1 Sunday ` proudly brought to you by Mazda. Tonight on Sunday ` the quake and the Edgar family. Oh, I knew straight away. A heritage lost. I called and called, and he didn't answer. And my husband was underneath. A life taken, but others spared. Well, it's a miracle. Tonight ` their amazing escape. Gold to NZ! The best helmsman in the world? BOTH CHUCKLE Meet the first mates who are also best mates. Blair, haven't you been nominated as one of NZ's most eligible bachelors? Oh, yeah. www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2016 Kia ora. I'm Miriama Kamo. The flattened historic Elms Homestead has been one of the most dramatic images of this week's earthquake. In the early hours of Monday morning, 100-year-old Margaret Edgar was asleep inside the family home with her son Louis and daughter-in-law Pam when the 7.8 quake struck. Their lives changed forever ` destruction, death but also a miraculous survival. Here's Ian Sinclair with the Edgar family story. SOMBRE MUSIC Well, you could hear the` the rumble. It was` It was quite frightening. I thought I was going to die. Kaikoura, early Monday morning, and Pam Edgar's life was about to change forever. < Your world had collapsed around you. It had. My whole world, yeah. We rang each other at 9 o'clock every morning. Tried to ring... after the quake. And just got the signal that the phone was off the hook. And I knew then that things were bad. SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES There seemed to be a lot more confusion in the information we were receiving. Up in Blenheim, when Allan Edgar realised his family was hit by the quake, he had to get down there. There was a snippet on the internet to say that two people were trapped and another person had walked out. But it took a while to figure out who survived. And... you've gotta just sorta digest that. Who was it that walked out? It obviously wasn't going to be Mum. Mum, 100-year-old Margaret Edgar, lived in the homestead with Allan's brother Louis and wife Pam. RT: You can see how it's halfway through the tunnel there, so... The journey down brings home the power of the quake. Allan has worked on the railways since 1957. RT: Very lucky driver, eh? His own mate was driving this train. It would be a pretty scary experience. You wouldn't know whether the tunnel was going to come down or whether you were going to get swept off the track. And he's high off the ground; he'd be swaying about. No, it'd be a pretty frightening thing. But right now, Allan needs to see his loved ones. Sister-in-law Pam and his mum, Margaret, are in Kaikoura Hospital. Come on, darling. (SNIFFS) And for the first time, the family hear what Pam has gone through. The room started to shake. Pam Edgar was in bed with her husband, Louis, when the quake struck. I jumped out of bed straight away, running to help my mother-in-law. In the next room was Louis and Allan's mother, Margaret. I said to my husband, 'Get out.' But he doesn't move all that quickly. And I got into the next room before I was thrown to the floor and trapped there. It was just rolling and shaking and rumbling and, you know, everything falling around me. And... the ceiling and everything from up above had just fallen into our bedroom. And my husband was underneath. When did you realise`? I mean, obviously you must've wondered about Louis. Oh, I knew straight away. I mean, I called and called, and he didn't answer. I don't know how far he got; whether he even got out of bed. Cos it was only a matter of seconds, really. So, how did you get yourself out? Well, I knew I had to get myself out, and once the shaking had stopped, I looked up, and I could see a palm tree that was growing on the opposite side of the house. So I knew that there was nothing... above that, on the other side of that wall where I was. I managed to lever myself up and over that wall to get out. How well did your instincts serve you in that moment? Well, they come to the fore, don't they? Yeah. You do what you gotta do to... to survive. I knew that I wouldn't be able to get in to my mother-in-law who was in through another door. So I ran down to my daughter's place, and they had already evacuated and gone up the inland road. But fortunately a neighbour came, picked me up, took me to his place and then came into town to raise the alarm with the fire brigade. Despite the devastation, the firefighters were about to make an extraordinary discovery. And they came out, and I went back over. They said they could hear a lady calling out. It was the voice of the only other survivor ` 100-year-old Margaret. After a lot of struggles and things, we located her, and they managed to get her out. So, how is Margaret? She's fine. CHUCKLES: She's probably the best of us all. But she's` Yeah, she's not really aware of... you know, the significance of it yet. How did she survive it? (CHUCKLES) Well, it's a miracle. Allan has one more stop. He needs to return to the place where he lost his brother. Ah, it's heartbreaking. The ruins of unreinforced concrete