TONIGHT ON THE SHOW ` WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU DIVE INTO A DNA TEST, AND WHAT TONI FOUND OUT WHEN SHE DID. THIS IS SO WEIRD! WE'LL REVEAL HER FAMOUS LONG LOST COUSIN. MIXING WORK WITH PLAY ` HOW THESE WORKING PARENTS ARE SLOWLY GETTING THE FEEL OF OFFICE LIFE WITH THEIR TODDLERS PLAYING NEARBY. I CAN'T RESIST A PEAK EVERY NOW AND AGAIN. I FELT VERY ISOLATED AND LONELY, BUT MUSIC SUDDENLY GAVE ME THIS PERSONAL VOICE. HOW PERSEVERANCE PAID OFF FOR THIS TEENAGE OPERA SENSATION. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND INGRID LAUDER. SEVEN SHARP CAPTIONS BY STARSHA SAMARASINGHE AND MADISON BATTEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 I have an open mind. The story the woman taking the children to work I think having a little peek defeats the purpose. You will know my long lost cousin, as well. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU COME FROM OR WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND IS? LET'S PUT IT ANOTHER WAY. MAYBE YOU THINK YOU KNOW, BUT HAS IT ACTUALLY BEEN VERIFIED? SO TONI DECIDED TO SIGN UP WITH ANCESTRY.COM, GIVE A DNA SAMPLE, AND GOT A BIT OF A NICE SURPRISE. TIM WILSON REVEALS STREETY'S LONG LOST COUSIN. THIS IS SO WEIRD! THE BIG DNA REVEAL. OUR TONI FINDS SHE DOESN'T KNOW HERSELF AS WELL AS SHE THOUGHT. OH MY GOODNESS. I KNOW ONE OF FOURTH COUSINS, LIKE, ARE ON THE TELLY. TONI'S TAKEN A DNA TEST TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHERE SHE COMES FROM. LITERALLY THE SECOND OR THIRD NAME I STUMBLE ACROSS HERE IS THE ACTRESS JENNIFER WARD-LEALAND. DON'T BE SHY. YES, TONI STREET AND A KIWI ACTING ICON. THEY'RE FAMILY! WOW. I KNOW! IT'S SO CRAZY. THIS SCENE ONE REPEATED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. LOOK. HERE'S ANIKA MOA IN DNA DETECTIVES. I SO WOULD NOT EXPECT TO HAVE ANY AMERICAN BLOOD IN MY... IT'S SO WEIRD. WHOO! IT'S VERY EXCITING AS WELL. (GIGGLES) NEW ZEALAND, WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TAKING THE TEST. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE SIZE OF THE COUNTRY, THAT'S A REASONABLY GOOD UPTAKE. ANCESTRY.COM'S BRAD ARGENT MAKES PEOPLE CRY FOR A LIVING. (POIGNANT MUSIC) WHOA! (CHUCKLES) THAT IS CRAZY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL ` 22%. SEE? SPAIN. YEAH. NATIVE AMERICAN ` 17%. YOU HAVE A COUSIN IN THIS ROOM. MM-MM. TURN AROUND AND GUESS WHO IT IS. (LAUGHTER) BUT THE DECISION TO TEST ISN'T ALWAYS FOR THE BEST. PEOPLE HAVE DISCOVERED FAMILY THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED, SO HALF-SIBLINGS THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED. PEOPLE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT PARENTS WERE NOT BIOLOGICAL PARENTS OR ONE PARENT WAS NOT A BIOLOGICAL PRESENT. THOSE THINGS HAPPEN SEEMINGLY WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. FAMILIES TELL ONE ANOTHER STORIES. SOMETIMES THOSE STORIES ARE WAYS TO AVOID UNPLEASANT TRUTHS, TRUTHS THAT DNA TESTS UNCOVER. BRAD ADVISES BEFORE YOU TEST, TALK TO THE FAM. I'VE HAD INSTANCES WHERE WE'VE GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH SOMEONE, AND WE'VE SAID TO THEM, 'LOOK, BEFORE YOU TAKE THE TEST, 'GO AND SPEAK TO YOUR PARENTS.' AND