- (WHOOSH!) - (ENGINE REVS) - (ROCK MUSIC) - # Come on. There's a show tonight. Head straight for the crowd. Come on in a hurry. # Get your feet off the ground. Come on, cos I hear there's lots of fun to be had. # Come on, don't worry about the money cos we're in a hurry, hurry. Come on. - Waitara, also known as Dub-T. # Come on, come on. - It's a hard town, it's a hard breed of people. I believe we are different. You get townies, and then you get farmers, and then you get kids from Waitara. - How many weeks are you now? - 35 weeks. - That's how long me and the dad's been together. - (LAUGHS) - That's it. That's the money shot. We got it. We've got it. - I wanna earn more money than my husband. (LAUGHS) Like, he can be a stay at home dad, and I'm gonna go to work. - What's it like, having a boyfriend? Are they naughty? - Hanging out, and then he wanted to kiss, and I said, 'OK.' At the end, that was the first kiss I had. - Selfie. - (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS) - That's where the cows and that used to shit. Not no more ` that's where all the rich people shit now. - Yeah, she's my best friend. Yeah, she can be a bitch, but, you know, we can all be bitches. - Yeah, if you're from the Naki, man, you're hard core. - # Whoo! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh-huh-huh. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on. # Captions by Faith Hamblyn. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2020. - (WHISTLES) Bitches always know that Axel really has a willy that he loves to show. - (HEAVY METAL MUSIC) - Yes! Holy shit. Big fulla! - I was pushing Hot Wheels around when I was crawling, you know? Anything with a motor has just been a massive interest, just that combustion side of it, almost, eh, like, you can somehow, you can tip some fuel in the gas tank, turn the key, stab the loud pedal. - (HEAVY METAL MUSIC) - Whoo! This is the family homestead. I've been here my whole life, growing up here. I think I'm quite a manly man, and to Mum, I'm still a young little boy in nappies. - Put a helmet on! - I can't hear ya! - Put a helmet on! - No. - No. - Please put a helmet on. - I will. I promise. - No, do it, Axel. - (MOTORBIKE ENGINE REVS) - His father named him, actually, cos his dad's a bit of a petrolhead. I had a C-section, and when I woke up, and he said, do you wanna meet Axel Dwayne Jr, and I said, 'Oh fuck.' You know, he has spent over $8000 on fines. He's lost his licence five times. He's a fucking bogan. When he was a little boy, he used to stand by the letter box and wee on people when they walked past. - Mum was, like, 'Oh, tell him to put it away.' (CHUCKLES) - They said, 'Oh, he's probably got ADHD,' but he didn't. He had ADD ` absent dad disorder. - They split just after me. I would have been quite little. The hardest thing is he gave me his name as a middle name, you know, so every time I have to put my name, it's Dwayne Jr. So if you wanted to piss off, mate, you could have taken it with you, you know? I'm not angry at him; I'm just confused. - OK. It looks like it's a baby. - Do you want a cuddle? - Aw. - Yeah, I'll have a turn with the little little man. Sharing's caring, homie. - Pass him to Axel, Jess, cos I'm just worried I'll drop him. - No, I'm not gonna drop him. - No, well, you pass him to me. - Why do I get a crying baby? - (GRIZZLES) - Why do I get you crying, mate? - What? - Hey, Chris. - Now we have him for a while until he stops crying, eh? - Put him up on your shoulder. - No. - They like that. - Why are you crying? - Put him up on here. - You don't even got any tears, buddy. - You don't even got any tears, mate. - Ooh, careful. Watch his head, Axel. Christ's sake. - A lot of people always make the joke, 'Holy shit, kid, you even talked like him. You walk like him. You hold your posture.' And it's, like, how sick is that? How can you make that possible? I haven't seen you for 10 years. # On the day I was born, the nurses gathered round. # They were all shocked at what they have found. # Cos I was b-b-b-b-bad. # Mate, I don't need you. I got what I want, mate. You know, like, just a beer a pub would be nice, eh. Yeah. - (SPARSE PIANO MUSIC) (ELECTRONIC MUSIC) - There's not much opportunities open in Waitara. Well, ANZCO, Methanex ` yeah, it's not something that I'm really interested in. You know, I like being in front of the camera. (GIGGLES) Kia ora, whanau. I would just like to thank each and every one of you for following us. I'm well