More weather stories from us. TONIGHT, THE TERRIFYING MOMENT THE FLOODWATERS TOOK OVER EDGECUMBE. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY, JUST LOOKING IN THE REAR-VISION MIRROR, GOING, 'OH MY GOD, IT'S CHASING US.' WE'RE WITH THE LOCALS AS THEY BEGIN TO PICK UP WHAT'S LEFT OF THEIR LIVES. PLUS, HIS WORK GETS A LOT OF ATTENTION. IT'S PRETTY COOL JUST HAVING MY WORK WALKING AROUND EVERYWHERE. SO WHAT'S THE SECRET TO BEING ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST TATTOO ARTISTS? DOES THE BUS GET A BIT... SMELLY? YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO POO. YES, KIWI DUO 'BROODS' LETS US IN ON A FEW TOUR SECRETS AS THEY HEAD TO COACHELLA. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY ALEX WALKER AND STARSHA SAMARASINGHE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 Lovely to have you with us tonight. Hopefully for those affected over the weekend you got through a not too bad a shape. Auckland was a bit soft. For the big cyclone coming down and we fled across the northern bridges running for our lives from the city centre and queueing by the hundreds for buses. Sunshine over the weekend. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO FORGET THE RAINS OF LAST MONTH ANYTIME SOON, AND IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS SINCE WE'VE SEEN SIGHTS LIKE EDGECUMBE. THE FLOOD HAS LEFT A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION, AND NOW WE'RE HEARING SOME REMARKABLE STORIES OF SURVIVAL. OVER THE WEEKEND, MOST OF THE RESIDENTS WERE FINALLY ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR TOWN. THEY DISCOVERED JUST HOW CLOSE THEY CAME TO LOSING NOT JUST THEIR HOMES BUT ALSO THEIR LIVES. JEHAN CASINADER WAS WITH THEM. THIS BROKEN CONCRETE AND MANGLED STEEL COULD HAVE PROTECTED THE PEOPLE OF EDGECUMBE FROM A FLOOD. I NEVER THOUGHT THE RIVER WOULD COME AND SWEEP US AWAY. INSTEAD, THIS WALL BETRAYED THEM. WHEN THE WALL BROKE, IT WAS, LIKE, A BIG CRACK SOUND. AND THEN I HEARD THIS HUMUNGOUS WHOOSH, AND I KNEW WHAT IT WAS. THE STOPBANK HAD COLLAPSED. I ALWAYS IMAGINED IN A FLOOD THAT YOU'D HAVE TIME TO GET OUT. BUT LOCALS HAD JUST MINUTES TO FLEE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. WE ONLY KNEW TO EVACUATE WITH THE WATER COMING, AND PEOPLE SCREAMING FOR THEIR LIVES. ON THE MORNING OF THE FLOOD, THE PEOPLE OF EDGECUMBE WERE WORRIED. AFTER DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN, THE RANGITAIKI RIVER HAD RISEN. I CAME OUT HERE IN THE MORNING TO CHECK HOW HIGH THIS HAD GOTTEN DOWN HERE. KELLY SAYS THE DANGER WAS OBVIOUS. THAT'S THE EDGECUMBE BRIDGE, AND THE WATER WAS ALMOST AT THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE. A RIVER CAN'T HOLD THAT MUCH WATER, IT'S GONNA BREAK SOMEWHERE. JUST AFTER 7AM, KELLY TOOK THESE PHOTOS, SHOWING THE CONCRETE STOPBANK WALL WAS LEAKING. I WENT ACROSS, SAW HOW HIGH IT WAS, SAW IT WAS COMING THROUGH THE WALL, AND CAME HOME AND WENT, 'NAH, WE'RE LEAVING.' I HAD TO GET TO GET PACKED UP, GET MY KIDS SORTED, PACK THE HOUSE UP AND GET OUT. WHILE SHE WAS DOING THAT, SHE HEARD AN ALMIGHTY CRACK. YOU SAW THE STOPBANK BREAK? THE CONCRETE, IT WAS LIKE A WATERFALL. SHEER FORCE. SHE TOOK THIS PICTURE AT THAT VERY MOMENT. IT JUST SHOWS YOU THE POWER OF MOTHER NATURE DOESN'T IT? YEAH, WELL, MOTHER NATURE'S A BITCH. YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. KELLY LIVES JUST ACROSS THE ROAD WITH HER THREE KIDS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE MUM WAS. SHE WAS OVER NEXT DOOR. SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. AND THEN I SAW HER. SHE SAID PACK UP, GET READY TO GO. I JUST RAN BACK INSIDE, KIDS HAD ALREADY JUMPED IN THE CAR, AND WE JUST LEFT WITH A BIG WALL OF WATER COMING AT US. WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES, EDGECUMBE WAS UNDER WATER. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY, LOOKING IN THE REAR-VISION MIRROR GOING, 'OH MY GOD, IT'S CHASING US.' MUM MUST HAVE DRIVEN PRETTY FAST. YEP. WE'VE TALKED TO LOCALS WHO'VE LIVED ON THIS STREET FOR ALMOST A DECADE. THEY SAY IT WAS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WALL WAS LEAKING. IT WAS OLD. AND THEY SAY THE COUNCIL KNEW ABOUT IT. YOU DIDN'T GET A TEXT? NAH. DIDN'T GET A PHONE CALL? NAH. SIREN? NAH, NO SIREN. BEV WAS AT HOME WHEN THE WALL BROKE. MY CAT WAS WITH ME AND I SAID TO HIM, 'WE'RE NOT GOING TO DIE HERE.' AND THAT'S TRUE. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. A FARMER TOLD HER TO JUMP ON THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK. BEV SAYS HE SAVED HER LIFE. THIS IS HOW DEEP THE WATER WAS WHEN I WAS EVACUATING. THE WATER WAS SO SWIFT. YOU JUST WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WALK OUT AGAINST IT. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WAS AT NIGHT? I WOULD HAVE DIED. WHY WE WERE WE NOT EVACUATED? THE NIGHT BEFORE, WE COULD HAVE GOT OUT WITH OUR PETS, WITH OUR CLOTHING, WITHOUT BEING TERRIFIED TO DEATH. AND NOW I'VE LOST EVERYTHING I OWN. WATER RUINED BEV'S HOME, AND NOW... MORE WATER IS NEEDED TO FLUSH IT OUT. WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE UP TO 12 MONTHS BEFORE WE CAN LIVE IN OUR HOME. HER FAMILY HAS INSURANCE, BUT MANY LOCALS DON'T. WE'RE NOT A RICH FAMILY EITHER. WE STRUGGLE TO PAY OUR INSURANCE, BUT WE'RE DAMN GLAD THAT WE DID. THE PEOPLE ON BEV'S STREET ARE TURFING OUT A LIFETIME OF POSSESSIONS CONTAMINATED BY SEWAGE. I SEE A RATHER MINIMALIST LIFESTYLE COMING UP. OTHERS ARE ADJUSTING TO THEIR NEW NORMAL. BIT OF INDOOR-OUTDOOR FLOW? EXACTLY! NEW LANDSCAPE. (LAUGHS) BUT MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL IS COMMUNITY SPIRIT. I DIDN'T KNOW MY NEIGHBOURS TWO DOORS DOWN A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. AND NOW WE'RE LIKE BEST FRIENDS. WHILE THE FLOOD DESTROYED HOMES, IT DIDN'T TAKE A SINGLE LIFE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THE PEOPLE OF EDGECUMBE WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME SORT OF THING TO WITNESS, SO I'LL TAKE A BIT HOME. (LAUGHS) Certainly need your neighbours at a time like that. Up to 1/3 of residents are actually uninsured. They have big hill. $2 million package from the government will help. Michael Cullen is leading that enquiry. Interesting to see if anything comes out of it or if it was an act of nature. IN RESPONSE TO THE LOCALS' CONCERNS, THE BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL HAS ANNOUNCED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. EXPERTS WILL LOOK AT ALL FACTORS THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FLOOD. AND LOCAL COUNCILS ARE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO AFFECTED FAMILIES. SO THE BIG NEWS OF THE DAY ` A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN THE PAY EQUITY BATTLE. YOU'LL HAVE HEARD ABOUT 55,000 LOW-PAID WORKERS, WHO ARE MAINLY WOMEN, WILL GET ONE OF THE BIGGEST PAY RISES EVER. NOW ITS HARD TO NOT BE PLEASED FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT SO HARD TO GET WHERE WE HAVE ENDED UP TODAY. BUT THIS IS A MASSIVE PAY RISE AND ITS GOT MAJOR IMPLICATIONS. THIS DEAL IS FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT MONEY, AND GOVERNMENT MONEY IS EASY MONEY TO HAND OUT ` TODAY'S BILL IS $2B ` AND WHEN THIS PRECEDENT HITS THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WE HAVE POTENTIAL TROUBLE. YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS WHOLE PAY EQUITY ARGUMENT IS BASED ON AN INVENTED CRITERIA. YOU TAKE A FEMALE-DOMINATED INDUSTRY AND COMPARE IT TO A MALE-DOMINATED ONE, AND THAT IN THE REAL WORLD DOESN'T OFTEN HAPPEN, HENCE THE ARTIFICIALITY. ALSO REMEMBER, TODAY'S DEAL HAS INVOLVED A LOT OF GOOD WILL. NOT ALL CASES WILL BE THE SAME. AND ALSO REMEMBER THAT TRADITIONALLY PAY RISES ARE A RESULT OF MORE PRODUCTIVITY OR MORE OUTPUT. PAY EQUITY IS SIMPLY HANDING OUT MORE MONEY FOR NO MORE RETURN WHICH MEANS SOMEONE SOMEWHERE ` READ US ` WILL BE PAYING FOR IT. THE COST OF LIVING GOES UP. LOT OF WATER TO GO UNDER THIS BRIDGE, AND NOT ALL OF IT WILL BE FUELLED BY THE POSITIVE VIBES WE'VE SEEN TODAY. THERE IS POTENTIALLY A MAJOR CAN OF WORMS HERE. I THINK IT IS A FANTASTIC DAY AND I THINK THE GREAT THING HERE FOR cHRISTINE bARTLETT is that she single-handedly increased the care for this industry. Yes, you have the female side of it but also for the industry, who look after for disabled and aged care. It will attract far better people to the industry. They will be paid more, surely. What happens when they get a pay rise and then they get a pay rise? Look how hard they have had to fight. You can only get it if there is a need their. If there is a need, they deserve the money. One of the arguments was in the employers that if I have $100 to pay the wages and I am paying five dollars to pay 20 people, what if they want $10? In that industry, we have an ageing population. Those people need to be taken care of. HOW FAR WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GO TO MEET YOUR FAVOURITE ARTIST? 26 HOURS, JUST THE FLIGHT. YOU'VE COME HERE TO LIE ON A TABLE FOR TWO DAYS? YES, FOR TWO PAINFUL DAYS. SO WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS KIWI TATTOOIST THAT MAKES HIM SO POPULAR? PLUS, 102 AND STILL AT THE GYM. 102! TIM'S ON A QUEST TO FIND THE SECRET TO AGING GRACEFULLY. AND BROODS MAY BE TAKING THE US BY STORM, BUT TURNS OUT THEY'RE STILL ADJUSTING TO THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. WAITRESS COMES RUNNING OUT, LIKE, 'DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG?' AND WE'RE LIKE, WHAT? AND SHE'S LIKE, 'YOU DIDN'T TIP ME.' REACHING THE AGE OF 100, YOU'D THINK WOULD BE A TIME TO REST, TO CONSIDER LIFE, AND RELAX THOSE ACHING BONES. YOU'D THINK IT'D BE A TIME TO RELAX AND ENJOY THE MEMORIES. SO WHY THEN HAS LEN DARR (102) JOINED A GYM? IN PART IT'S TO MAINTAIN HIS ALREADY GOOD HEALTH, BUT AS TIM WILSON DISCOVERED, THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT. AT 102, LEN DARR BELIEVES HIS BODY IS A MERE CONTAINER FOR LOVE. IT'S IN THE POEM HE WROTE AND HAS ON HIS WALL. MY FIRST FAULT IS TO LOVE MUCH. LEN LIKES WATCHING RELIGIOUS TV TO SEE WHAT THEY GET WRONG, CHATTING WITH HIS MATE GEORGE, ABOUT EVERYTHING, INCLUDING MODERN ART... TO ME IT'S NOT ART AT ALL. IT'S JUST SCRIBBLE. ...AND EATING A GOOD DIET, LIKE APPLES. I GRATE THEM AND USE THE SKIN TO WASH MY FACE. IT'S A GOOD FEELING, AND IT ALSO TIGHTENS THE SKIN. UM, CAN WE SEE THAT? NOW YOU SEE? THAT'S THE SKIN. THERE YOU