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♪ I'm moving on ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ I'm movin' on ♪

♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Got nothing left to say ♪

♪ Best be on my way ♪

♪ Best stop of life ♪

♪ I'm movin' on ♪ ♪ Oh! ♪

Yeah, I'll see you at Mum and Dad's.

Wait. There's someone who wants to talk to you.

- Hi, Aunty Lelly. - Aw. Hello, Tey-Tey.

Hello, my darling.

Hi, Ellie.

It's Ron Mackie. I'm hoping to get an update on Caz Davis.

Caz Davis is due to...

Lisa. Lisa.

- He's not returning my calls. - I'm sorry for the uncertainty,

but Zeph Eldred will be stepping in for Caz.

You couldn't wish for a better replacement.

Sure, but any idea when Caz will be back?

The students are all asking.

Hello? Ellie, are you there?

Electric's good. What else?

Uh, the milking stations.

Last time we had an earthquake, some of the pipes cracked.

I reinforced them, so they should...

Won't be long, girls.

What am I looking for?

Something tall, dark and handy... some.

And, uh, just the loose seals on the cup liners.

Just give 'em a test; see if they feel right.

They have a feel?

Yeah, you test them with your hand.

You just check what sound it makes.

I'll show you in a sec.

Awesome!

You know, farming's as much about the gear as the cows.

You need to know this stuff.

You told Gerald you were staying.

Uh, yeah, while he's recovering.

And then you're gone?

Hmm. I don't think he got that message.

My life's in Auckland, Jem.

Can you go get the cows, please?

I'm talking tsunamis and earthquakes...

we're seeing the levels of sexual perversion

across our society going through the roof.

And the gays, murderers...

Hey, is, um... is Caz there?

No. Jem came to pick him up this morning.

I just got off the phone from Richter herself

the bylaw made the ballot.

No way. That's amazing.

Yeah. Look, Tessa and Murray are coming over this afternoon

to celebrate, so come on over.

Uh, I might be somewhere else this afternoon.

Oh, come on, girl. This is a big deal. I'm putting on a feed.

I'm... I'm going to the marae.

Oh!

Oh, good on ya.

Yeah.

Uh, look, I'll tell Caz to call you when I see him.

- Yup. - Bye.

Colleen, this is Nigel Harrington.

- Hi there. - Hi. Nice to meet you.

Keith says you're in communications.

Something like that.

Nigel's in public relations. He's particularly good at crisis PR.

Well, I wouldn't call this a crisis.

Of course you fucking wouldn't, you besprawling lubberwort.

You and I are gonna get on really well.

I looked into what happened at the reading of the bylaw to council.

This Caz Davis person -

it's a smart move connecting it to him in people's minds,

because, you know, 'transgender people'.

Uh, we just need to turn up the heat on things a bit.

Sir, Peter Wilson from the dairy board is on the line.

I can put him through to the green room if you like.

Uh, yes, please.

I'll leave you two to get cosy.

And, Patricia, would you mind resending the mayor

the economic projections for the region

if the factory was forced to move?

I still haven't replied to Anahera Tokatai.

The debate.

Oh, no, leave that.

Mr Davis.

Mr Davis.

Mr Davis.

- Hi. - Oh, hey.

Uh, just Caz.

Uh, do you need any help or anything?

No, no, no. I'm good.

Actually...

um, your group...

Uh, yeah, Rainbow Feather Splash Pattern.

Um, where do you meet?

Currently, the bus stop. We were using my parents' garage,

but Dad found out and started parking the tractor there.

Seth, I need you to take an order over to Dr Harris.

Yes, Mrs Woodcock.

- I'd better go. - Yeah, sweet.

Save our farms.

What's 'save our farms' about?

Dunno.

Oh, that's Gerald. Can you grab it? It's in the back pocket.

No, the other pocket.

What are you doing?

Right.

But flirting with me in the cowshed's all good. You can get that.

This is not good.

What?