known for my Facebook page, Keeping Up With The Waitarians. It's created by me and three girls ` Shontoya, she's, like, the comedian girl. She's a handful. Nicole, she's more laid-back, chilled. Ooh, and the scrape, though. What the fuck is wrong with you? Then there's Ngas. She's, like, the Tip Top girl, the loudmouth, the one with her loud-as laughter. - (BOTH LAUGH) - Here we go. We just randomly come up with these catchphrases. It just goes viral. - Can't forget the mick, ladies. - I'm famous for the Pump bottle video. He's, like, 'Yeah, if you let me touch your mick, I'll give you a free bottle of mountain water.' I said to him, 'For starters, I don't have a mick. I have a penis. I'm a man, not a woman.' For a second, he was, like, 'Oh, nah, fuck that.' Well, at the end of the day, I still got a free bottle of water, so I guess I won. (CHUCKLES) 2.5 million views, baby! Whoo! That's what I'm talking about. Obviously I'm the most popularist member. No lie about it. Hey, come on now. If you think I'm big headed, well, too bad. Nah, cos it's true. I am the popularist one in the group. So big shout-out to our camera crew, our backstage people, who's mostly me, and everyone else is amazing. Nah, just kidding. But, yeah, that's awesome. Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate it. - Mwah. What that good? - Yeah. - I'm like Kylie Jenner in this town. The poor one, not the rich one. (LAUGHS) - I love watching your videos! - Yeah, I get recognised a lot for it. At the moment, I'm working at a supermarket. # Do you wanna build a snowman? # No, not today, kids. I'm on a shopping mission. - And how has your day been, sir? - So far OK. - Nice. - Is there a men's hairdresser out the valley any more? That one up in the corner's closed, eh? - Men's hairdresser? - Yeah. - I'm not entirely sure. I don't get my hair done here. I feel that I'm not meant to be working at a supermarket. I think I'm supposed to be doing more of my life. I can't wait for the weekend. Oh, those baps are really soft. This is my favourite part. I kind of doubt myself when I'm at work sometimes. No one notices, no one sees that, you know, I'm pushing the cart, and then I'm having a moment down the bread aisle which is, like, way down the end. And I'm thinking, like, 'This is not what you're supposed to be doing.' I'm supposed to be doing this and that. Then I'm, like... (SIGHS) - It's a hard town, it's a hard breed of people. I believe we are different. - I hate Countdown. - (LAUGHS) - Not even with a passion. - (LAUGHS) Fuck, you're an idiot. How many weeks are you now? - Five weeks. That's how long me and the dad's been together. - (LAUGHS) Oh, fuck, yeah. You're fucked. - Oh yeah. - (BOTH LAUGH) - Leon, wow, we go way back. He's wild, yeah. Sometimes he can be a bit selfish, but it is what it is. But nah, I really love him. Yeah. - We're gonna go to Nan's tomorrow. - Yeah. I can't wait, cos she cooks food. - (GIGGLES) Hang on. Wait. That might be Nicole and that. - (TINKLY MUSIC) - (LAUGHTER) - I love you. Yeah. Love you. - Never below you. - Always inside you. - Always inside you. - Oh, my God, this is an ashtray cup! - Don't waste it. - You're put dirtier things in your mouth. - (LAUGHTER) - When we're all together, oh, it's crazy. It can be real wild. Arguing, bickering. - I'm the godmother. When that baby comes out` - What do you mean? I'm up the road. She lives in town now. - Like, 'Oh, mate. Get me out of here.' Nah! (CHUCKLES) Are we allowed to opt out? I'm a stay-home mum to one 3-year-old, and also another one due soon. Yes, five more weeks. (LAUGHS) It's been a bit wild, just trying to do everything on my own. Liee, housing, financial problems. Yeah, I don't want my kids to have the upbringing I did. I had a rough life. Family violence was a big thing for me. Alcohol, drugs, running away ` like, all that stuff. Nah, I don't want my children to go through that ever. I do have support. My uncle helps me out. I think my midwife was a bit shocked, and I was, like, 'Oh, yeah, this is my uncle.' - So does it make you ashamed that I say that to everybody? - About what? - That I'm a boy or I'm a man. - Nah, I think that's cool. It's different. - No shame in the game. - Nah. - Oh, cool. - So how's your love life? - I actually got laid this year. - (BOTH LAUGH) - Sit on their face and go, 'Yeah, Mama!' You know. - Oh, cousin! - What about your love life? - Oh, mate. It's crazy. - Nah. - I know, girl. - Yeah. Nah, just after what happened