PINCH AND A PUNCH FOR THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, BECAUSE TODAY IS DECEMBER 1ST. WHICH ALSO MARKS THE START OF SUMMER, ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT TODAY. I EVEN HAD MY MERINO UNDERGARMENTS ON THIS MORNING. NOTHING BEATS A CLASSIC KIWI SUMMER ` LONG WARM NIGHTS, BARBECUES, BEACH TRIPS, SWIMMING AND ICE CREAMS. GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS OUT OF STOCK. NO. WHAT? WELL, NOT GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS THIS YEAR, BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE FOR ANYWAY. BUT WILL THE WEATHER PLAY BALL? NIWA FORECASTS A LA NINA WEATHER PATTERN. BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR SUMMER? AND WILL IT BE WARM OR WET ON CHRISTMAS DAY? OR BOTH. AND SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ANSWER IT ALL IS CHRIS BRANDOLINO FROM NIWA. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, CHRIS. OK, BROADLY SPEAKING, WHAT DOES THE LA NINA FORECAST MEAN FOR OUR SUMMER? YEAH, LA NINA ` IT'S A CLIMATE DRIVER, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND IS TYPICALLY MORE EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS. AND THAT'S DIFFERENT, BECAUSE GENERALLY, OUR AIR FLOW COMES FROM THE WEST. OK, CHRIS, LET'S START WITH THE DIFFERENT ISLANDS. WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE NORTH ISLAND? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NORTH ISLAND ` SO THOSE EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS, BECAUSE OF LA NINA, THAT MEANS THE AIR IS COMING ONSHORE FOR THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. SO GISBORNE, HAWKE'S BAY, BAY OF PLENTY, COROMANDEL, EVEN AUCKLAND AND NORTHLAND ` FIRST TO SEE THAT EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND AND THAT MEANS THERE IS AN ELEVATED CHANCE FOR RAINFALL TO BE NEAR NORMAL OR EVEN ABOVE NORMAL. SO WE HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR BIG RAINFALL EVENTS, BUT INTERSPERSED ` PROBABLY GOING TO SEE THESE EXTENDED PERIODS OF DRYNESS. FOR THE WEST OF THE NORTH ISLAND ` SO TARANAKI, MANAWATU, OVER TOWARD WELLINGTON ` LIKELY TO SEE NEAR NORMAL RAINFALL. BUT WE'VE GOT TO WATCH FOR DRYNESS, PARTICULARLY TO THE WEST AND SOUTH TOWARD, SAY, KAPITI COAST, WELLINGTON AND THAT AREA, BECAUSE THE AIR DRIES AS IT COMES ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND. TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE THERE. COULD SEE SOME PRETTY WARM DAYS IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE NORTH ISLAND BECAUSE THE EAST AND NORTHEAST WIND COMING DOWN IN ELEVATION OFF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND WARMING UP. SO KIND OF AN OPPOSITE FOEHN WIND, IF YOU WILL. OK. THAT'S THE NORTH ISLAND. WHAT ABOUT THE SOUTH ISLAND? YEAH, SOUTH ISLAND HERE. SO I GUESS WE'LL START WITH THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SO FIORDLAND, WESTLAND, OTAGO, SOUTHLAND. THIS IS ONE AREA THAT WE ARE WATCHING FOR DRYNESS. WE THINK BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL IS