Looks like Dad's bylaw got through to the public ballot.

What?

I just don't get how they got this out there so fast.

Wait. This is great, isn't it? What's it say?

Not nice things.

Actually, scientific minds had prevailed,

and we've learnt that the lights in the sky last night

were not an alien invasion but a rainbow-coloured aurora

caused by the discharge of static electricity

created when tectonic plates start to...

That power in the air, those beautiful lights,

that's Papatūānuku and Ranginui.

Imagine being separated for that long.

You'd have to make your own fun.

A question:

what's the word for those lights, those earthquake lights?

- Oh! - They're called Rūrangi.

Yes, you're right, Anahera.

Rūrangi...

another sign that we are now in a time of

shift and reclamation.

Now, remind me who's coming to the moko session today?

Āe.

Excellent. See you all this afternoon.

- See you soon. - Kia ora, Whina.

Kia ora.

Grab a beer. We're on the ballot.

- What is it? - You need to see this.

They were handing them out in town.

Fuck 'em. Fuck 'em right in the ear.

Everyone knows that Richter and Fresh Acres

are in each other's pockets.

They'll be behind this. We need some dirt on her; make it stick.

We need people, not dirt.

What about the iwi?

- We need the farmers on board. - It's a vote - a numbers game.

- How many Māori live around here? - Yeah.

They're not interested.

Well, have you even reached out to them? They're our people, Dad.

- OK, maybe we should just... - What about your crew in Auckland?

They're activists.

Nah.

That lot care about the environment.

Dad, you're ruling out talking to iwi who live here,

but you want my friends to come down from Auckland

to help with your bylaw.

My bylaw? Your mother's bylaw. This is for her.

Those are exactly the kind of skills we need activists.

This isn't their fight.

Well, Gerald's got a point. The activists are...

No. No. Dad just needs to get over himself

and reach out to the local iwi.

What happened in Auckland? Did he tell any of you why he came back?

When Mum's bylaw falls over, you'll know who to blame.

I think I'll make the cheeseboard, eh?

Yeah. I'll make the cheeseboard.

OK.

♪ Te aroha ♪

♪ Te whakapono ♪

♪ Me te rangimārie ♪

♪ Tātou, tātou e ♪

- Kia ora, Lizzie. - Tēnā koe, Lizzie.

Kia ora, whanau.

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Be strong, girl.

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- Kia ora, Anahera. - Kia ora, Anahera.

Cup of tea, everyone.

Cos Uncle Harry will be here, and he can do church.

- You're Auntie Beth. - Mm.

Nan always talked about you.

Your nan taught me how to play the guitar.

Yeah, I used to follow her everywhere.

Our grandfather gifted her the last block of iwi land

on the other side of the river.

It was covered in forest, eh, Plummy?

Yeah, she was told to hold on to it,

keep it as a reserve for our people,

mm, untouched.

But she sold it.

- It's that new Murphy Meadows place. - Times were hard.

Yeah. She bought a house.

Other things.

Probably paid for her flash education.

That's enough, Beth.

Knew you'd be here.

- You and your dad. - Yeah.

Can I borrow the ute tonight?

Yeah, sure.

Where are we going?

You know what - I belong here.

Those are my tūpuna on the wall of that whare.

My whenua is buried here.

I'm sorry for what my nan did for selling that land.

Beth!

Beth!

That pressure cooker thing's happening again.

Yeah, all right, all right. I'm coming.

What was that you were saying about the young ones, Beth?

Moko tells the story of your journey.

It's there to guide you into the leader you're going to become.

The word 'moko' some say refers to Rūaumoko,

the god of volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Mm.

Don't worry. If it happens again next week, I've got steady hands.

I haven't seen one Welcome to Auckland' sign.

Eh?

Well, Rūrangi's got one.

Hi, Ellie.

Well, don't expect me to do all the work.

Something... bad happened.

I was, um, seeing someone. We lived together sort of.

Sort of?