last year. Me and my ex, yeah, just kind of got out of hand, where I just called up my best friend's mum, 'Can you come pick us up?' (CHUCKLES) 'I've just had enough.' Yeah. So, he's actually in jail at the moment. I haven't heard from him yet. - And you wanna go back to that? - Yeah. Yeah. - That's so... Out the gate. - That's why I say when are you going gay? - I'd never go gay, sis. - Why? - Never in a million years. - There's some nice girls out there. Why are you blushing? - Oh! - (BOTH LAUGH) - You're gonna go back to him? You're gonna go back to him? - Yeah, most likely. I don't like what's happened; I hate what's happened. - There are some great men out there, really, yeah. But when they start being forceful and doing B&E's, that's when... You know? - And I do want him to be a part of baby's life. I suppose everyone deserves a second chance. (CHUCKLES) - Go gay, mate. I really would like you to go gay. - (LAUGHS) - Cos for me personally, I know I just want you to be happy and your children to be happy. - Yeah. - Yeah. Go gay. - Yeah, no. I just want a better future for my kids and myself. I deserve it. (CHUCKLES) - Back in the day, I think Waitara what was a place where you're OK when it came to work, kind of like a little city, really, you know, a little bit of hustle and bustle back then. It was alive. (CHUCKLES) After a while, businesses started to close down, and it kind of became like a ghost town. Waitara's strong. It's a strong little place. I look at all the families and that and the young ones that have moved away from here, and a lot of them are coming home. I wonder why. I mean, you think, 'What are they coming home for? There'se nothing here.' Maybe it's just Waitara. - (ELECTRONIC MUSIC) - Morena, son. Time to get up now. - (MUTTERS) - Hmm? It's, like, half past 10, man. (CHUCKLES) - Just making sure ` that's important. # Hoki mai e tama ma # ma ki roto, ki roto... I wanna get a job, but, um, one of my favourite things in life is music. # Kei te kapakapa mai # te haki, te haki... # Music takes me off to another world, where I see myself differently. Like, badass. (CHUCKLES) Hello, you handsome man. - (WHIRRING) - Life right now is slowly getting interesting. Last year, I was head boy. To be honest, I actually miss it a lot. When the year was coming to an end, I was scared. - So, what's your plans today? - My plans today were to chillax and just basically lax around. (LAUGHS) - Oh, eh. - (BOTH LAUGH) - I think that's a no-go, bro. - Aw. - (LAUGHS) - When you're a school leaver and you don't got a job, you just feel lost. And I still feel lost, to this day, cos I'm still looking. - Well, what do you wanna do? Do you wanna work or would you rather chillax, as you say? - As tempting as it seems to chillax, I'm gonna get a job. (LAUGHS) - Yeah. What is it that you really wanna do, though? Have you got anything in mind? - No. (LAUGHS) The majority of my friends already have a job or are out travelling the world, yeah, doing their parents proud ` everything. - Right. We need to get you a newspaper so we can look for some jobs. Got a CV? You need to do up a CV. - So if you can do that today, that'll be awesome. - Mm-hm. - Yeah. That's where goals start is with dreams, eh. - Mm-hm. I have applied for ANZCO, so now all I gotta do is just wait for a call. I have gone for the Aquatic Centre. They're full right now. They'll get into contact with me if something doesn't work out. Everyone's telling me to go down to Tegel's. (CHUCKLES) I have filled in an application for New World. Still waiting on the call from there too. Looking for baristas. Must be a team player, have a sense of humour. Well, yeah, I got all of those. I might actually apply for that one. - (WOOKIEE YELLS) - (ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC) - Hello, lovely plant. May I please take some kawakawa from you to help the life force - of another human? - Another what? - Another human. The main inspiration in my life is to leave a legacy of love and compassion and kindness. - Thank you, kawakawa. - Be careful. - I am being careful. - My dad's amazing. He taught me everything. Some things I didn't want, but... (LAUGHS) So I'm so blessed just to have such a hands-on dad. Don't take too much off the one tree. If your intentions aren't good and gentle, then the tree's not gonna be good and gentle to you. Oh, like, people joke, 'Ya dirty hippie' and things like that, but I think everyone should probably be striving to be hippies