THEY'VE COME BACK TO US THE NEXT DAY AND SAID, 'WELL. I HAD A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH MY FAMILY.' WHILST OUR DNA IS ABSOLUTELY OURS AND BELONGS TO US, INSIDE US WE CARRY OUR PARENTS' DNA, AND SOME OF OUR SIBLINGS SHARE THE SAME DNA, SO WE HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO THEM. YEAH, THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING SURPRISE, FINDING OUT ALL OF THIS, BUT I CAN IMAGINE IT COULD WORK THE EXACT OPPOSITE, LIKE BAD SURPRISE, SO I THINK YOU'D WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR FAMILY FIRST. IF YOU WANT TO CATCH UP WITH YOUR YESTERDAYS, MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HURT THOSE YOU LOVE TODAY. Did you, in all seriousness, give it any thought before you went in? No, I didn't. I saw this people that had bad luck, and I thought lucky for me. How cool is that, though? Poor Jennifer. I thought I better tell her encase she is not a fan of mine. She is a very good actress, so you would never know. It is so worth doing. I found out that I'm 64% French. TIME, MONEY AND FLEXIBILITY ` THREE WORDS MOST PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN HAVE ON THEIR CHRISTMAS WISH LIST. GOING BACK TO WORK CAN FEEL LIKE AN IMPOSSIBLE JUGGLING ACT FOR SO MANY OF US, BUT SOME PARENTS IN THE UK MAY HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER. IT'S A PLACE WHERE PARENTS HAVE THEIR CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER WHILE THEY GET ON WITH WORK. EMMA KEELING WENT TO SEE THIS UTOPIA FOR HERSELF. (FUNKY MUSIC) JENNY DUNN IS OFF TO WORK, GOING TO NURSERY, ALEXANDER? ...AND HER SON CAN'T WAIT. IN FACT, THEY'RE BOTH HEADING TO THEIR HAPPY PLACE ` HELLO. WHERE MUM CAN TALK TO ADULTS, WHO WANTS TO DO SOME PAINTING? ME! ...AND ALEXANDER CAN PLAY. IT'S MADE MY TRANSITION BACK TO WORK SO MUCH EASIER. BEING ON SITE WITH ALEXANDER HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE. THIRD DOOR IS A WORK HUB AND NURSERY. DOWNSTAIRS ALEXANDER JOINS HIS MATES TO ATTEND TO IMPORTANT KID STUFF, WHILE DIRECTLY ABOVE, OUT OF SIGHT, JENNY AND THE OTHER PARENTS CAN PLAY WITH THEIR COMPUTERS. OWNER SHAZIA MUSTAFA CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OVER NINE YEARS AGO WHEN HER FIRST CHILD WAS FIVE MONTHS OLD. SHE WANTED TO START A BUSINESS BUT ON HER TERMS. I GOT TOGETHER WITH A FRIEND, AND WE WERE BRAINSTORMING IDEAS, BUT WE FOUND IT HARD TO GET ANYTHING DONE IN-BETWEEN CHANGING NAPPIES. THIRD DOOR WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE UK, AND IS POPULAR WITH MUMS AND DADS COMPUTER PROGRAMMER NATHAN O'HANLON'S KIDS HAVE NOW GONE TO SCHOOL, BUT HE CONTINUES TO USE THE OFFICE SPACE. IT'S MUCH EASIER IF YOU'VE GOT OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE FOCUSSED AROUND YOU. IT JUST MAKES IT MORE FUN. BUT WHEN HIS KIDS WERE DOWNSTAIRS, SHAZIA'S FLEXIBLE OPTIONS MADE LIFE EASIER AND CHEAPER. FOR THE KIDS, IF THEY'RE SICK, THEY CAN STAY AT HOME AND WE'RE NOT CHARGED. IN THE BOARD ROOM SHE TAKES ME THROUGH THE FIXED AND FLEXIBLE PLANS WHICH ARE RUN THROUGH AN ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM SHE DESIGNED WITH HER HUSBAND. AND THE REASON WE CAN DO ALL THIS