It's complicated.

Too complicated to tell your best friend?

I tell you about my shitty break-ups.

It wasn't a break -up.

He died.

A couple of months before...

You saw what happened.

Oh my God.

Caz, fuck.

I'm so sorry.

I knew something was wrong.

What happened, hon?

Uh... heart attack.

That's terrible. I'm so sorry.

Uh...

There's someone I want you to meet.

OK.

- Hi. - Hi.

I'm Jem.

So, it's not acceptable to drink or vape with a moko?

No. Kei te pai.

It's not a judge sitting on your face; it's just there to guide you.

Āe.

What about with sex and stuff?

All good.

I'd wait for it to heal first.

I don't think Missy can wait that long, eh.

So we've got a few spots available next week.

So far, we've got Whina,

Matiu, Lynnie and Steve receiving their moko.

Anyone else from our Māori whanau that would like to join them?

I do.

Oh, kia ora. Come and see me after, and we'll have a...

Yeah, my mum used to always tell me before I was born,

I waited in heaven till the right family came along,

and I chose them out of every one. Isn't that amazing?

And I've always had this calling,

and I think my time has come to belong, you know?

My name is Agnes.

Kia ora, Agnes.

Come and see me after, and we'll have a talk about your ancestry.

I may have made some calls.

Hey.

- Caz. - Caz!

- Oh my God. Caz, I missed you. - I thought you'd left the country.

- You missed the party. - I know. I'm sorry.

Hey. How are you?

Ellie.

Did Caz mention his dad's chemical fertiliser bylaw?

- The what? - I bought these notes.

Jem, what are you doing?

Oh, um, it's about the bylaw in case your mates wanna help.

Business later, honey. Caz and I have some dancing to do.

You too, mister. Come on.

- He's a hoot, that one. - Yeah. He is.

The bylaw could have massive impact if the public votes it in.

Yeah, less nitrates and phosphates, less runoffs, smaller herds,

more regenerative farming.

Since when have we become dial an activist'?

Not everything we care about happens in the city.

I get that this is important,

but we've got another round of consultation for the BDMRR.

Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act.

- Busy. - More like busyness as usual.

- Do you remember sleep. - Sleep.

The bylaw vote isn't for another couple of months,

so maybe you folks could come down when you're not so tired.

What?

I said 'folks'.

- It's not that. - We're always tired.

Whina said that you wanted to see me.

Āe.

We wanna take you for a ride,

show you around the land.

How are you for Friday morning?

Uh, sure.

Man, we should've had her back at the marae ages ago.

Never mind what happened, eh?

She's family, eh?

Sometimes it seems like there's gonna be

no guardians here for the marae or us old people.

And I just guess I'm a bit sore about that.

But, uh, I'm glad you're here.

Me too, Auntie.

- Sorry. - Aw.

OK, boys.

Sleep tight.

Love you.

But do not wake me up at 4am.

- Definitely take one of those, though. - Oh, we're not, um...

- Oh, no, the new resource kit. - Oh.

Seems like it's needed down there.

Shit. What time is it?

You're all good. Cows won't even know you were gone.

Oh. You know you talk to them in your sleep, eh?

It's like a magical dream,

except it really happened.

Are you OK to tell Dad the bad news?

Getting that crew on board was always gonna be a long shot.

Why are we here?

I need to talk to Anahera about something first.

I can't stop thinking about the queer youth here.

I think I can make a real difference if I stay in Rūrangi.

Be my boyfriend.

What?

Be my boyfriend, please.

Save our farms!

♪ Milk we always trust ♪

The whole town knows about you, mate.

Fuck off already.

- She's a bit... Ignore her. - You fuck off, you weirdo.

Hey, Jem, you better watch out.

People will think you like that sort of thing.

I do.

I do like this.

I like him.

I really wanna kiss you now.

No one wants to see that homo shit.

I do.

Homos!

Piss off, Agnes.

Important things. Important things that aren't here.

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