SOMETHING THAT IS LIKELY TO OCCUR FOR THE SUMMER SEASON. DOESN'T MEAN EVERY MONTH OR EVERY WEEK WILL FEATURE LITTLE RAINFALL; IT JUST MEANS THAT'S THE SUMMARY FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD. SO FOR FARMERS, PEOPLE WHO RELY ON WATER FOR, YOU KNOW, WATER TANKS, THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MINDFUL THAT THERE COULD BE SOME REALLY PROLONGED PERIODS OF DRYNESS ACROSS THAT PART OF THE MOTU. TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO BE QUITE WARM ` ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WE'RE EXPECTING FOR THE SUMMER SEASON, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE AIR IS COMING, AGAIN, EAST AND NORTH OFF THE LAND, AND THAT WARMS THINGS UP IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTRY. NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ALPS, OVER TOWARD CANTERBURY, OVER TOWARD COASTAL OTAGO, I DON'T THINK THAT QUINTESSENTIAL, YOU KNOW, HOT KIWI SUMMER IS IN PLAY. WE THINK TEMPERATURES AVERAGE OR ABOVE AVERAGE, BUT WITH THAT ONSHORE WIND, THAT KIND OF EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND, KIND OF LIKE LAST SUMMER, WE THINK TEMPERATURES MAY BE HELD DOWN A BIT DURING THE DAY, BUT AT NIGHT PERHAPS A BIT WARMER THAN USUAL BECAUSE OF THAT ONSHORE WIND FLOW. AND, CHRIS, WHAT ABOUT CHRISTMAS DAY? IS IT BRUNCH BY THE POOL OR WILL WE BE HUDDLED UNDER A DUVET WATCHING MOVIES INSIDE? I'M HOPEFUL. I AM OPTIMISTIC FOR GOOD WEATHER FOR THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD ` FOR DRY WEATHER, SETTLED WEATHER, HOPEFULLY WARMER WEATHER. LET'S HOPE THAT LANDS ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND MAYBE NOT A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER OR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE. SO I'M OPTIMISTIC. WE'LL HOLD YOU TO THAT. THANKS SO MUCH, CHRIS. GREAT TALKING TO YOU. LIKEWISE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. CAPTIONS DY STEFFI DRYDEN, STELLA HUGGINS AND KATE HARRIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2022 DAVE LETELE IS ALWAYS GIVING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY, BUT HE'S JUST TAKEN ON ONE OF HIS MOST IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENTS YET. HE'S ON A MISSION TO HELP 6000 KIDS AND THEIR WHANAU HAVE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS, AND HE NEEDS YOUR HELP TO DO IT. (DAVE DOBBYN'S 'HINE RUHI') IT'S DECEMBER, AND THE SPIRIT OF GIVING HAS ARRIVED AT MIDDLEMORE IN THE FORM OF A 6'3" FORMER BOXER. THIS IS THE PLAYROOM AT KIDZ FIRST, THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND IT HELPS THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. KIDS LIKE LITTLE HARPER, JOSE AND LOGAN. MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE. THE WONDERFUL TEAM AT KIDZ FIRST STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEIR FAMILIES AFTER THEY LEAVE. AND THEIR GOAL IS TO GET 6000 PRESENTS UNDER TREES AND 600 MEALS ON TABLES FOR CHRISTMAS SO WE CAN SEE 6000 BEAUTIFUL SMILES LIKE THESE. (DAVE DOBBYN'S 'HINE