IS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD TO CREATE OUR OWN SOFTWARE WHICH ALLOWS US TO ALLOW FOR EASY SWAPPAGE, AD-HOC DAYS, DOWNGRADE TO FLEXIBLE. IT'S ALL PROCESS-DRIVEN. PARENTS CAN ALSO PAY FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOURS A MONTH, ALLOWING FOR CHANGING WORK DEMANDS AND HOLIDAYS. SO THEY COULD USE ALL THEIR 30 HOURS IN ONE WEEK IF THEY WANTED, OR THEY COULD SPREAD IT OUT OVER THE MONTH. FOR JENNY, IT'S ALLOWED HER TO CONCENTRATE ON HER CAREER WITHOUT THE GUILT AND WORRY. SO YOU DO GO DOWN AND SPY ON HIM? I DO, I CAN'T RESIST A PEAK NOW AND AGAIN. THEN THERE ARE THE OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS. AND DOES IT HELP WHEN YOU'RE NOT NEAR THE FRIDGE AND THE PANTRY? (LAUGHS) YEAH, PROBABLY. WORK HUB/NURSERIES ARE NOW POPPING UP ALL OVER BRITAIN. SHAZIA'S PROUD HER CREATION IS GIVING PARENTS WHAT SHE AND HER HUSBAND WANTED FOR THEIR FAMILY. FLEXIBILITY IS SOMETHING I REALLY BELIEVE A LOT IN, AS WELL AS WORK-LIFE BALANCE AS WELL AS EQUAL PARENTING. IT ALL COMES IN TOGETHER ALEXANDER IS A FAN. WITHOUT MUM DEMANDING HIS ATTENTION, HE CAN GET ON WITH COOKING DINNER. You need a reasonable sized company. At TVNZ upstairs here, it would be good. SOMETHING BIG AND BOLD IS TRYING TO UPSTAGE THE L&P BOTTLE IN PAEROA. LOOK AT IT. IT IS AMAZING. A LOT OF WORK GONE INTO THAT. FOR A FEW SHORT WEEKS, THIS DISPLAY WILL HAVE MORE SELFIES TAKEN WITH IT THAN THE BIG BOTTLE OF FIZZ. LUCAS CATCHES UP WITH A YOUNG TURKISH ENTREPRENEUR WHO'S BEEN FIGHTING HIS DEPORTATION. I THINK IT WILL REALLY MOTIVATE ME TO DO SOMETHING. HAS HE WON A LIFELINE TO KEEP DOING WHAT HE LOVES? WHY AREN'T OPERA SINGERS RECOGNISED WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST AT THE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS? I DON'T THINK THAT THERE SHOULD EVER BE A SEGRAGATION BETWEEN CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSICAL. WE MEET A TEENAGE STAR WITH MOTIVATION TO GET HER VOICE RECOGNISED. All I want for Christmas as you PLAYS The best Christmas movie of all time. The seven Sharp team got together on Friday And one of the things was to do outdoor bowls. We had a bowls tournament. What are you dressed up as? What is that? What even is that? I am bowling. I know that. 1983. What happened then? They wore that. Sam Wallace has John Farnham hair. The reason why we are showing you this is because it was the winning team. This is the winning team. Glad you could make it, Hosk. I wasn't there. Maybe next year. It has been foUr years, we are still waiting. SO WE'RE ALL STARTING TO GET IN THE MOOD, AREN'T WE? THE COUNTDOWN IS WELL AND TRULY ON, WITH CHRISTMAS EVE NEXT WEEK. AND WE RECKON WE'VE FOUND A LOVELY, LIVELY SLICE OF CHRISTMAS SPIRIT TO RIVAL CITIES AND MUCH BIGGER CENTRES IN A TOWN BEST KNOWN FOR ITS BIG BROWN BOTTLE OF FIZZ. HERE'S MICHAEL HOLLAND IN PAEROA. (LIGHT-HEARTED MUSIC) AS THE DUCKS PADDLE, SO TOO THE LITTLE BOAT, WHILE HER MASTER SIMPLY SMILES. (LAUGHS) I JUST LOVE IT. YOU WON'T GET ONE ANY BETTER. HOW FAR TO THAMES, CAPTAIN? 24. 