(UPBEAT MUSIC) Auckland ` Tamaki Makaurau ` the City of Sails, the Place Desired by Many. And you can see why ` the beaches,... Not bad! ...the shopping, the restaurants, the people. But there's the other stuff ` (DRAMATIC MUSIC) the traffic,... Come on! ...the house prices,... Whoa! (SIREN WAILS) ...the noise, the people! Aucklanders are packing up and moving out every day. And this show is about that. I did it, and I never looked back. Come with us as we follow escapees swapping the pavement for the paddocks. For richer, for poorer; for better or worse, we are moving out. We're just winging it, really. We probably made a big mistake. We're not keeping a door open in Auckland, and there's no fallback option. Copyright Able 2017 This is pretty much the definition of the good life in Auckland these days ` Sandringham ` a central city suburb, close to everything, with a vibrant village culture. (UPBEAT MUSIC) And this whare has been home to Hinewehi Mohi and George Bradfield for the last 15 years. Six kids have been brought up here. They've got a small mortgage. The original price they paid of about 250,000 has gone up nearly sixfold. (LAUGHS) So they're sitting pretty. So why are they even thinking about moving out? (MENACING MUSIC) (TENSE MUSIC) You know, just the whole craziness of the housing market, the busyness of the roads. Riding down Sandringham Rd in peak hour, you're taking your life into your own hands. It's almost like you're invisible when you're riding down there, and cars just sort of pull out on you. (BLEEP)! (DRAMATIC MUSIC) For George and Hinewehi, even the simple things in life can be really complicated. Part of our motivation to leave is that relationships are difficult to maintain. You can feel quite isolated by the difficulty of getting around Auckland. It's like, oh my God, my whole life is channelled through traffic problems. It'd just be nice to go somewhere where the pace of life is a little slower, and you can have time for people a lot more than you do in the city. The thought of leaving is one thing, but once the whanau leave this market, it's really hard to get back in. Kaore te whare i te rawa matua a te whanau, engari ke, koina i to ratou ao. Inaianei, he ao ano e whanake mai nei i roto i enei e wha o te whare. Our girl Renee's wedding day. It's really exciting, and she's really calm, and I'm expecting it to amp up over the next couple of hours, and then George will take her down the aisle. Beautiful. With the kids mostly sort of peeling away and going off and doing their thing and leading their lives, we probably felt that the ties to Tamaki Makaurau were getting less and less. If Hinewehi and George do decide to make the move, there's someone very special to think about. Hinewehi's daughter, 21-year-old Hineraukatauri, has cerebral palsy, which has limited any ideas of escaping Auckland, up until now. All her facilities ` medical and care ` are close by. But it seems times have changed. Hineraukatauri, as a baby and child, was very medically dependent. It was a really intensive time while she was growing up, where her needs were being tended to. And then just in the last year or so, she's actually peeled back all those services, and really just down to respiratory and neurology. And so we thought, on that level, Hineraukatauri doesn't need to still be living in Auckland. So if Hineraukatauri can theoretically move, how about her dedicated caregivers, like Tania? to follow in her footsteps. He pai ake pea ma Hineraukatauri ki te hunuku ki te tuawhenua, a, kua rere atu nga tamariki katoa i te kainga. But there's one critical piece of the puzzle missing. What about work? What are they gonna do there? We have a television production company. Hinewehi's the boss. She runs it. I try to be of assistance. (BOTH LAUGH) Yeah, it's been very successful for us over the last 12 years. Production-wise, we need to figure out how we can still keep things going so that we have a good relationship with