RUHI' CONTINUES) AND FOR MORE ON THIS, WE'RE JOINED BY THE MAN HIMSELF, DAVE LETELE. NICE TO SEE YOU, DAVE. DAVE, WHAT WAS CHRISTMAS LIKE FOR YOU GROWING UP? LOOK, MY FIRST MEMORY OF CHRISTMAS WAS ACTUALLY THE POLICE RAIDING MY HOUSE AND STEALING` WELL, YOU KNOW, CONFISCATING ALL OUR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. SO THAT WAS MY FIRST MEMORY. SO, LIKE A LOT OF FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, CHRISTMAS CAN BE A VERY TOUGH TIME. TELL US ABOUT KIDZ FIRST HOSPITAL. HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS? LOOK, KIDZ FIRST HOSPITAL, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AN AMAZING PLACE. LIKE MOST` LIKE ALL HOSPITALS THAT ARE DOING` DEDICATED TO HELPING CHILDREN, IT'S AN AMAZING PLACE FILLED WITH AMAZING PEOPLE DOING THEIR BEST TO HELP CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, GET THROUGH THESE TOUGH TIMES. AND, DAVE, WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO ACHIEVE FOR THEIR FAMILIES THIS CHRISTMAS? SO, LOOK, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO GIVE 600 ` 600 FAMILIES AND ABOUT 6000 KIDS THE BEST CHRISTMAS THAT ALL KIDS SHOULD HAVE. NO KIDS SHOULD MISS OUT ON CHRISTMAS. AND, YOU KNOW... THINGS ARE SO TOUGH AT THE MOMENT, RIGHT? BUT YOU IMAGINE THINGS BEING TOUGH AND THEN HAVING A SICK CHILD TO LOOK AFTER, YOU KNOW, WITH LONG-TERM CONDITIONS. SO WE JUST WANT TO PUT A SMILE ON THEIR FACE, HAVE THEM` TO HAVE SOMETHING TO OPEN ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. OK. HOW CAN EVERYONE HELP? HOW CAN YOU HELP? IF YOU CAN HELP, YOU SHOULD. IF WE ALL LIVE THIS WAY, THIS WORLD WILL BE A BETTER PLACE. WE NEED DONATIONS. WE NEED MONEY TO HELP TO BUY FOOD, YOU KNOW, TO BUY PRESENTS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. AND, YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR HELPS ` EVERY SINGLE CENT. SO IF YOU CAN HELP, PLEASE DO. DAVE, YOU'VE HAD A BIG YEAR THIS YEAR, AND, LOOK, YOU DESERVE SOME FESTIVE SPIRIT YOURSELF. WHAT'S THE LETELE FAMILY GONNA BE DOING THIS CHRISTMAS? OH, LOOK, WE'RE HAVING TWO WEEKS OFF. WE'RE GOING OVERSEAS. I'M JUST` I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING. I WANT TO SWIM AND JUST HANG OUT WITH MY FAMILY. YOU KNOW, ANYONE THAT'S IN THE` YOU KNOW, SERVING COMMUNITIES, IT'S UNFORTUNATE ` OUR FAMILIES MISS OUT. SO I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH MY CHILDREN AND WITH MY WIFE. WELL, DAVE, YOU DO SO MUCH GOOD WORK AND I HOPE YOU DO HAVE A GREAT BREAK. ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOU. GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, TEAM. DAVE IS WONDERFUL, ISN'T HE? AND SO IS OUR ELF. WE HAVE A THIRD PRESENTER TONIGHT, HAVEN'T WE? IT IS DECEMBER 1, SO I WILL PUT SOME DECORATIONS UP NOW. THINGS WILL START TO APPEAR. WE HAVE TO NAME OUR ELF. MAYBE THE KIDS AT HOME COULD HELP US. WHAT SHOULD WE CALL IT? EMAIL US. DROP US A LINE. LET US KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD CALL HIM, HER, OR THEM. WE'VE ALL GOT THEM ` THOSE SENTIMENTAL BOOKS