24 KILOMETRES? NOT THAT OUR TRIP'S GOING TO BE THAT LONG. COLIN'S GOT MORE PRESSING MATTERS OF A FESTIVE NATURE ON HIS MIND. I'M HAPPY WITH THAT. THAT LOOKS AWESOME, DOESN'T IT? YES, GREAT JOB. THESE THE FINICKY FINISHING TOUCHES FOR A CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA IN THE MOST UNLIKELY OF PLACES, ONE I'LL ADMIT I'VE DRIVEN PAST SCORES OF TIMES AND NEVER FELT INCLINED TO STOP. SUPPOSING I'M A NOSEY PARKER, HOW COME I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS? YOU'VE GOT TO BE HERE TO SEE IT. IT JUST TURNS INTO MAGIC LAND. ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING. SPELLBINDING. SPELLBINDING. BEYOND BELIEF. BEYOND BELIEF. (LAUGHTER) ALSO BEYOND BELIEF ` THE LENGTH OF TIME COLIN AND GLORIA AND A TEAM OF VOLLIES HAVE BEEN STRINGING, CLIMBING AND PERFECTING. TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TO SET IT UP. TWO AND A HALF MONTHS?! AND IT WILL TAKE SIX WEEKS TO PULL IT ALL DOWN TAKING IT DOWN IS NOWHERE NEAR THE FUN OF PUTTING IT UP? YEAH, TAKING IT DOWN IS HORRIBLE. BUT FOR NOW, THE ONLY THING THEY WANT GOING DOWN ` THE PESKY SUN. (MAGICAL MUSIC) ARE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS? YEAH. YES. YES, I CAN'T WAIT. YOU READY TO GO? YUP, WE'RE ALL SET. AWESOME. SWEAT'S RUNNING OFF ME. ARE YOU HAPPY, MR LIGHT BULB? LOOK AT IT. IT IS AMAZING. A LOT OF WORK GONE INTO THAT. A LOT OF WORK. YOU WANT TO BE A KID AGAIN, DON'T YOU? I'D LOVE TO BE. (ELECTRONIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC) EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK THERE'S A LIGHT. IT'S MAGNIFICENT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT TO BITS. THIS IS SMALL TOWNS AT THEIR BEST. PAEROA IS A WARM COMMUNITY. WE ARE NOT A BIG TOWN, BUT I THINK WHEN WE COME OUT AND DO IT, WE DO IT REALLY WELL. SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I THINK IT'S FAB. SO DO I. I NEVER GET TIRED OF IT. EVERY YEAR. ALL: # SLEIGH BELLS RING. # ARE YOU LISTENING? # IS IT SNOWING? YEAH. IT'S PRETEND SNOW, NOT REAL SNOW. # WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT. # WE'RE HAPPY TONIGHT, # WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND. # SO TELL THE WORLD WHERE WE ARE. WE'RE AT THE HISTORICAL MARITIME PARK IN PAEROA. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW, AND I HOPE THEY ALL COME. DIRTY OLD AUCKLANDERS AS WELL? ESPECIALLY THE DIRTY OLD AUCKLANDERS. THEY'VE GOT LOTS OF MONEY. THIS IS A SPECTACULAR EVENT. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE? THE DRAGON COS I BUILT IT. DRAGON OR SEA MONSTER? IT'S WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE. AND THAT'S YOUR BABY? IT'S MY BABY. OUT OF 10, GIVE US A SCORE. 9 AND A HALF. OH. IT CAN GET BETTER? YES. IT CAN ALWAYS GET BETTER. WHAT WILL MAKE IT A 10? WE WILL TURN THE TOILET LIGHTS ON. (LAUGHTER) (UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC) That is a spectacular. Lord knows how many times I have driven past their Especially on the way to Tauranga. It will be there every night till Christmas Eve. PLUS, TURKISH WHIZ OMER HAZER (21) HAS BEEN FIGHTING DEPORTATION TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY AND KEEP DOING WHAT HE LOVES. THE FINAL VERDICT HAS COME IN. SO WILL HE GET TO STAY? (We three Kings plays) we just holding out for the chorus # star of wonder # star of might # star of royal beauty bright. # there was a method to our madness. This garland is worth $1000. If you go into a Facebook page and send us a picture of the gap in your house that you will put this in the best will win. TONIGHT'S ASB GOOD AS GOLD SANTA EDITION WINNER IS... DEBBIE MUNROE FROM MANUREWA. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, DEBBIE HAS ESTABLISHED A COMMUNITY GROUP TO HELP 'FREEDOM SLEEPERS' ` HER TERM FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE. SHE PROVIDES HOT MEALS, WARM CLOTHING, CONTACTS FOR ACCOMMODATION AND OFTEN TAKES PEOPLE TO THEIR DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS. ALL OF THIS AT HER OWN EXPENSE. HER DAUGHTER STACEY-MAY HAS NOMINATED HER AND SAYS HER MUM DESERVES A BIT OF A BREAK. SO ASB IS GIVING DEBBIE $2000 FOR HER CHARITY WORK AND A $2000 TRAVEL VOUCHER TO HAVE A BIT OF A GETAWAY. NOMINATIONS ARE STILL OPEN FOR THIS YEAR'S DAILY WINNERS. HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ALL THE DETAILS. AS THE YEAR COMES TO A CLOSE, WE'RE CATCHING UP WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO'VE SHARED THEIR STORIES WITH US TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING NOW. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER OMER HAZER, THE TURKISH-BORN ENTREPRENEUR FACING DEPORTATION AFTER LIVING HERE SINCE HE WAS 13. HE'S BEHIND A NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESSES IN THE TECH AND START-UP INDUSTRY AND WAS AWAITING NEWS ON WHETHER HE WOULD BE ABLE TO STAY. # DON'T WORRY. JUST GIVE LOVE. # WHEN I WAS 14, I STARTED MY FIRST COMPANY. HE HAS A MIND MADE FOR BUSINESS. BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR AND DOING MY OWN THING HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT I LOVE. OMER HAZER, A 21-YEAR-OLD TURKISH WHIZZ KID. # DON'T WORRY. JUST GIVE LOVE. # (UPBEAT MUSIC) BUT WHEN THE HAMILTON STUDENT WAS OFFERED A DREAM JOB,... WHEN I GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO JUMP ON-BOARD TRADEE AFTER TWO YEARS, THERE WAS NO REASON NOT FOR ME TO TAKE IT. THAT MEANT NO STUDENT VISA AND HE WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR A WORK VISA. # THERE WAS SOMETHING GREAT ABOUT YOU. # NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU. # WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE PHASE OF APPLYING, GETTING DECLINED, APPLYING AGAIN, GETTING DECLINED, APPLYING AGAIN. I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS THREE OR FOUR TIMES. IT'S BEEN A LONG SIX MONTHS. BUT SADLY, AFTER EIGHT YEARS HERE, OMER HAS TO LEAVE WHAT HE CALLS HOME. RIGHT NOW WE GOT THE FINAL DECLINE, WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO LEAVE, SO I'M LEAVING ON WEDNESDAY. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU TOUCH BACK DOWN IN TURKEY? PROBABLY CONTINUE MY ENGINEERING DEGREE, FINISH MY LAST TWO YEARS OVER THERE, AND THEN KEEP WORKING WITH THE START-UPS AS WELL, SO GET INVOLVED IN THE START-UP COMMUNITY IN TURKEY AND REALLY TRY TO MAKE A DENT OVER THERE. ARE YOU SCARED ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME? IT'S REALITY. YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT AND MAKE THE BEST OF IT. STARTING FROM SCRATCH, KNOWING NO ONE, HAVING DONE NOTHING IN TURKEY