the networks up in Auckland. Hei tapiri atu ki nga mahi hotaka mo te pouaka whakaata, e pumau tonu ana a Hinewehi ki ana mahi puoro. Engari ka taea hoki tera te hari ki wahi ke. # Whakaawe-awe-awe. (MEN CHANT) # Whakaawe-awe-awe. # Whakaawe-awe-awe. # Aue! (APPLAUSE) Like lots of people in Auckland, these two have been half-seriously checking out properties for sale in the provinces. One day, all the planets lined up. George sent me a Trade Me post, actually, of this magnificent place. A really tropical-looking, beautiful place with a great aspect in Hawke's Bay. In Havelock North, actually, and I thought, 'Whoo-hoo!' Havelock North ` it's beautiful, with a great climate, plenty of space, close to the coast. You name it. Engari he take ano e ngakau nui ai a Hinewehi ki Te Hemo-a-Te Atonga ` i whanau mai ia ki konei. But property prices in Havelock North are off the charts, increasing by 22% in the last year alone. Will Hinewehi and George be able to afford what they want with the proceeds from their Auckland property? Getting home to my whanau, to the marae is really important. (UPBEAT GUITAR MUSIC) Havelock North is a five-and-a-half-hour drive from Auckland. But if you leave the city early and beat the traffic, lunch in The Bay is almost guaranteed. Hinewehi has been travelling to Havelock North regularly since the move became a possibility. I have been a roustabout in the shearing sheds, but I haven't worked at Wattie's. (LAUGHS) And everyone else has. Has everyone worked at Wattie's? (BOTH LAUGH) Because that was the industry that, you know, kept us in good kai and also in work. Do you get peak-hour traffic? Not hour. (LAUGHS) Oh. Peak minute. Right. Mm. Peak-minute traffic. Right. I think that the biggest traffic situation that you might` that might cause you to be late is getting stuck behind a tractor. This is our family marae. Pakipaki is a very small community, but we have three marae that we're all interrelated, interconnected, and this is the one that I come back to the most. Yeah. (CHUCKLES) It's nice to be home. (CHUCKLES) Yeah. The Mohi whanau are woven into the fabric of this landscape. But how about Havelock North? Engari ka pehea hoki i Te Hemo-a-Te Atonga? Things have definitely changed here since Hinewehi left. But moving here could still be a big culture shock. A, he patai taku. Kei hea te iwi Maori i Havelock North? Kei hea nga tangata Iniana, nga tangata Hainamana, Hapanihi? Because in Sandringham, you had a lot of diversity, right? But I just get the feeling that not so much here. Not so much here. But the interesting thing about Hawke's Bay is that you have Havelock North, which is a village, really; and then you have Hastings, and then you have Napier. And there's lots of different communities ` Maori and Pakeha and a few other ethnicities ` but we like Havelock North as a prospective choice of place to live because it's close to all the things that I love. It's close to Pakipaki; it's close to the beach, where our whanau land is. We need to look at somewhere that's one level, cos we need wheelchair access for Hineraukatauri. Of course. And, um... The water? It's close to the water. I'm feeling this one. (LAUGHS) Feeling this one, but it's just a section. So even though they're still looking, the Mohi-Bradfield whanau have ticked a lot of boxes already. Ko nga hiahia a Hineraukatauri ` ae; ko nga turanga mahi ` ae; ko nga tangata rereke i tetahi wahi rereke ano ` ae marika! But can they get they want for the right price? * Hinewehi Mohi and George Bradfield have made a huge decision ` they're moving out of Auckland and heading to Havelock North in Hawke's Bay. Their daughter Hineraukatauri will join them, of course, along with three of her caregivers. Inaianei, kua kitea to ratou takapau i raro i a Tama-nui-te-ra, a kua tuku tono mo tetahi whare. We've found a really nice place, and there's so many bonuses. Hinewehi's always wanted a swimming pool. Well, I don't know the square metreage, but