00:05Hi, I'm David Farrier. This year I made it my task to find the true heart of New Zealand.
00:11Of course, it's not in the forests or the beaches or the birds, it's in the people.
00:15Now, due to time and money constraints, I couldn't meet every single one,
00:18but I could meet a delightful handful, who all happened to live in the same small town.
00:23I gave them their day in the limelight, and now they get to see the results.
00:28I've invited them all here to a wrap party at the local town.
00:31Crackers are amazing, David. Absolutely amazing. The boutique-y cheese.
00:35You've got to try them.
00:37Oh, you're filming, are you?
00:38Yeah. I can do it later.
00:40Hey, I wanted to say, absolutely well done, mate.
00:43We've edited your footage. It's fantastic. So funny.
00:47Where did you find these clowns?
00:49I'm getting you one of these crackers.
00:52I'll be back in a minute.
00:55Shoot that again.
01:18Well, the stars of the show will be here shortly to watch an exclusive international trailer.
01:23It's been a few months since I saw them last, so yesterday I tried to catch up with them all.
01:28Here's what they had to say.
01:30First stop was Pahutakawa Park, where head ranger Bill Napier rules the roost.
01:34How are things with you, Bill? It's been a couple of months since we last spoke.
01:38Good as gold, David. Or as I like to say, as perfect as platinum.
01:42Made that one up.
01:43Yeah, nah, it's been great.
01:45The old park's looking good, thanks to Hayley finally doing the lawns.
01:47Gary's moved the sheep out completely, replaced them with llamas, longer necks, a bit more positive attitude towards life.
01:54And Jason's fixed the main gate.
01:56It's push as well as pull now, so no confusion there.
01:59Yep. I love this park, mate.
02:02Are you going somewhere, or...?
02:04Oh, I don't know. Never leave this place.
02:07Oh, here we go. I forgot to tell you.
02:10Our kids come back to me.
02:11Laura and Fauna.
02:12Jump in.
02:14Here. I just literally just picked them up from the airport.
02:17Kids, say hello to the TV man.
02:19Hello, TV man.
02:20There we go. Beautiful little kids, aren't they?
02:23Yeah, it's all perfect now. The family's back.
02:25Amazing.
02:26Bye, Bill.
02:34Great, I'll just... I'll just walk home then, shall I?
02:37Julie, is it?
02:39Hi.
02:40I'm David. I'm making a documentary.
02:42Nice to meet you.
02:43It's amazing you're back.
02:45Actually, I haven't had a chance to tell Bill yet, but...
02:50We're not back for good.
02:52I'm here to collect him. He's been offered a position in Yellowstone.
03:02On that note, I decided to press on.
03:05I tracked down local lawyer Rod at Dwayne's garage.
03:08No, nothing much changes around here, does it?
03:10Nah, it's pretty quiet.
03:11Yeah.
03:11Oh, Hamish got his licence.
03:12Oh, yeah.
03:13Yep. Motorbike.
03:14Yeah, motorbike licence.
03:15Got a motorbike licence.
03:16Yep.
03:17That doesn't mean we're getting one, though.
03:19No.
03:19What do you mean?
03:20Too dangerous, Hamish.
03:21I told you that too, mate. Too dangerous on the bike.
03:23Ah, that's why I got the licence.
03:24Just a bit of paper. Licence is just a bit of paper.
03:27That's right. I've got a pilot's licence.
03:29You don't see me flying around the skies.
03:31I'm fine with this guy.
03:32I've got a licence to kill.
03:34You don't see me on the streets popping people off on my windowsill.
03:37Are you a special agent?
03:38Oh, dear Rod.
03:39I am, actually.
03:40Keep it on the down low.
03:41Don't let the secret out.
03:42Oh, yeah. You're in hiding, are you?
03:43I'll give you a hiding.
03:46Oh, tell them about the new idea.
03:48Oh, yeah. We've got a club.
03:49New car club.
03:50Our own car club.