HANDED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS. YOUR GRANDMA'S POETRY PERHAPS, OR A GREAT-UNCLE'S BIBLE. BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN THEY'RE TOO SHABBY TO DISPLAY AND TOO FRAGILE TO READ? WELL, WE'VE FOUND A MASTER CRAFTSMAN WHO SAYS, DON'T DESPAIR ` THINK REPAIR. HERE'S CAROLYN ROBINSON. (UPLIFTING MUSIC) HIDDEN AMONGST THE TREETOPS OF THE UPPER HUTT HILLS IS AN OPERATING THEATRE, AND INSIDE, THE SURGEON GENERAL OF LITERATURE. CRAFT AND BOOK REPAIR SPECIALIST. THAT SAYS IT ALL. THE JOB I DO IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD HAS GOT THEIR FAVOURITE BOOK. UNDER BILL TITO'S STEADY HAND, BIBLES ARE RESURRECTED, DICTIONARIES REDEFINED. IT'S A VERY PLEASANT JOB. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GOOD IT IS. I'VE NEVER NOT EVER WANTED TO COME DOWN HERE. BILL'S BIBLIOPHAGIST BEGINNINGS CAME COURTESY OF HIS PARENTS. WELL, I HAD A GOOD FATHER AND MOTHER. AND DAD AND MUM HAD OBVIOUSLY ARRANGED, WITHOUT TELLING ME, AN APPRENTICESHIP AT PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS AS A BOOKBINDER. AND... WE DROVE DOWN FROM OPUNAKE TO WELLINGTON AND WE STOPPED AT THE TOP OF NEWLANDS HILL, PUT OUR GOOD CLOTHES ON, AND THEN WE WENT TO PARLIAMENT. KEITH HOLYOAKE, THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE DAY. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY HAD MORNING TEA, AND THEN THEY HAD A LUNCH BREAK, (CHUCKLES) AND THEN THEY HAD AFTERNOON TEA. I THOUGHT, 'LAZY BASTARDS', YOU KNOW. 60 YEARS ON AND PEOPLE SEND THEIR TREASURES FROM ALL OVER, HOPING THE MOULD CAN BE SLOWED, THE SPINE CAN BE STRENGTHENED, AND THAT PAGES THAT HAVEN'T MET IN DECADES CAN BE REACQUAINTED. (UPLIFTING MUSIC) THERE'S CHILDREN'S BOOKS, THERE'S WEBSTER'S DICTIONARIES; THEY'RE HUGE. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. GOOD OLD WIREMU. GOD, HE'S FAMOUS, ISN'T HE? ROBBIE BURNS, CHAUCER, YOU KNOW. 'CANTERBURY TALES.' I THOUGHT HE ACTUALLY PLAYED FOR CANTERBURY. I'VE PROBABLY SEEN MORE BIBLES THAN THE POPE. NOW, THIS BIBLE'S COME FROM EUROPE. SOME OF THE FIRST ENTRIES ON IT ARE FROM 1633. YOU GOT THERE, 1638. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THE FAMILY. I GET PEOPLE HERE THAT ACTUALLY CRY IN FRONT OF ME, AND I'M PART OF THAT; PART OF ALL THEIR FAMILIES. FOR A YOUNG PERSON TO TAKE ON THIS TRADE, HONESTLY, IF THEY GOT INTO IT, THEY WOULD NEVER REGRET ONE MOMENT. IT'S LITTLE MIRACLES HAPPENING ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW. (MUSIC BOX PLAYS HOPEFUL TUNE) WITHOUT A GLUE BRUSH, I'M NOTHING. A STRAIGHT EDGE, A KNIFE. GOTTA HAVE` MAKE SURE THE KNIFE IS NICE AND SHARP. I'VE GOT LEATHERS, I'VE GOT ALL SORTS OF BOOK CLOTHS THAT ARE NEEDED. I'VE JUST GOT EVERYTHING. I KNOW EVERY BOOK THAT COMES IN ALMOST INSTANTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN IT GOES OUT. AREN'T YOU GLAD THAT YOUR PARENTS GOT YOU INTO BOOKBINDING? YOU KNOW, I SAY TO MYSELF EVERY DAY, I'M VERY BLESSED TO HAVE HAD GOOD PARENTS. YEAH. THE IRONY IS THIS PANELBEATER OF PAGES DOESN'T READ MUCH. I FELT I WAS REALLY