rather than, like, the Kardashians. I don't think it's very, like, good for the youth to be idolising materialistic things. - Do we talk to the tree? - Tree! Look at that. That's just abundance. - Be gentle to this poor plant, Dad. Each plant has a spirit. - That's such a Pakeha pick there, Donald. - (BOTH LAUGH) - Do you need a hand? Oh, thank you. I am sorry, beautiful kawakawa. - I think you've done a karakia. Do you have to do one for every tree? Thank you, tree. What are you doing, trying to put that back on there? (LAUGHS) - Maori don't like to be separated from our body parts. - Maori? - Yes. That plant's a Maori plant. - So, what, Europeans do? - Well, they don't seem to mind. - (BOTH LAUGH) - I don't think that's true, Rana. - My mum was Maori, and she knew quite a lot. But it's hard she can't tell me now. - She knew what everything needed, with plants. - It's a funny thing about women. I think, Rana, you're just a lot more gentle than men. You know, your mum had a lot going on. She was a lot more caring and softer about people, and I was a bit hard. - When my mum passed away, the main thing that she always gave me and always wanted to spread was love, like, her intention was always love. Losing her made me think, you know, it's not things you can own; it's the warmth of a real person, the warmth that you feel when you love someone, when you embrace them. My mum was a very intelligent woman, full of power, and I think she didn't like where her life had ended up. She gave so much positivity, she gave so much love and liked everyone. Maybe she gave too much. I watched negativity seep into her life. It was so sad. She was kind of just not herself. I've had this real urge to go down to her house. That was, like, 12 at night. I was just, like, I just really feel like I should see her. And I'll stop at her house, and then I'll have a good korero with her and just catch up with her, but... I don't know; I just didn't. And she actually passed away literally within that hour, and I just thought, like, I should have just trusted my intuition. I'll never forget that, and I'll never not do it. It's the biggest regret I have in my life, because sometimes life doesn't feel real, when so many people you love go. You told me not to be sad, but I'll leave it here. I'll come here, and I'll be sad here. And I'll get upset here, and I'll leave it here. I love you so much. (SNIFFLES) I love you, Mum. So much. I hope you're at peace. - (BIRDS CHIRP) - (BASSY MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) - Back in the day, Waitara Bears were amazing. New Zealand knew about the Bears in the league world, and we've had a few Kiwis go through our club in this little, little town. It's in our blood. My dad, my uncles, my cousins, my brothers ` we're all Waitara Bears. Things have kind of died out a little bit, though, as time's gone on. It's got a pretty good legacy out here; we're just trying to rebuild on it now. - (BASSY MUSIC) - My goal is play in the NRL. I think it's gonna be hard, cos there's heaps of other boys out there that's gonna try to do the same. I'll do whatever I can to make my dream come true. I'm in the Warriors' youth-development squad. For me to play professional rugby league, I'm gonna have to move over to Auckland. - (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS) - It's gonna be scary, leaving my family. - Good boy, son. - And hopefully, Mum can come and stay with me. - Five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10. - Far. - Good work, son. I always told my children that if they needed me, I would move away from home. Which is pretty huge, cos... the mountain is a part of my everyday life. But if I had to move to Auckland, then I would, if he needed me. But we're gonna try and think that he doesn't need me and he's gonna grow up and he's gonna be strong and do things on his own. Ready? Three. Two. One. It is hard as a mother, to see your... once was this little fat cute thing to now being this big, strong man. - Are you coming with me to Auckland? - (BOTH LAUGH) - Yeah, it's a bit of a hard one, eh, son, but if you need me to come, I'll come. - Yeah. I need you. - You need me, eh? They won't touch my boy. Go. Shake it out. And you can do your amazing froggies. Halfway, son. - (TINKLY MUSIC) - I've been an apprentice electrician for... This is my fourth year now. And I'm loving it. - We're back with coffee. Where are you, Louize? - Oh, thank you. - (MUSIC CONTINUES) - When I