reveal how lucky anybody was to survive. It'll never be replaced. I don't think anybody could afford to build a house that size again. Margaret, her husband and the kids moved in in 1952. So, how many generations does this building represent? Probably five. But then, there's all the cousins and their children. And it just went on and on. Yeah. Home base? Yeah. It was not unusual to have 30 people in the kitchen. And what about Louis? He did quite a lot of work? He's` He's never still. He was out first thing in the morning and in last thing at night. Louis has always been a part of Pam's life. Well, he was the cousin of my best friend across the road from where I lived when I was a child, yes. When did you realise you loved him? Oh! Well, that grows on you, doesn't it? I couldn't actually tell you that. I think he's probably loved me all his life so (LAUGHS) it might have taken me a bit longer, but... In 1966, she married Louis and moved in too. What was life like for you and Louis in that home over 50 years? Oh! It was wonderful. Couldn't have wished for anything better. Could we, Michael? TEARFULLY: No. We had a good life. He was a good husband and a wonderful father. The house they can do without, but not Louis. Without family, you're nothing. House is nothing compared with a loved one. And the Edgar family would like to express their thanks to the Kaikoura community and everyone who's helping them at this time. Well, next up ` they've been acclaimed as among the best sailors in the world. They're now working to bring the America's Cup back to NZ, and everyone, it seems, wants a piece of Burling and Tuke. ROCK MUSIC So, are there girlfriends? No girlfriends. < No time? I don't think so. Do you think a girlfriend? No. (LAUGHS) > So, what can you tell us? Not a lot, really. Nah. Boat goes pretty fast. Shh! Welcome back. Pete Burling and Blair Tuke broke hearts as our Rio Olympic flag-bearers and records on the way to winning sailing gold. After almost 10 years together, they've been acclaimed as among the best sailors in the world. They're the young guns who've been signed up by Emirates Team NZ to bring the America's Cup back home. Mark Crysell finds out what makes them tick and reveals their own updated and cheeky version of the famous lucky red socks. WAVES WASH When you spend as much time together as Pete Burling and Blair Tuke, it's the little things... There is one thing, but Pete knows it and I've said it before. ...that can make it feel a bit like a marriage. He just loves to get the last of the yoghurt out of the container, but I guess if you spend eight years together and that's the one thing that annoys you, then (LAUGHS) it's probably pretty good, I reckon. I can't really name one thing cos` < There's so many? Cos I'm perfect. LAUGHTER They're a package, Burling and Tuke. Having that tight bond I think definitely helps when, uh` when the going gets tough. FIREWORKS EXPLODE A complete Olympic flag-bearing, gold medal-winning package that is now working to bring the America's Cup back to NZ. You know, we still really love what we do, and we, you know, get to go hard and sail some boats on the full cutting edge of technology, and the fastest boats in the world. ROCK MUSIC They grew up outside in the great outdoors of clean, green Aotearoa. Pete's from Tauranga. You seem to feel the need for speed? (CHUCKLES) Yeah, I don't mind going fast. Fitness is a big part of our sport, but you've gotta have fun while you're doing it. From a young age, he was into water sports with his big brother Scott. We just bought them a little $200 wooden boat so they could have fun sailing because it's` you know, we're Kiwis and we live on the water, and it's part of what we do. Further north ` Blair's always messing around in boats. Saltwater runs through the veins of him and his three brothers. I don't know if that's a keeper, Blair. I think that one there, that might have to go back in. He's back home as often as he can, catching and filleting the family dinner. You can do the other big one. The Tuke family home is in Apple Tree Bay near Kerikeri. Lots of, uh, games of rugby and cricket on this front lawn right behind us here. They all learnt to water ski at 5 or 6, really, then wakeboarding. The water's just here, Blair. I mean, you couldn't help but be a sailor, really, could you? Yeah, water's been, you know, part of my life the whole time growing up ` not necessarily sailing the whole` always, but just being out kayaking, you know, fishing, going round to the ski lane. Yeah, but` Yeah, it's in my blood. Into his teens, competitive sailing took over, and Blair just kept winning. I suddenly realised that when he put his mind to something, that he could make it happen. And I thought, 'Well, maybe he has got something.' So this is my room. Also where we like to keep a` Crikey, got enough trophies, mate? Junior titles, national titles, world titles ` they all line the shelves. So, this one here's the World Sailor of the Year award that Pete and I won in 2015. So