Original subtitles

(CELL PHONE RINGS, BUZZES)

(CELL PHONE RINGS, BUZZES) - Hello, my Dad's phone, Nate speaking.

- Ah, Nate dog ― just the person I'm after.

Hey, um, what are you up to today? Wanna come over and go for a ride on a horse?

- You've a horse? That's the best news I've heard all day!

- That's my boy, that's my boy! All right, I'll come and pick you up, eh?

- That's all good, Uncle Bull, I'll just walk over ― um, hikoi.

I know the way now. - Nah, nah, nah, nah ― your mama will kill me.

I'll meet you halfway up the hill. I gotta pick us up some watakirihi on the way anywa

- Watakirihi? - Yeah, watercress.

Ne'ermind, boy ― I'll show you the patch when we go for a hoon, eh?

- Hoon? - (CHUCKLES) A hoon. Yeah, a hoon.

It's like, um... Ne'ermind, boy.

I'll meet you halfway up the hill to my whare. Deal? - Deal.

- All right, mate. Ta-ra. Akuanei.

- Who was that? - Uncle Bull. He's gonna meet me halfway up the hill.

We're going for a hoon! On a horse!

And we're gonna check out a patch!

- My son's Maori.

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- I think I might try and take Nan's old car out for a test drive,

see if it still works, and I got some work stuff to sort out.

- Oh, well, keep your phone tracking on, so I know where you are,

in case it breaks down, eh?

Amiria, can you get off your device, please, bub ―

go for a walk with your brother to Uncle Bull's?

He's going for a hoon and to find a patch.

- Huh? - He's going for a...

You know what? I'll let Nate explain it to you on the walk, eh?

Go for a walk, get some fresh air ― it'll do you some good, bub.

- Hei akuanei, ne? - Hei akuanei.

E te whanau, please keep your phone tracking on,

so I know where you all are.

- I know what I saw. (SIGHS)

- Hey.

What are you up to? - I'm meeting Uncle Bull halfway. - Not alone, you're not.

- Dad, I'm not alone ― I have Aunt....

Aunt... myself.

- What? - I don't know!

- (SCOFFS) Taihoa ― wait here. Your sister's coming with you.

- But Dad. - No but Dads.

Tie your shoelaces together and sit on your hands.

You're not leaving without her. - OK.

(BIRDS CHIRP)

- Amiria, your brother's waiting for you outside.

- Huh?

- I asked you to go and walk with your brother and keep an eye on him, please.

- But Dad― - Bup-bup-bup-bup-bup. No 'But Dads' today.

Go.

Inaianei.

- (THUD!) - Fine.

- And when I was a kid, back in the ra,

we didn't even have a car!

- But you had dinosaurs! - Oof! You cheeky hua!

(WHOOSH!)

- Come on, then.

(BIRDS CHIRP)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

(INTENSE MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(PHONE CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(PHONE CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CAR DOOR SHUTS, ENGINE STARTS)

(CELL PHONE KEYPAD CLICKS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

(CELL PHONE NOTIFICATION CHIMES)

- There.

(DOOR SLAMS)

(INTENSE MUSIC)

- I reckon he could lift up a hoiho over his head.

I also think that he could lift a horse over his head and throw it over that fence.

- (BIRDS CHIRP) - Uh, Nate, are you sure you know where you're going?

- Of course. I have, like, a hidden GPS.

Plus Uncle Bull should be here soon.

He said he would meet me halfway.

Although, I'm still trying to figure out how much a horse actually weighs.

I'm guessing they can weigh up to as much as they want to.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

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(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC FADES)

- Yeah.

- (CHIRPS)

- And that's what Ithink the mystery is.

Wait! Where'd she go? - Jeez, she's a hoha, that one.

- Where did Amiria go? - Oh, kei te pai ia ―

she's gone over thataways. She's gotta go figure something out.

- What does she have to go figure out? - Something.

- Why? - Na te mea ― because.

- Why because? - Because I said so.

- I don't get it. - Nate.

Kaua e maharahara.

Me kite to tuahine i te maramatanga.

Mana ano taua ara e taka.

Kei te pai tena?

And besides, we gotta go this way to meet your Uncle Bull,

so that you can have a blat on that hoiho.

Whai mai. Kua haere taua.

- I think I can understand Maori.

- Nate! Kia teretere!

(PEACEFUL MUSIC)

- Hey! (GIGGLES) Wait up!

- VINCE HARDER: # She gives me every thing I want, I want, everything I need.

# We can take it to the top, top, jump into my seat.

# We can ride. #

- (SIGHS)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

(PLASTIC RUSTLES)

(CELL PHONE BUZZES)

(SIGHS)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

(SIGHS)

(KEYS RATTLE)

(FOOTSTEPS RETREAT)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

- You know, it's really impolite to

walk away from someone when they are yelling out to you.

(PANTS) So, anyways...

(PANTS)

if you could come back home with me

to tell my parents that you were at the house with me the other night.

They don't believe me. (PANTS)

Even though I had my phone filming,

must have been some glitch in the matrix,

cos you didn't show up on my phone.

So if you could kindly follow me back,

I would greatly appreciate that.

- I'm sorry ― um...

yeah, I don't think I can do that yet.

- What do you mean?

- Talk to your parents?

- (SIGHS) Why?

- Well, because... - Look, whatever. Look, I'm sure we can work it out.

I just need you to clear my name with my parents.