first started, it was very intimidating. I honestly thought that there would be some people that were not gonna like working with a girl. But I work with a really great group of guys. All they wanna do is help and help me learn and get through my apprenticeship. So they bring everything down here thinking that we can fix it, but it's not an electrical problem. It's passed the appliance test, so... - Well, that's our job done. - (LAUGHS) - Throw it in the bin. - Throw it in the bin! - (LAUGHS) - Don't throw it in the bin. - As far as female electrical apprentices go in Taranaki, there are very few. It's funny because the men actually open up more to me, cos they obviously feel more inclined to talk to a female about it, but when we clash, I just stand my ground and move on, and we're fine. 10 minutes later, it's just normal. - I haven't been signed up for one of these posters yet. - Nah, you'll get soon, fella. - I'll make one of you. Hold this up. - What kind of expression should I have? - Like... - It's, like, why did you put cheese in the toaster? - BOTH: Yes! Oh, that's it. That's the money shot. That's the money shot. We got it. We got it. I've just got so used to it now. Males are definitely more easygoing, but it's still nice to hang out with my girl friends. (CHUCKLES) - Why would you put this in? - (TINKLY MUSIC) - Breeze is my flatmate. She's got a kid, which is real cool. She calls me, like, her head man. (LAUGHS) - What a sprouter! - (LAUGHTER) - And I told him if you were older, you would totally be my boyfriend (!) - How was your day, Lou? - It was stonking, sweaty gooch and all. - (LAUGHTER) - I couldn't work with men, like you do. - Yeah, I don't think I could work with women. Men are just pretty funny. And, like, I don't know ` I think I just have thick skin. - You really do. - This guy I've been working with today, man, he's just so... (LAUGHS) I can't even say some of the stuff he says to me. - What, is it real sexist? - He just says, like, real dirty shit. In the female toilets, we only have, like, a bar of soap, not, like, the heavy duty stuff. And I had dirty as hands. And he's, like, 'I've got some in the males' toilets.' So I was, like, 'Oh, yeah. Can I get some?' I got a paper cup, and he's, like, - squirting it into this paper cup, and it's going... - (LAUGHTER) And he's, like, '66. 'Oh. Reminds me of last night.' - (LAUGHTER) - I've got one, actually. I remember one. - (LAUGHTER) - I feel like the age that I'm at now, everyone is at different stages in their life. I regret putting myself through a relationship for, like, four years, when three of them were worth nothing. It was just toxic and disgusting. And I wish I never tried to cling on to it, you know. Like, I haven't had a boyfriend since, just cos I don't wanna go through that again, I guess. I can't believe that people my age are getting married. Like, I couldn't see myself being married at this age. But, hey, I wanna earn more money than my husband. (LAUGHS) Like he can be a stay at home dad, and I'm gonna go to work. - (LAUGHTER) - It's a hard town, it's a hard breed of people. I believe we are different. - So, Jords, have you got your bag packed? - Yeah. - You need to take your bus card ID thing. - Forgot that. - What number is it? - 20. - Just get on the right bus, - or you'll end up God knows where. Have you got your phone? - Yes. - Is it changed? - Got everything, yes. - Excellent. Water bottle? - Yes. - All right. You have a wonderful day. - See ya. - Don't forget your bus pass. You won't get on the bus. (LAUGHS) - (BOTH LAUGH) - You dork. - Bye, puppy. - My name is Jordyn, and I'm 18. I like to be busy. I do all sorts of stuff. - Hello. - How's it going? - Do you wanna come over tonight? I have to ask Mum, though. John's my boyfriend, and we've be together for two years. He knows me really well. Oh, actually, probably on the Tuesday. - Next Tuesday? - Yeah, next Tuesday if you're not busy. - Yeah, I'm not busy Tuesday. - OK. John likes me so much. And I hope we get married at some point. That'd be nice. - (POP MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) - Eden is my best friend. We like each other. We're peas in a pod. Two peas in a pod. - You're funny. - And you. - And you. - And you. - (LAUGHS) - You crack me up ` so mad. - What's it like, having a boyfriend? Are they naughty? - Well, my one's really quiet, but mine's all right. - Yours is all right? - Yeah. He wants to get a job so bad. He wants to get a job so