it's a very special one for us to be recognised as the best sailors in the world. And hidden in here is literally a sign that hints at the source of Blair and Pete's extraordinary team ethos. So no wankers in here? Luckily you guys got in, so` LAUGHTER That's a, uh` That's a sticker that we've got on all of our boats, and at first when we got the stickers, it was a bit of a joke, but now I guess it's something we sort of stick by. In other words, don't let it go to your head. It's the same at Pete's parents house. The spoils of victory aren't out on public display; they're in his tiny bedroom. That one says World Championship? Yeah, that was actually the first world champs I ever won in the Canary Islands. How old were you then? 16, I think. Somewhere around there. At the age of 10, he'd sailed against Team NZ in Tauranga, and was setting goals like this one... Probably Team NZ, or Around The World and stuff like that. He was always really, really competitive when he was young. Always liked to be the first at anything he did. Are you a good loser? I hate losing when, you know, you could have done something about it, or, you know, you haven't really put in enough work at the beginning. Watch Pete and Blair sail together in the slick and spectacular 49ers and you can see the hard graft that's gone into building this kind of teamwork. Eight years of living out of each other's pockets on the road, and sweat and tears ` blood, too ` on the water. Got on really well right from the start, just think same goals, I think, same attitudes. Great first mates, but their parents have also played a huge part in their success. The closest water ` just down here. Pete's dad, Richard, the unofficial manager. Quite often overseas I spend more time talking to Blair about accommodation and containers and those sort of things than I even talk to my own son. So Blair feels like one of us. I think Peter's an adopted son of the Tukes as well. Yes, absolutely. Yeah, no, he is, yeah. He slips right in, yeah. It's paid off. Four consecutive world championships in the 49ers ` unprecedented. We wanted to come out and put on a good showing today and, yeah, give the fans back home something to cheer about. 28 regattas without a loss ` unbelievable. We're here in Argentina. It's an awesome feeling. It's, uh` You know, we're really proud. And in this year's Olympics ` unstoppable. Gold in Rio to the NZers! For it to all, sort of, play out just as we'd wanted, and for us to put together probably the best regatta of our lives. So good they'd actually won the gold even before the final race. What a team they've made. That's when it really sunk in was when we got the medals round our neck, and then` and then heard the NZ national anthem. Their families there too. We were very proud, weren't we? It was just incredible. As parents, it's been a pretty cool ride. You know, sailing's a really cool sport to be a parent; it's outdoors, it's positive, you're with positive people. CHEERING The way Pete and Blair see it, the gold medal is for all NZers. To finally have these gold medals and be bringing them back to share with the country is, you know, something we've aimed for for so long. APPLAUSE An inspiration for a new generation. Thanks for having us. This is a return to their roots ` This is pretty much where it all started for us, you know, racing against our mates at events like this. prize-giving at Auckland's Murrays Bay Sailing Club; APPLAUSE Nice work. You grab that one, brother. Nice, mate. their only day off in a week. It's important for us to come back to these sort of events. We've got, you know, a responsibility to give back, but at the same time, it's inspiring for us. Thank you. Cool. Good stuff, boys. It's really cool seeing how excited they are to see us, and something that, you know, we couldn't really do it without them as well. You know, they give us such a` such good support. Do you really carry your medal in your pocket? Right in the pocket. It's pretty cool. You can't wear them all day cos you get a pretty sore neck. When we come back ` Blair and Pete take on NZ yachting's holy grail ` the America's Cup. There's definitely some pretty raw wounds still in the team from, you know, how close we got last time. If you were betting men, what chances would you give of us winning the America's Cup? 1 ROCK MUSIC Life hasn't slowed down for Pete Burling and Blair Tuke since they won sailing gold at Rio. Rest and recreation is on the backburner. < So no girlfriends? No girlfriends. < No time? I don't think so. You don't have a girlfriend, do you? No. (LAUGHS) > < I think you'd know if there was. Yeah. (LAUGHS) Blair, haven't you been nominated as one of NZ's most eligible bachelors? Oh, yeah. So many romantic admirers that they became a smash hit worldwide on social media after Rio's opening ceremony. They still have each other, but it's not just Pete and Blair any more; they're now part of a team ` Emirates Team NZ. It's very very different, you know. The America's Cup, well, right now we've