GO, IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. PRETTY DAMN TIGHT! LEN ALSO ENJOYS WEARING HIS SPECIAL JACKET, THE ONE WITH THE WAR MEDALS ON IT, AND THE BBC POCKET. IN THE AIRPORTS, THEY USED TO THINK I WAS A BBC MAN. BUT WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR? BRISTOL BOWLING CLUB. (LAUGHTER) BECAUSE HIS MATE GEORGE SAID HE WAS SITTING AROUND TOO MUCH, ONCE A WEEK, LEN DARR ADDS HIS SPECIAL HAT TO HIS BBC JACKET. HE HOPS IN HIS CAR AND HEADS TO A TEMPLE OF THE BODY BEAUTIFUL. BOUNDING UP THE STAIRS, HE'S GREETED WARMLY AND BEGINS HIS WORK OUT. BENCH PRESS, SHOULDER PRESS, FRATERNISING, TREADMILL. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT REACHING THE AGE AND BECOMING 102. IT'S REACHING THE AGE AT 102, AND I CAN DRIVE MYSELF WHEREVER I WANNA BE, I CAN WALK UP THE STAIRS WHERE EVER I WANNA BE. HAPPY TO BE HERE, THANK GOD I CAN COME. INSPIRED BY LEN, I ALSO WORKED OUT. THE GUY HIMSELF IS LOVING IT. I'M NOT 102. I COULD BE 40. PRIME OF LIFE. AFTER ALL, LOVE IS A MUSCLE, AND IF YOU DON'T USE IT, YOU LOSE IT. Outstanding. We do want to get him some gym gear. He is extremely well dressed for the gym. The medals are weighing him down. Take the blazer off to do the work out. We have so much motivation in the hundred club at the moment. Did you see the Masters games? The oldest competitor arrived and over the weekend. Did you see the woman who died at 117 over the weekend. She lived through 90 Italian governments. Incredible. THERE'S A YOUNG NEW ZEALAND ARTIST WHO IS SO POPULAR HE HAS MORE THAN HALF A MILLION FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM. No you are new to Instagram but that is a lot. DEVOTEES FLY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO COMMISSION ART WORKS AND SOMETIMES HE EVEN FLIES TO THEM. ONE OF HIS SPECIALTIES IS TRIBAL ARTWORK, BUT HIS PREFERRED CANVAS IS SKIN. CAROLYN ROBINSON SPENT THREE DAYS WITH ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S MOST PROLIFIC TATTOO ARTISTS. STEVE BUTCHER'S A SNEAKERHEAD. FAR OUT, THAT IS A LOT OF SHOES! DO YOU ORDER ALL OF THESE ONLINE? NO, I HAVE A SHOE GUY. SO WHAT WOULD BE YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE PAIR OF SHOES IN HERE? ABOUT $3000 US. BUT YOU CAN AFFORD TO GET YOUR KICKS ANY WAY YOU WANT, WHEN YOU'RE CARVING YOUR NAME AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST TATTOO ARTISTS. (ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC) STEVE'S MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF FOR HIS REALISTIC WORKS. I KIND OF MAKE BLURRY BITS, MAKE BITS OUT OF FOCUS THAT AREN'T AS SHARP, AND THEN IT COMES TO PARTS THAT ARE REALLY SHARP. SO IT PLAYS WITH THAT WHOLE DEPTH OF FIELD. AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM LOOK SO REALISTIC. AND TAKES IT AWAY FROM BEING A TATTOO, COS IT'S NOT JUST LIKE A HARD OUT LINE AND YOU COLOUR IT IN. IT PLAYS WITH YOUR EYE A LITTLE BIT, AS WELL. TODAY'S CLIENT HAS FLOWN FROM ALL THE WAY FROM GERMANY TO GET THIS PIECE DONE. THE STYLE IS ONE OF STEVE'S SPECIALTIES. # WHEN I'M ALONE, I'M HAVING CONVERSATIONS BY MYSELF. AND THOUGH HE'S PRETTY GOOD AT HIDING IT, MARTIN'S IN A WORLD OF PAIN. BUT STEVE'S IN A DIFFERENT WORLD ALTOGETHER. YOU NEED TO BLOCK OUT THE FACT IT'S A PERSON. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE FOCUSED ON THEM FEELING PAIN TOO MUCH, THEN YOU'RE NOT FOCUSED ON CREATING WHAT YOU'RE CREATING. EIGHT HOURS DOWN, AND THEY'RE HALF WAY. THEN, IT'S DAY TWO, AND THE JETLAG HAS ROBBED MARTIN OF SLEEP. IT TOOK 26 HOURS JUST TO FLY. AND YOU'VE COME HERE TO LIE ON A TABLE FOR TWO DAYS. YES, FOR TWO PAINFUL DAYS, YES. MARTIN FOUND STEVE ON INSTAGRAM, AND IS PAYING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING PIECES STEVE'S EVER DONE. IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT, BECAUSE IT'S SO DETAILED, AND THERE'S SO MANY ASPECTS TO IT. VERY PAINFUL. VERY, VERY PAINFUL. AND, AS WE WATCH, A FACE BEGINS TO RISE UP OUT OF MARTIN'S LEG. THIS ONE'S BOUND TO GET ATTENTION, JUST LIKE THE SPORTS TATTOOS HE'S KNOWN FOR. I DID A TATTOO OF JAMES HARDEN LAST YEAR, FROM THE NBA, AND SPORTS CENTRE AND ESPN PUT IN ON THEIR TV SHOWS, AND FAVOURITE PART OF THE TATTOO EVERY TIME IS WHEN I GET TO DO THE TINY SHOES ON THE GUY. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO ENLARGE THAT. ANYONE IN NEW ZEALAND THAT WANTS TO GET A SNEAKER TATTOO, HIT ME UP! AND AFTER ALMOST 20 HOURS IN THE STUDIO... SWEET MAN, WE ARE ALL DONE! (LAUGHS) WOW, PERFECT, REALLY. AND TO THOSE WHO THINK THE FORMER ART SCHOOL STUDENT SHOULD'VE STUCK TO PAINTING? PRETTY MUCH SOMEONE'S CARRYING A PAINTING OF MINE AROUND, YOU KNOW. SO IT'S PRETTY COOL HAVING MY WORK JUST WALKING AROUND EVERYWHERE. I am conflicted about that. That is such a talent bit had towing seems to be such a waste. I waste in what sense? Hip who wants a whole lot of ink. But people love it. I hope he is charging enough for it. If that was on canvas, you would charge a bit more. With that many followers, I am sure has deals all over the place. He is so obsessed with Tatooine that he delivers these free speeches Because he got so much help when he was young. IT SEEMS NEW ZEALAND HAS TAKEN OVER THIS YEAR'S COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL, WITH BOTH LORDE AND BROODS PERFORMING. ('BRIDGES' PLAYS) # WE'RE BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES NOW. BUT THEY'RE NOT LETTING THE EXCITEMENT GET TO THEM. 'OH, WHAT? COOL!' (LAUGHS) CLASSIC NEW ZEALAND MELLOW. # BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES NOW. (LORDE SINGS 'SOBER') Tthe general consensus was that she killed it. Someone was going on that is the next Royals. THAT'S LORDE PERFORMING AT THE COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL OVER THE WEEKEND, AND IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, IT'S A BIT LIKE GLASTONBURY, MINUS ALL THE MUD. SPREAD OUT OVER TWO WEEKENDS, NEARLY 200,000 PEOPLE FLOCK TO THE CALIFORNIA DESERT, WHERE EVERYONE FROM LADY GAGA TO RADIOHEAD ARE PERFORMING. IT'S A FESTIVAL WHERE YOU'RE JUDGED ON YOUR FASHION CHOICES AS MUCH AS YOUR MUSIC TASTES, AND IT'S ALSO WHERE YOU'LL FIND SOME OF OUR BIGGEST EXPORTS MAKING THEIR MARK ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER, SHAVAUGHN RUAKERE, SAT DOWN WITH ANOTHER KIWI COACHELLA STAR, BROTHER-SISTER DUO 'BROODS', AND THEY SHOWED HER HOW THEY LIVE IN LUXURY AT THE FESTIVAL. # AND WE'RE BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES. # BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES NOW. THIS IS PRETTY MODERN COMPARED TO WHAT WE USUALLY HAVE. THIS IS A MICROWAVE ` I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S SEEN ONE OF THESE BEFORE. THIS IS ANOTHER FANCY THING. BATHROOM ` IT'S SUPER CLEAN, COS NOBODY'S DONE ANYTHING IN IT YET. AND HOW MANY BEDS HAVE WE GOT IN HERE? 12. WHOA, 12 BEDS? # BURNING UP THE BRIDGES. YOU'RE PLAYING COACHELLA FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHAT'S YOUR REACTION FACE? I THINK