Helen was born and raised in New Zealand - a "kiwi girl".
At the young age of 15 she fell in love with Hugh, a handsome Pacific Island boy.
They married in 1961, a time when mixed race marriages were far from the norm.
At the young age of 15 she fell in love with Hugh, a handsome Pacific Island boy.
They married in 1961, a time when mixed race marriages were far from the norm.