THICK, YOU KNOW? I FOUND OUT LATER THAT I WAS DYSLEXIC. BUT I'VE SURVIVED. I'M HAPPY. I MAKE A VERY GOOD LIVING. YEAH, I MAKE A VERY GOOD LIVING. # ALL THE GOODBYES IN THE WORLD. ALL THE GOODBYES. # ONCE UPON A TIME, THESE BOOKS WERE DESTINED TO BE FORGOTTEN. NOW, THEY'RE TO BE CONTINUED. YOU CAN'T WAIT TO PUT YOUR HANDS ON IT. EVERYBODY WANTS TO TOUCH IT. AND SO THEY SHOULD. THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR. SURGEON GENERAL FOR LITERATURE. AMEN TO THAT. # ALL THE GOODBYES IN THE WORLD. ALL THE GOODBYES. # AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO WORK FROM. E WHAI AKE NEI ` COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE WHANAU OF MANY TALENTS GET READY TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM. PLUS ` IT WAS A CLEAN WIN AND AN OLYMPIC RECORD. WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS THAT COOL? EMMA TWIGG ON TURNING THAT DETERMINATION FOR OLYMPIC GOLD INTO THE BEST BEDTIME STORY. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. WELCOME BACK. NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. YOU MIGHT THINK WINNING AN OLYMPIC MEDAL IS PURELY ABOUT SKILL. BUT TONIGHT, THE REAL STORY FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ` A GOLD-MEDALLIST NEW MUM KEEN TO HELP THE NEXT GENERATION. HERE'S RACHEL PARKIN. WORLD CHAMP, SILVER MEDALLIST, EMMA TWIGG. COULD THIS BE HER YEAR? WE ARE OFF AND RUNNING, IN THE WOMEN'S SINGLE SCULLS FINAL HERE AT TOKYO 2020. THOSE MISSED PODIUMS IN LONDON AND RIO. THE FABULOUS FERN FROM NZ WINS THE GOLD! IT WAS A MOMENT FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS AND THE TISSUE BOX. FOUR-TIME OLYMPIAN EMMA TWIGG GLIDING TO HER FIRST GOLD MEDAL AND AN OLYMPIC RECORD. IT'S LIKE A MOMENT IN TIME THAT PROBABLY WON'T LEAVE MY HEAD. EMMA'S STORY... READY, TOM? BEST BEHAVIOUR. ...ONE OF PURE DETERMINATION, BELIEF AND SUPPORT. MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE CHAR, SHE'S CHANGED MY PHILOSOPHY ON LIFE. WHO'S THAT? REMEMBER ` POP, MUM, MAMA, UNCLE JAMIE AND GI. YOUR FAVOURITE PEOPLE. SEE, FOR 20 YEARS, EMMA WORKED TOWARDS HER DREAM. 'SHE STARTED OUT AS PART OF A TEAM OF KEEN SCHOOL GIRLS.' MAKING THE OLYMPIC TEAM AT JUST 21, BUT NOT THE BEIJING FINALS. FOURTH IN LONDON. FOURTH AGAIN IN RIO. IT'S DEVASTATING. I THOUGHT I'D PUT THAT BEHIND ME IN LONDON. 'BY JUST A SLITHER OF A SECOND.' HE DOESN'T CARE. THEN, TALK ABOUT GETTING BACK UP FOR TOKYO. WE'RE NEARLY THERE, TOM, 'BREAKING THE FINISH LINE, GOOOOOLD!' YAY! IT WAS A CLEAN WIN AND AN OLYMPIC RECORD. IS THAT COOL? NO, NOT INTERESTED. (LAUGHS) JESSICA LAWRY SURE WAS, THOUGH. FOR THIS TEACHER, NOW AUTHOR, EMMA'S STORY JUST HAD TO BE TOLD. IT IS AMAZING. IT REALLY IS. A RESOURCE, SHE RECKONS, TO BUILD RESILIENCE ACROSS THE AGES. EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. AND, YES, SINCE TOKYO, THAT'S BEEN KEY. EMMA'S SQUAD HAS EXPANDED... THAT IS 100% MY PROUDEST MOMENT. ...HER ROUTINE SHAKEN UP. YEAH, IT'S A DIFFERENT EXISTENCE, THAT'S FOR SURE. HYDRATION, NUTRITION AND SLEEP STILL VERY MUCH A FOCUS... YOU WANT SOME MORE? ...JUST NOT SO MUCH EMMA'S. NOT SOLD? (CHUCKLES) EMMA FIRST TO ADMIT SHE'S LUCKY. # MERRILY, MERRILY, MERRILY # WIFE CHAR DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING WHILE SHE TRAINS. BOOF BOOF. JAB CROSS, JAB CROSS. KICK. HE'S NOW 10 KILOS, SO IT IS A DECENT KETTLE BELL. IT'S LOVE AND SUPPORT THIS NEW MUM'S NOT ONLY GRATEFUL FOR, BUT RELIANT ON ` HER GOLDEN DIFFERENCE, SHE'S ABSOLUTELY SURE, IN TOKYO. 