03:51No restrictions.
03:52Anyone can join.
03:52No restrictions.
03:54Oh, the one restriction.
03:55What's that? Oh, yeah.
03:56You have to be converting your car into another car.
03:58Yeah, so that's there.
03:59That's a major restriction, actually.
04:01Apart from that, anyone can join.
04:03Yeah.
04:03I've got a Mazda now.
04:04What are you turning it into?
04:06Mazda Rati.
04:06Mazda Rati.
04:07So, yeah, nah, she'll be good, eh?
04:09Yeah, looking forward to that.
04:10We were going to call ourselves the car converters,
04:13but the new name is...
04:14What's the new name?
04:15Trannies.
04:16The Trannies.
04:16Yeah.
04:18Pretty happy with that, eh?
04:19Good strong name, that.
04:20Yeah, I reckon.
04:21It's got a few trainee clubs, actually.
04:22Yeah.
04:23Yeah, we've found a few on the line there, so...
04:25A lot of nice ladies seem to...
04:27Yeah, you might be able to meet someone special, eh?
04:30That'd be nice, yeah.
04:31I've already met someone, of course.
04:33Yeah, you'll find out at the rat party.
04:35Oh!
04:37Yeah, keep it quiet.
04:38Yeah.
04:38Really?
04:41Following a trail of incense and pheromones,
04:44I tracked down Louise Cooper.
04:45We don't really have any of those in stock at the moment,
04:47but what we do have in stock, if you wouldn't mind,
04:49you might like this,
04:50is lots of portraits of men and women
04:52driving through a car park ticket booth.
04:54They're really gorgeous paintings.
04:56And...
04:57Right.
04:57Okay, well, I love this guy, I understand.
05:02Wind chimes.
05:02Yeah, we've got wind chimes.
05:03Unfortunately, though, they're not really for outdoor use,
05:05they don't really hold up to the sea breezes, I'm afraid.
05:09I've got one in my house,
05:10and I just blow on it myself.
05:11It gives it a good tingle.
05:13Come on down, we've got a...
05:14Yep.
05:15No, no, no, come on down.
05:16All right.
05:17Okay, bye-bye.
05:18Louise, how are you?
05:19Hi, David.
05:21Surprise, you and your camera team.
05:22Are you working here now?
05:24I am, yeah.
05:24Georgina's left because she's on maternity leave,
05:26so it's good I'm getting a little bit of extra income.
05:28I had to leave the car park trial, unfortunately.
05:30No, how come?
05:32Well, it turns out it's illegal
05:32to paint people without their consent.
05:34Are you sure?
05:35Well, it's not only that,
05:36I was charging people for paintings
05:37that they weren't even requesting,
05:39and then the car park was free,
05:41so it was a bit weird.
05:41It was a whole lot of different sort of...
05:43Yeah, I don't want to talk about it, but yeah.
05:45Are you sure?
05:46Yeah, I've looked into it.
05:47I've got a new lawyer for...
05:49Actually, that reminds me.
05:50I'm seeing someone at the moment.
05:52Congratulations.
05:53It's not completely sealed yet,
05:54but I'm seeing him tomorrow night
05:55at the wrap party for this whole thing,
05:58so we'll see what happens.
05:59Not me, is it?
06:00No, it's not you.
06:01Or is it?
06:03No, it's not.
06:12It wasn't hard to spot Ron Taylor
06:14and his boss, Colin.
06:15They were across the road.
06:17Oh, we've got some pretty big news.
06:19You tell them, tell them what we're doing.
06:20We're buying a boat.
06:22Yes, a new boat.
06:24Thanks to old moneybags here.
06:26Yeah, I'm going to be the funder.
06:28Yep, and I'm the lightning.
06:29Ha!
06:31Essentially what we're doing there
06:32is we're organising the world's first
06:34catch-your-own fish and chips
06:35for people, which I think is great.
06:37And here's the clincher.