got over 90 people in our team, you know, so every time you're going out there on the water, you're kind of representing every one of them. Days start early with the other sailors, engineers and designers in a weekly game of touch at a nearby park. WHISTLE BLOWS The rest of the day is dedicated to making these lightning-fast boats go even faster. We're just gathering experience in these boats at the moment. The America's Cup's a lot about development and making sure you've got the fastest boat. Well, that's what they tell us. Cheers, boys. Filming them eating lunch at the team base is about as much as we're allowed to see. Hoeing into the nachos. (CHUCKLES) The sailing shots have been supplied to us by Team NZ. Do you have spies? We've got people watching us most times on the water. Does it make you a bit paranoid? Not really. It's the way it is, so... There's definitely a secretive element to the team, but it's just` everyone does it; we're keeping an eye on them. So, what can you tell us? Not a lot, really. Nah. Boat goes pretty fast. (LAUGHS) The laughter belies a serious intent. This is certainly the next big thing to tick off in our lives. You know, you're going a lot faster than boats we've sailed previously, but basics of sailing is still there; they just` the boat looks a bit different. They're the new boys as Team NZ rebuilds after imploding at the last America's Cup in San Francisco. The biggest comeback in 162 years of history of the Cup. There's definitely some pretty raw wounds still in the team from, you know, how close we got last time. In the fallout, skipper Dean Barker was thrown overboard and Pete named as helmsman. It got ugly. I don't think it was, you know, handled as well as it could. My job was just to steer the boat. We just want to, you know, put the best team on the field. Everyone's got the same goal of` of going in and trying to win the thing, and everyone, you know, wants the best guys to be in the role. It's been said that you need to be a cross between a jet pilot and a Formula 1 driver to sail one these America's Cup yachts as they whip along at 80 K's. Just the closing distances, and, you know, the speed you have to make decisions at and be able to react at, and, you know, control the boat accurately is just, you know, a really big challenge. So just how good is Pete Burling? I kind of look at it a little bit like a jockey in a horse race. I would have every confidence that Peter is the best jockey on the planet. I firmly believe that. That's what his mum thinks, but what about this guy? With Peter Burling on the wheel, you've got the best helmsman in the world out there. At 25, Chris Dickson was our youngest America's Cup skipper on KZ7 in Perth ` the same age Pete Burling is now. His brain is processing stuff quicker than it's ever gonna do ever again. He's got the instinct; he's` he's got the race practice; he's got the gold medals, the world titles; he` he's the` he's the right guy for the job, end of story. It's one of the beauties of our sport ` you can never be perfect, you can never get them all right. So you've always got so much to work on and improve on. The best helmsman in the world? Who do you see as your competition for an accolade like that? (CHUCKLES) I dunno, probably him. LAUGHTER And even arch-rival Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill agrees. I think Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are some of the best talent in the world today. Blair's signed on as a trimmer. A final place on the Team NZ boat is not assured. Would it be weird if you weren't on the boat at the same time? However that plays out, I'll be happy with just as long as we win. < Just as long as there's no wankers on board. LAUGHTER Yeah. Exactly. Would you put one of those 'no wankers' stickers on the Team NZ boat? Think we already have. Yeah, we have. Dalts doesn't know yet, but... LAUGHTER The boat's not for show but we managed to find a photo. The America's Cup is now NZ's cup! The America's Cup has been NZ sailing's holy grail for well over 20 years. Everyone's got a memory of the America's Cup. And, you know, right now we've got a really good shot at winning it next year. It's almost time; May next year in Bermuda, Emirates Team NZ will put it all on the line again. We're not the richest team and our hearts have been broken before, but... If you were betting men, what chances would you give of us winning the America's Cup? I don't think we'd be here if we didn't think it was better than average, Mark. LAUGHS: Yeah. And Pete and Blair are with Emirates Team NZ in Japan right now. They've been competing in the America's Cup World Series race and return home this coming week. Now, our thoughts are with the family of Marti Friedlander this week after her passing on Monday. We filmed with her just a couple of months ago, and you can see that story and her incredible legacy on our website or Facebook page. Moe mai ra e te rangatira. Well, that's our show for tonight. Do join us on Facebook and twitter...