badly. - He does? - Yeah. - What is he wanting to do? - Watch Netflix all day and all that. - No, but what job? - He wants to probably... I don't know what he wants to do. He's a nice guy, but, yeah. - He won't do`? - No, he won't do any chores or anything like that. So I spend my money on him. - Do you like that? - No. - No. Do you wanna save? - Yeah. - Save for what? What would you wanna save for? - Tatoo. (SHRIEKS) - A what? - A tattoo. - Oh my God. - A pug tattoo. - How big? Like, the whole arm or, like, a little? - Not the whole arm, but, like, a little pug dog. - They go, 'Woof, woof!' - (BOTH LAUGH) - (ELECTRONIC MUSIC) - I'm 16 today. (CHUCKLES) - ALL: # Happy birthday to you. - 16 means more responsibilities and being, like, a big kid. (CHUCKLES) - ALL: # Happy birthday, dear Paige. - But it also means being an adult, I guess. - ALL: Hip, hooray! Hip, hooray! - Whoa! - My nana lives with us. She's quite loud, but you get used to her. - (LAUGHTER) - She's like another mum to me. Like a mum relationship, you can't tell her absolutely everything, cos it's just not what teenagers do. (LAUGHS) I have major anxiety and being dealing with that since I was quite young, since my parents' divorce and since then, it's gotten, like, pretty bad. It's always really been there, just sitting there. It's all your negative thoughts put into one. - (INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS) - Going to a small school, yeah, everyone knows each other. And when you don't know everyone, you're kind of an outcast. I almost didn't pass last year, because I got distracted by what other people thought. WHISPERS: Soloman. Soloman, stop ignoring me. What book are you reading? - To Kill a Mockingbird. - To Kill a Mockingbird. - This book has the N word in it. - Oh wow. - Yeah. - Where is it set, Soloman? - Uh, it's in Alabama. - Yeah? Where's Alabama? - It's in America. - Yeah. - Yeah. Keep reading. This year, I've changed a lot, and it's because of music. Music really helps me out when I'm not in a good headspace. It helps me to not get lost. My life's a bit crazy, but, like, a good crazy, healthy crazy. (LAUGHS) - (LAUGHTER) - That really suits you! - Don't zipper me! - (LAUGHTER) - Having some time. - (LAUGHTER) - Anxiety's still there, but it's like a, 'Go away. Don't need you.' (LAUGHS) - We've been through the good, bad and the ugly, and now we've got the beautiful. And you know how I feel about your singing. Cos you can make me cry every time. And know that everybody sitting here is very proud of you. OK? - Anxiety's kind of just sitting there all the time, like, telling myself I'm not good enough, but I'm working on that. - I tell you what, we'll get Hamish to take a bite out of this side and see if it tastes better. - (BASSY MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) - The Waitara nightlife was quite... oh, back in the past, it was pumping. All the elderlies go to the T&C for the meat raffles, the drinks, the good vibes; the food's nice. Yeah, the food's nice. They've got an open sandwich, which I think they've stopped. Yeah, that was quite delicious. The younger ones just usually roam around the town. And they've got really nothing else to do. I usually go to the bottle store. We'll go to a mate's shed and stuff and have a couple of cold ones. - (LAUGHTER) - Kia ora. - (LAUGHTER) - Yes! - Hey! What's up? - Never above you,... - ...always inside you! - (LAUGHTER) - No, never below you. - The Waitarians call me Nan. They know there's always a feed at my house, the shed's there if they want to drink; and just look after them. Sense of support ` that's Nan. (LAUGHS) - Cheers! - (LAUGHTER) - Cheapest booze of lush. Cheers! - (LAUGHTER) - Oh, ha, ha, ha. Fuck off. - Whoo! - Ew. - Cook for your man when you get home, bub! Yeah! - (LAUGHTER) - I think you had too much hot chocolates and coffees. Previously on Waitara's Next Top Model. (LAUGHTER) (BURPS) (LAUGHTER) - That smells like rotten cock. - (GIGGLES) Well, you're not wrong! - (HIP-HOP MUSIC) - (INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS) - Move all the cans. Help me out, please. Get up. - I've got so many calories right now. - Here you go, my sissy. - Oh, I know for Leon, like, his fans are, like, 'Oh, wow.' he absolutely loves it. And sometimes that really irritates me. Cos I'm, like, 'Sis, no, imagine if you weren't this famous ` 'would you still be the same person I met you as or...?' Whereas me, I'm just the same. I don't care about