An Adoption Story

Season 3

2026 · 4 episodes

Episodes

1. 

   1. Tracy

   15 Jan 2026

   Adopted as a baby in Auckland, Tracy grew up with many unanswered questions about her identity. As an adult, she began searching for her birth family to better understand her origins and early connections.

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   2. Daniela

   11 Feb 2026

   Adopted from Romania at age three, Daniela Brown was born in Jilava Prison and spent her early months with her birth mother before placement in an orphanage. Raised in New Zealand, in her late twenties she begins to explore her origins.

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   3. Oksana

   11 Mar 2026

   Oksana was born in 1991 in Russia's Smolensk region and adopted at five and a half to Christchurch, New Zealand. In her thirties, after becoming a mother, she searches for answers and discovers a sister and cousin she never knew.

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   4. Arna

   11 Apr 2026

   Adopted as a baby in Auckland, Arna always knew she was adopted. As an adult, she searched for answers about her past. Meeting her grandmother changed everything, helping her understand parts of her story that had long been missing.