'BUT SHE HAD AN EVEN GREATER GIFT.' AND THAT'S YOU. SOMEWHERE. (CHUCKLES) CHARMER! 18 MONTHS SINCE THOSE GLORIOUS GAMES, LIFE SURE HAS CHANGED, BUT EMMA'S STILL ROWING. SHE JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH. SO YOU WILL HANG IN THERE FOR PARIS? I MEAN, I'D LOVE TO. I'D LOVE TO BE THERE. AND TOMMY MIGHT REMEMBER THAT ONE. YEAH, TOM COULD BE THERE. OOH. HOLD HIS ARMS. AS FOR LITTLE TOMMY TWIGG, DON'T LET THIS FOOL YOU. NOT ROWING. I RECKON CRICKET. I WOULD LIKE HIM TO PLAY BASKETBALL, COS HE PICKS THINGS UP LIKE THIS. WHATEVER THE CODE, WHOEVER THE KID, THE MORAL OF EMMA'S STORY IS THE SAME ` LOVE HARD, WORK HARD, HAVE FUN, AND YOU'LL FLY. IF YOU JUST KEEP CHIPPING AWAY AND BELIEVE IN WHAT YOUR ABILITIES ARE AND WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE, ONE DAY, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I HOPE. AND TOMMY TWIGG, HOW CUTE? SO CUTE. THE TUARI SIBLINGS WERE RAISED ON VARIOUS FORMS OF MUSIC, FROM CLASSICAL TO KAPA HAKA TO HIP HOP. IT'S HELPED THEM CREATE MUSICAL MAGIC ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS. TOMORROW, THE WORLD WILL GET TO LISTEN TO THEIR DEBUT ALBUM. HERE'S TE RAUHIRINGA BROWN. (RAP AND SING IN TE REO MAORI) THROUGH MUSIC, MOVEMENT AND TE REO MAORI, THE TUARI SIBLINGS HAVE CREATED MAGIC. (UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES) 'E TAMA' IS THE LATEST RELEASE FROM THE TRIO OF BROTHERS. (SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) (SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) ALL: AND WE ARE THE TUARI BROTHERS. (LAUGHS) SO THIS NEW SONG IS TALKING ABOUT OUR BOYS AND THE VALUES WE WANT TO INSTALL IN TO THEM. YEAH, THE VALUES OF MANAAKI TANGATA, WHAKAPONO, TUMANAKO AND AROHA. AND THESE VALUES WE WANT OUR BOYS TO GROW UP WITH. NOT TO BE PERFECT MEN BUT TO BE GOOD MEN. WE WANT TO INFLUENCE OUR RANGATAHI AS WELL, SO GOING THROUGH THAT AVENUE OF TIKTOK, WE MADE A TIKTOK DANCE. IT'S LIKE WE TURNED UP HERE AND WE WERE HAVING A JAM. AND A COUPLE WRONG STEPS AND A COUPLE WRONG DIRECTIONS` HEY, HEY, WE ALL GOT TO THE SAME DESTINATION. (ALL LAUGH) (SINGS IN TE REO MAORI) 'E TAMA' WILL FEATURE ON THEIR DEBUT ALBUM 'RONGO', INSPIRED BY THE GOD OF PEACE IN A BID TO ENCOURAGE TAMARIKI AND RANGATAHI MAORI TO TAKE HEED OF HIS TEACHINGS. DEFINITELY TO INSPIRE OUR KIDS, AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO IT AS WELL, YOU KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY PUT THEIR MIND TO. FOR ME PERSONALLY IT'S ANOTHER WAY FOR ME REVISITING MY REO. I'M ON MY OWN JOURNEY FOR THAT BUT ALSO TURNING IT IN TO SOMETHING COOL, SOMETHING