we are going from significantly smaller and closer neighbourhood living to almost 2 acres of property. Ko te rereketanga o nga utu whare tetahi o nga take nui e hunuku ai a Hinewehi raua ko George i Tamaki Makaurau. E tata ana te wa e hunuku ai te whanau. He haerenga motuhake whakamutunga ki tetahi wahi kahurangi. We're off for the very last time to The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre ` a little promo there (LAUGHS) ` just for the princess having her music therapy session for the last time at the centre in Auckland. Hinewehi and George set up the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre 12 years ago, and since then, the place has become like a second home. Leaving all this behind is hugely emotional. WOMAN: Oh, no, you're very very welcome. Yeah. (TWO GENTLE NOTES PLAY) Russell's playing the putorino, which is a Maori flute. Because she can't control her breath to play the flute, he wraps her hand around the instrument to feel the vibrations. Na wai ra, kua oti te wahanga whakamutunga a Hineraukatauri. Is it OK if I come in? Please come in. # It's... # time to sing # ka kite. (PLAYS GENTLE MUSIC) # It's time to sing ka kite. # (CHUCKLES) The sale and purchase has gone ahead. Now it's moving day. But only the first of two ` because Hineraukatauri has a bit of equipment to move to Havelock North. Hopefully we can take this down and reset it up in the new bathroom situation in Hawke's Bay. We have an amazing caregiving team. But of the four, there's three of them coming with us, leaving family members behind to come to Hawke's Bay for a completely new life. And I just think that dedication and commitment to our daughter's amazing. Kua 16 a Tania e tiaki ana i a Hineraukatauri, a hei ta Hinewehi, koia te mama tuarua. Just remembering everything ` the plugs for the chair, for the suction machine. If we forget any of those, (CHUCKLES), we're stuck. (CHUCKLES). I think in the week of saying goodbye ` goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye ` there's been lots of emotion and that, but also lots of excitement. Cos everyone's so supportive... and... jealous! (LAUGHS) Ready? Yeah. He haerenga rima haora te roa ma nga wahine ki Te Hemo-a-Te Atonga, a kua mahue a George ki Tamaki. (UPBEAT, FUNKY DANCE MUSIC) Yeah, there's a bit to go. It's not the easiest shift, but just different considerations. But it's probably as big as it gets. (FUNKY DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES) 420 boxes head south. But this is where the rubber meets the road ` as Auckland becomes a memory and Havelock North becomes the future. I feel mixed emotions, for sure. We're not keeping a door open, as such, in Auckland, and there's no fallback option. (LAUGHS) * Quite a lot for one little girl. A, kua whakarerea a Hinewehi ratou ko George, ko Hineraukatauri ano hoki i a Tamaki Makaurau to find their fair share of the Kiwi dream. There is no going back. And I've already heard through the grapevine that their first hurdle has been unpacking their 420 boxes. (PLEASANT, ROLLING MUSIC) (BLEEP!) It's sort of layers or knackered that we're suffering. Relocate those somewhere. Relocate? Particularly me, cos I'm unfit and not very strong... and a little bit pathetic. (LAUGHS) Katahi ka ringi mai taku waea kia haere ki te noho tahi. Kei te amaimai ahau. Ka kite ranei au i tetahi whanau kua taka ki te he, he ahuatanga hari koakoa ranei ka puta? Kua tau a Hinewehi raua ko George ki Te Matau a Maui mo nga marama e rua. Kua roa te wa ma ratou hei kohikohi i wa ratou whakaaro mo tenei wahi hou he tutakina pai kei te haere. I'm thinking that this is gonna be quite an interesting wee visit. LAUGHS: Hey! (DOGS BARK) That looks like a happy couple. Come and check out our new view. Ooh! I will! I will. (DREAMY PIANO MUSIC) Wow. (WONDROUS MUSIC) Piece of paradise. (LAUGHS) It's quite different to Sandringham, yeah? Yes, yeah. Just a little (!) You know that in Sandringham, you look on to other people's