, the youngster left her hometown of Napier in 2007 for the US, before undergoing a stomach, duodenum, pancreas and bowel transplant in 2010. This week the 12-year-old returned home to Napier to live. We trawled through our photo archives and found some gems dating back to when the brave youngster first made headlines in December 2005.
Image 1 of 7: CLOSE: Matisse Reid with her mother Jodee Reid (right) at their home in 2005. PHOTO/FILE