Opinion

‘My family gave up buying new clothes two years ago, and we may never go back.’

By 2025-02-20T07:00:00

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‘At the end of 2021 we decided the best way to love our global neighbours in the way we dressed was to stop buying new clothes. Being an all or nothing person, I gallantly committed our family to this endeavour for a year!’ says Kezia Neusch, as she shares what happened next.

My phone pinged with a school mum offering uniform hand-me-downs: “Would you like a fleece and a sweatshirt?” I immediately showed my husband. More uniform might not be the most thrilling gift but on this day, for our family, it was another moment of wonder on a journey of asking ‘what does loving our neighbour mean?’ in 2025.

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