I THINK WILL REALLY MOTIVATE ME TO DO SOMETHING. BECAUSE FOR THE START-UP ENTREPRENEUR, THIS IS SIMPLY ANOTHER NEW START. IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, THE SUCCESSES AND THE FAILURES HAVE HELPED ME AND HAVE SHAPED ME INTO THE PERSON I AM TODAY, SO I DON'T SEE IT AS I'M WALKING AWAY FROM IT. THERE'S NO ARGUING THAT WE HAVE THERE'S NO ARGUING THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST OUR FAIR SHARE OF BRILLIANT MUSICAL TALENT. MANY OF THEM CELEBRATED JUST WEEKS AGO AT THE VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS. BUT THERE'S ONE CATEGORY THAT WASN'T REALLY ACCLAIMED ON THE NIGHT ` OPERA. WHICH IS A SHAME. AFTER ALL, WE HAVE DAME KIRI, DAME MALVINA, SOLO MIO. CAROLYN ROBINSON MET TAYLA ALEXANDER, SOMEONE WHO MIGHT WELL BE OUR NEXT 'LORDE' OF THE OPERA. (SINGS OPERA) THE OWNER OF THIS INCREDIBLE VOICE IS, INCREDIBLY, JUST 16. FROM THE AGE OF 5, I STARTED PERFORMING. I STARTED TO UNDERSTAND THAT MUSIC WAS MY WHOLE WORLD. (SINGS OPERA) IT WAS ALSO AN ESCAPE FROM THE WORLD. I WAS THE FAT GIRL OR I WAS THE FAT OPERA SINGER. I'VE HAD MY OWN STRUGGLES AT SCHOOL. I WAS BULLIED VERY BADLY, CYBER-BULLIED. I FELT VERY ISOLATED AND VERY LONELY, BUT MUSIC SUDDENLY GAVE ME THIS PERSONAL VOICE, AND IT GAVE ME A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE. THE GIRL WHO USED TO SPEND LUNCHTIMES ALONE AT EIGHT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IS HERE, THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION. (SINGS OPERA) IT'S A MASSIVE COMMITMENT. TAYLA SPENDS TWO HOURS PRACTICING EVERY DAY AND TRAINS HERE AT THE AUCKLAND OPERA STUDIO TWICE A WEEK. SHE IS 16 AND HAS THE DEDICATION OF A SORT OF 24-, 25-YEAR-OLD SHE'S WONDERFUL TO TEACH. (SINGS OPERA) WELL DONE, CHILD. BEAUTIFUL. FRANCES WILSON REMEMBERS THE FIRST TIME SHE HEARD HER. SOMETIMES YOU THINK THEY'RE STAGE MUMS WHEN THEY CALL AND SAY, 'I'VE GOT THIS VERY TALENTED DAUGHTER, 'AND I'D LOVE HER TO COME AND VISIT YOU 'AND SEE IF YOU'D CONSIDER WORKING WITH HER.' AND I'D THINK TO MYSELF, 'OH DEAR.' I THOUGHT, 'OH WOW, THIS IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.' (SINGS OPERA) THE YOUNGEST STUDENT EVER TAKEN ON BY THE AUCKLAND OPERA STUDIO IS AIMING FOR THE BIG TIME. THAT'S THE SAD THING. YOU HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE ALL THE TIME. YOU PREPARE THEM; YOU GET THEM TO THE VERY INTERESTING AND THEN THEY'RE GONE. (CHUCKLES) THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING FOR ANYONE STRUGGLING ` IS TO FIND SOMETHING WHICH GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE FUTURE SO THAT YOU CAN VISUALISE WHAT YOU WANT. AND SHE BELIEVES IT'S A GENRE THAT SHOULD GET MORE RECOGNITION. (SINGS OPERA) I DON'T THINK THAT THERE SHOULD EVER BE A SEGREGATION BETWEEN CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSICAL. THEY'RE ALL THE SAME THING; THEY'RE ALL THE LOVE OF MUSIC. DAME TAYLA. (LAUGHS) I DON'T THINK I MIND THAT. NO, ONE STEP AT A TIME. I'LL JUST COME TO MY LESSONS FIRST. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS FROM THERE. Gorgeous. We should ask the Sole Mio boys. Mike Hosking breakfast tomorrow, they are going to sing a Christmas song. You should join in.