bedrooms, right, and everybody's living within close capacity. But here you can see right over the hills. In terms of value for value ` you know, when you sold up in Auckland, versus buying here ` is it like for like? Hell, no. (LAUGHTER) Did you have a bit of change left over? We had a bit of change left over, but, I mean, what we've got here is just incomparable to what you can get in Auckland. Yup. You know, we've got 2 acres of land, you know, nice swimming pool, a huge house ` you know, spacious and gorgeous. And the weather! And the weather, yeah. (RISING, INSPIRING MUSIC) A great, big kitchen. Oh, nice! Quite a high bench for vertically challenged people like my own self! But it's a really nice whanau-gathering area. Yeah. And the flow into the dining room space is great as well. It's so awesome. And so much storage. Gosh. That's a good thing and a bad thing. Yes. It depends on if you're a hoarder. Yes. Pehea a Hineraukatauri me tana noho i tenei wahi hou? Really well. And she's already feeling the effects of the heat and the pollen. (LAUGHS) Are you gonna sneeze? Yeah, it's making it a little bit harder for her to sleep at night, but, yeah, we're getting the fans sorted and, yeah. I'm not sure what we can do about the pollen, but it'll probably pass soon. E whakahihi ana nga whanaunga tata a Hineraukatauri kua whaiwhare ano i Te Matau-a-Maui hei wahi painaina I te raumati roa o konei. A, ina hoihoi rawa atu nga tamariki, ka taea tonu e Hinewehi te whakarere i te whanau mo te wa poto ka haere ke ki te kite i tona whaea keke i Ocean Beach. What a perfect day to come to the beach! (LAUGHS) Would you like to have a glass of wine? I would, I would! What about water`? No, wine. Come on. Let's celebrate. (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) Welcome to the beach. (GLASSES CHINK) Did you just called me cock? (WOMAN LAUGHS) (LAUGHS HELPLESSLY) It's so fantastic you've moved down. Mauri ora! Mm-mm! I mean, do you think it might have been the best move you've made? Ever, ever more! Yeah. Fabulous. So nice being home. Yeah. No nga wahine e inu waina ana, he eke paihikara te mahi a George i Tamaki. Kia tupato kei tukia, e hoa. Down here, you know, it's just so much more cycle-friendly. There's cycle lanes, and there's lots of signs urging motorists to give cyclists room, and the roads are so much quieter, and, yeah, the weather's so much better. So those are all real big pluses for cyclists. A, rua ano nga wira ka tapirihia kia wha. Kua rere a George i te rori ki te patiki. (ROCK MUSIC POUNDS) (ENGINE WHIRRS) (ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES) (LIGHT, LIVELY MUSIC) Koinei te iho o te hunuku i Tamaki Makaurau mo te whanau hei ` he wa motuhake mo ratou ano e mahi nei i nga mahi katoa, e arohanuitia nei e te tangata. WHISPERS: Look, Mum's in the garden. Look. (HAPPY, PLAYFUL MUSIC) He autaki rua ke tenei. Engari mo Hinewehi, he painga ano ka puta mai i te hunuku ki tuawhenua. Now, I remember you had talked about wanting to come back and better your reo Maori. How's that going? Well,... (LAUGHS) I haven't quite gotten` Oh. E wareware au ki te korero Maori. Oh, well, close enough! Taku hiahia ki te hoki ki te kainga, ki te hoki ki te marae, ki te korerero i te reo o Kahungunu nei. Mm. Te mita. Ae. Ae. Um, ki te... ki te whakahau ano hoki toku whanau ki te korero he waenganuia ki a matou. Oh, pai tena. (RISING MUSIC) Mo tenei whanau, kua ora ano i te hunuku mai i Tamaki ki tuawhenua. E kore pea e hoki ki Tamaki, otira e kore pea ano e hoki ki tona puehu noa. (INSPIRING MUSIC) Ka noho ke tenei hei moemoea. But for both Hinewehi and for George, it's meant a whole lot of hard work and a complete sea change from everything that they had up in Auckland. Engari, hei te mutunga iho, ko te awhero nui e pumau ana ` ko te aroha me te whanau. (LIGHT, AMUSING MUSIC) Captions by Glenna Casalme www.able.co.nz Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2017 He mea tautoko na Te Mangai Paho.