06:38When they're out there,
06:39there's a chance that they might possibly see a whale.
06:42Do you think tourists might get confused
06:44and think they could, you know,
06:46eat the whales?
06:47No, they're not on our boat.
06:49We might put an extra sticker on there,
06:51no eating of the whales.
06:53Yeah.
06:53Just only for observing.
06:55Observing and hugging.
06:57Yep.
06:58You know, if a whale came up on deck,
07:00then you...
07:01It's a pretty big arm.
07:02Yeah, give them a hug.
07:03Catch a fish, hug a whale.
07:08UFO enthusiast Steve Whittle
07:10was proving hard to find.
07:12Mrs Whittle, I'm really sorry to disturb you.
07:14I'm looking for your son, Steve.
07:16I've been to the sleep out.
07:17He's not there.
07:18Any idea where he'd be?
07:19I have absolutely no idea.
07:21I haven't seen him for days.
07:23Right.
07:24Oh, but they left a note.
07:26I found it by their recording thingy.
07:28It said something about,
07:29if we don't come back,
07:31check the videotape.
07:33But I couldn't find a videotape.
07:35The videotape will be with the camera.
07:37No, I know where the camera is.
07:38Thank you, Mrs Whittle.
07:39This is...
07:39It's that girl, isn't it?
07:42I knew something was going on.
07:43I know, there's trouble with Stuart before.
07:45Didn't I say it?
07:46She's trouble.
07:47The good news is,
07:48I have the tape
07:49and we'll be watching that later in the show.
07:51In the meantime,
07:52the party's getting started behind me
07:54and I'm just waiting for a few more guests to arrive.
07:57Mary!
07:58I'm shocked.
08:00Well, you've got to move with the times, David.
08:02I've criticised myself recently
08:03for not realising that.
08:04But you were so against cycling.
08:07Oh, believe me,
08:08I'm still up against it.
08:09Look at my knees.
08:10Go on, Mary.
08:12You're loving it.
08:13What a fright.
08:14What are you doing there, Brian?
08:15I think because it's a tandem, dear.
08:18Yes, well, it's always there.
08:19You can count on that, Brian.
08:21What are you calling the group now?
08:23The Lady Riders.
08:25That's right, the Lady Riders.
08:26And we're going to have matching jackets.
08:28We are not having matching jackets.
08:30I'm still criticising you
08:32for wanting to be in the gang, Brian.
08:42Well, everybody's here.
08:44It's exciting.
08:46Terry.
08:47Dude.
08:48Put it there.
08:52Magnets.
08:53Magnetism, dude.
08:55So you just got back from L.A., right?
08:57Yeah, I was over there
08:57doing the pro leg circuit, dude.
08:59I'm on it.
09:00Imagine me.
09:01How did the sexy leg world champs go?
09:03Oh, time of my life, man.
09:05I got 37th overall.
09:06Is that good?
09:07Good?
09:08That's amazeballs, dude.
09:10There's thousands of people watching.
09:12So it was amazing.
09:13Yeah, man.
09:14And I got 12th in the mixed category.
09:16Mixed?
09:16Yeah, both sexes compete.
09:19Ladies always win,
09:20but I got the top 50, dude.
09:22The only man to reach the top 50
09:23in the mixed since 1987.
09:25That's a great fact.
09:27I got an agent.
09:28Got my first acting job in America.
09:30What's the job?
09:31Leg model.
09:32Leg model.
09:33Big Hollywood star.
09:34Can you say who he is?
09:36Shouldn't really, but Kirstie Alley.
09:39Watch out.
09:41Cheers to that.
09:42Cheers.
09:44Ka-ching.
09:44Um, why did you come back then?
09:46Oh, the little lady, dude.
09:48I realised while I was away,
09:50she needs me, man.
09:52So, it's like limelight responsibilities.
09:55Sorry, I'm late.
09:56Yeah, I just had to shut the park gate.
09:58Jason lost the padlock.
10:00Oh, I broke, I broke.
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