FRESH AND SOMETHING NEW. INFLUENCED BY THEIR PARENTS AT A YOUNG AGE, MUSIC WAS A NATURAL PATH. MUM WAS ALL ABOUT MUSIC ` MY DAD WAS ALL ABOUT HAKA. SO IT WAS NATURAL FOR US TO BE RAISED IN A WORLD WHERE THOSE FUSED ALL THE TIME. AND HAKA WAS THE VEHICLE THAT TAUGHT US OUR TE REO MAORI AND OUR AO MAORI, SO THAT'S WHY TE REO IS SO IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF UNDERSTANDING OUR IDENTITY, YOU KNOW? BUT SO WAS MUSIC. WHILE THE BROTHERS ARE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, IT'S OLDER SISTER ANI PIKI BEHIND THE CAMERA WHO KEEPS THEM IN CHECK. MY BROTHERS ARE MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS. THEY ARE MY BIGGEST CHALLENGES. (CHUCKLES) THEY CHALLENGE ME IN SO MANY WAYS. YOU KNOW, I LOVE MY SISTER AND SHE IS AN AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR BUT SHE CAN'T DIRECT US CAUSE WE DON'T LIKE TO LISTEN. (LAUGHS) FROM US BATTLING EACH OTHER TO GET OUR THOUGHTS ACROSS WE END UP COMING WITH THE BEST IDEA AND ADDING THEM ALL TOGETHER ` THOSE POWERS COMBINED. WITH THOSE POWERS COMBINED, THIS TALENTED WHANAU HAVE ALSO WRITTEN AND COMPOSED A MUSICAL. (DRAMATIC SONG IN TE REO) WE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS FORESAW THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE AS BIG AS WHAT IT'S BECOMING. YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WRAP THEMSELVES AROUND US AND GIVE US MAJOR SUPPORT. (HITS HIGH NOTE) WE'RE ALREADY HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH BROADWAY... YOU KNOW? WHICH IS SO SCARY! BUT AMAZING. (APPLAUSE, CHEERS AS SONG ENDS) WHAT AN AMAZINGLY TALENTED WHANAU. AND THE ALBUM WILL BE AVAILABLE ACROSS ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS TOMORROW. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT. - Hey, Toyota. Got something that's not... new? - Yeah! Have you seen what's on Toyota.co.nz? - What are the chances you actually have what I'm looking for? - Pretty good! - Will it have any quirks? - Only if that's what you're into. - Uh, how do I know if it's any good? - Well, you are buying from Toyota, so there's that. - But I need something that comes with a warranty. - Well, Signature Class and Toyota Certified vehicles do. - That's a relief. (INSTRUMENTAL OF BEN E KING'S 'STAND BY ME') - Thank you. - (GROWLS SOFTLY) - Whether you're just starting out or growing your business, it helps to have someone strong beside you. THE THING IS, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT CASSETTE, JUST PRESS EJECT. AND IT COMES OUT? THAT IS IMPRESSIVE. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW, THE CONCERT THAT NO-ONE GOES TO, AND NOTHING HAPPENS IF YOU DO TURN UP. SOUNDS INTERESTING. THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY. THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. COOKS ON FIRE IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. PO MARIE. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY STEFFI DRYDEN, STELLA HUGGINS AND KATE HARRIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2022