COACHELLA WAS A BIT MORE LIKE, 'OH, WHOA! WHAT? COOL!' CLASSIC NEW ZEALAND MELLOW. I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, THAT'S AS KIWI AS WE GET RIGHT? THAT'S LIKE, 'OH MY GOSH! YEAH, COOL.' I'M SO GLAD THAT THIS WAS OUR FIRST COACHELLA EXPERIENCE WITH YOU GUYS. BUT YOU'VE GOT YOUR FAMILY COMING OVER FOR COACHELLA? YEAH, THEY'RE COMING OVER FOR THE SECOND WEEKEND. JOEL AND GEM ARE COMING THIS WEEKEND. DO YOU MEAN JOEL LITTLE AND HIS WIFE? YEAH. YEAH. (LAUGHS) JOEL IS 'SECURITY', AND GEM IS 'MAKE UP AND HAIR', I THINK. HIM AND HIS FAMILY ARE LIKE OUR LA-BASED MUM AND DAD. IT'S NICE TO HAVE FAMILY AWAY FROM HOME ` MAKES IT A LOT EASIER, LIKE, LIVING IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. YEAH. # COS I WANT YOU. # WE COULD FOOL THE DATELINES. # WE COULD JUMP THE STATELINES. # I DON'T WANNA ALWAYS PLAY NICE, # BUT I WANNA FEEL YOUR HEARTLINES. YOU MOVED TO LA LAST YEAR. WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT AMERICA THAT YOU DIDN'T QUITE KNOW? JUST VERY, VERY DIFFERENT TO EVERYTHING THAT WE'D GROWN UP WITH. EVERYTHING'S VERY DIFFERENT TO THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND. (LAUGHTER) I'M STILL GETTING OVER THE SERVING SIZES WHEN YOU ORDER SOMETHING. I KNOW. MY HUSBAND AND I WENT THROUGH A PHASE OF ALWAYS ORDERING ONE MEAL. IT'S SO CHEAP. # I WANNA FEEL YOUR HEARTLINES. WHEN YOU GUYS WERE GROWING UP, WHAT MUSIC DO YOU REMEMBER PLAYING IN THE HOUSE? I MEAN, OUR PARENTS WERE VERY INTO ABBA. # HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE. A STAPLE MUM AND DAD MUSIC. (LAUGHTER) YOU'VE GOT OTHER SIBLINGS, OF COURSE. HAVE THEY GONE DOWN THE MUSICAL PATH AS WELL? THEY HAVE. OUR YOUNGER SISTER IS` SHE'S RELEASED HER FIRST SONG RECENTLY. # BOY, YOU HAD IT FROM THE START. HER NAME'S NIKA. # HAVE MY HEAD, YOU HAVE MY HEART. IT'S VERY NICE TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING HER WELL, COS WE'RE VERY PROTECTIVE OVER HER. OUR LITTLE SISTER'S ONLY 15, SO SHE'S` BUT SHE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE BETTER THAN ALL OF US. # HOLD ON TO ME. IT'S NEVER ENOUGH, NEVER COMPLETE. DOES HE PULL ANY BIG BROTHER STUFF ON YOU? WE NEVER HAVE HAD LIKE A BROTHER, SISTER LIKE, 'I'M THE BIG BROTHER. 'I TELL YOU WANT TO DO' SITUATION. MORE LIKE, 'YOU'RE MY BIG BROTHER, 'CAN YOU TELL THEM THAT I DON'T LIKE THAT? SO I LOOK NICE.' HE'S BAD COP; I'M GOOD COP ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE I'M` IF I TRY TO CONFRONT SOMEBODY, I JUST CRY. AW, BUBBA. (LAUGHS) YOU'VE GOT SOME BIG FEELINGS IN THAT LITTLE BODY. SO MANY FEELINGS. # HALLELUJAH, I'M FREE. # (CHEERING) Refreshing that they are so natural still when they talk. They are also. When they first came into the studio, It wasn't actually that long ago. She was 17 and a school kid. She brought mum with her and no one had heard of them before. She was a little girl. She was shy and could barely get a couple of words out. They were going to go and do big wonderful things. I got the back a year ago And they had been to the Capitol building in Los Angeles ` The famous round building. They were on top the day they signed their contract. The looked out over Los Angeles and it was all on. They still love having their family. They had their producer droll little over there to look after him. You would know Joel from Lorde. We are boxing above our weight, hardware? See on the morning/ CAPTIONS BY ALANA DRAYTON AND JEAN TENG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.