the fame. - So anyway, baby shower. Let's do it. Two weeks, my house. - Oh right. - We've got all the baby. - Yep. - Can we can we bring alcohol? - No. - (LAUGHTER) - It's a baby shower. - I'll host, and Shontoya makes the booze; rules. - One of my rules is first ` you have to fuck up for three hours and hold your breath for four. - I can. I've already done that. - Been there, done that. - Where? - I did it when your eyebrows were real, so... - And you look like a smacked camel's arse. - (LAUGHTER) - The other Waitarean girls, they've actually help me to stand my ground for who I am, and you can get overboard, but it depends if you can handle the situation. (CHUCKLES) No, you were talking to me. I don't wanna work behind the fucking checkout for the rest of my life. Who am I to them? There's nothing here for me. Can we speak, please? Fuck, youse are louder than me! - Anyway, back to the conversation. It's not really all about you. Tell me. Finish your conversation. How will you handle that stardom if you do get there? - I don't really know if I'd end up leaving home. I don't know if I'd be capable of living independently. I think the only thing that I'm scared about is just been on my own. But f you want to achieve a goal, you have to fucking work hard at it, eh. You have to... You have to get off your arse, and fuck everybody else's shit. Fuck what they say. - Who gives a fuck what anyone says? - When you do get there, don't forget the people that helped you. - Nah, never. I know who my true people are. - And are they your best friends too? - Nah, they're my mates. - (LAUGHTER) - You know what? Well, fuck you. - You know, cheers for that. - Yeah. Cheers. - Realistically, a friendship is more powerful than the fucking, what, a social media platform page. Are you kidding me, man? - I think the views and the likes and that matter to you. It actually does, eh. - Well, I swear to God, on my Nannie's grave, you're wrong. I pull a kua tae te wa ` you are wrong. - OK. - But seriously, eh. If you're from Waitara, and you're successful, there will always be someone behind you that will shut you down, like, try to go, 'Oh, they're this; they're that.' But what do you do? You rise above it, and you keep going. - Yeah. - You know, and that's what makes you successful. - It took me seven years and when I announced the word, I wanted to be famous when I was younger, and I thought to myself, 'I'm not gonna make it. 'I've got no agent. I've got, like, no fucking friends and there.' All I do is just work, work and drink and work and fucking smoke and work, and it's, like, bro, at least I'm trying to focus on a goal that I wanna achieve in life. - Yeah, you'll get there. - And bow down, cunt, cos, fuck, I worked my arse off to get where I wanted to be, and now look at youse below and here's me way up there. - How did you get there, Leon? - What the fuck? You don't say, 'I'm up here, and look, 'Oh, no, you're down there.' Be humble, bro. - (SIGHS) For fuck's sake. - (LAUGHTER) - Fuck you, bitch! - (LAUGHTER) - (CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC WARPS) (MUSIC CONTINUES) - (INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS) - Let's go, son. - (SPLASH!) - (INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS) - (SIGHS) Morena, my boy. Oh, look at him ` he's cute! - So are youse off to Auckland soon, or...? - Yeah, - if he just keeps doing what he has to do to get where he needs to go. - Would you move with him? - If he needs me to go, I will. As much as I don't like Auckland, if that's where he needs me to be, that's where we'll go. It's sad cos I woke up one day, and he was really a little man. And now I'm gonna have to let go. You are awesome. You are really awesome. Let's go, son. Have some breakfast, and then go down and do your gym. - (CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC) Captions by Faith Hamblyn. - I honestly, didn't believe it was gonna land on my doorstep. I didn't think it was actually gonna hit my town, and I didn't think it was going to change my life at all. - Here's me on the front line, having to do my job, be surrounded by people that may possibly have it. - You have to go buy some beer, mate. Can't wait till she's old enough to get her own 22. - It's easy to go down. It's hard to stay up. - Definitely think that I've got my life on track somewhat, but, yeah, I've got a lot to figure out. Captions by Faith Hamblyn. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.