So, uh, maybe even a call or...

or a text. Um... - Yeah, uh,

can't do that either.

- (SCOFFS) I don't understand.

Why can't you help me?

- Because...

I'm a kehua.

- (SCOFFS) A what?

- A kehua.

You know. Woo!

Woo! - (SCOFFS) - (BOTH CHUCKLE)

- Oh, no, I'm so scared (!) - (CHUCKLES)

Wait. Are you trying to tell me that you're a ghost?

- Oh whoa. Whoa! Whoa, whoa.

Don't go chucking the 'G' word out there, like...

It's just disrespectful, man.

We prefer the kupu 'kehua'.

- What's disrespectful is you trying to pretend that you're dead,

cos you don't wanna help me!

- I'm not pretending.

- Well, prove it.

- OK, take a photo.

- What? - A photo.

Of me.

- (SIGHS) This is so stupid. (SIGHS)

(CELL PHONE CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

Wait. My phone must be playing up. Let me try the other camera.

- Yeah, use the other camera ― might work.

- Oi. Smile.

(CELL PHONE CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

- OK.

That didn't work either. Um...

(WHOOSH!)

- Told you ― kehua.

Boo! (CHUCKLES)

Aue!

(CLICKS FINGERS)

(CLICKS FINGERS FASTER)

Time to get up now. Come on. Hello.

(CHUCKLES) Finally, there you are.

Kia ora.

- (GASPS)

Wait! Get away from me! You... You... You're...

You're a... You're a... You are a ghost! - Hey, hey, hey, hey, now.

There you go with that 'G' word again, throwing it around like that.

You're lucky it's me and not some other kehua. By G, you'll get it.

- You're... You're un-alive.

How can I...?

(WHIMPERS) Wait. Am I...?

Am I un-alived? Am I un-alived?!

- Look, it's time to take a seat.

E noho.

Kia tau. - WHISPERS: OK.

- Take some deep breaths.

- (WHIMPERS)

- OK.

Good news ― you're not un-alived.

In fact, you're very much alive, in this ao.

I'm the only dead one here, between us.

And the correct term to describe us is 'kehua'.

- Wait. So, if I'm not...

un-alived, how come I can see you?

- Well, that's easy girl ― we're whanau,

and I'm here to help you.

- Help me? Help me with what?

- Well, I don't know. That's what we've gotta figure out.

- Well, what do you mean, you don't know?

- I don't know. Just been sent here to help you.

- Like a guardian angel?

- Wow. To waha.

You're offending me now.

- Well, who sent you?

God? - (CHUCKLES) Nah ― someone higher than that.

Your Nan. Yeah. - WHISPERS: Nan.

- Now, come on. You need to get going.

- I'm not going anywhere with you.

(BIRDS CHIRP)

(THUNDER RUMBLES)

OK. Jeez.

Wait for me!

(ENGINE REVS)

(GRAVEL CRUNCHES UNDER TYRES)

- (SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

- (THUD!) - (GASPS) - E te tau, it's just me.

- (GASPS) Matt! Aue!

Kei te aha ke koe i konei? - Well, I figured you'd come up here.

Kei te pai ranei koe?

- Kaore au i te mohio...

ano nei i tae noa au ki konei.

Ka timata ki te hautu haere katahi ka haere tonu.

Kua tae ke― - Kaore he take mo te ata whakamohio mai.

Kua marama.

(POIGNANT MUSIC)

Mau ano te wa tika e tohu,

ne.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(GRAVEL CRUNCHES UNDERFOOT)

(SIGHS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

- Chur e pa.

- What are you guys doing here?

- Oh, seen you headed up this way, so I thought I'd tag along.

And old Nate Dog here wouldn't stop asking questions about this place,

so I thought, 'Oh, stuff it ― bring him up here,

'so he can shut up about it.' Isn't that right, Nate Dog?

- BOTH: Ae. - (BOTH CHUCKLE)

- Wait. Where's your sister?

- Um, she had to go figure something out.

- BOTH: What?

- She had to go figure something out.

- I mean, all I'm saying is if you said,

'We're going to walk for quite a while,'

I would have thought about it before I followed you, cos it's not like you ever wait for m

What are you, Olympic kehua power walker or...

something?

Um,...

hey, guys.

What's up? - Bub!

Amiria, where have you been?

- How did you even get here?

- Um, well, funny story.

Um...

I...

My phone ― yes. My phone.

My phone, that's in my...

The... The tracking app ― um,...

that's how I found you guys.

- Um, do you know who this is? This is.... - ...Uncle Bull.

- Kia ora, my niece.

Kua roa te wa ne.

Jeez, you've gotten big. Last time I seen you, you was just little.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

- So, is this a whanau thing,

meet up in random spots, or...?

(POIGNANT MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Kia ora, Nan.

- WHISPERS: Hey. - (SOBS)

- SOFTLY: Aue!

Pull it together, bae.

All right, you fullas, let's get the party started, eh?

- Come on. - (SOBS)

- Tenei au te mihi atu nei ki a koutou.

Te hunga kua wheturangihia,

nei ra matou e kauanuanu atu nei ki a koutou.

E aku rangatira, hoki wairua mai.

(POIGNANT MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

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Love you, Mum.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

- Hmm. I remember you.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(SIGHS)

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- E te Kahurangi e,

tena koe.

Ahakoa kua ngaro koe i te mata o te whenua,

e ora tonu nei o uri whakaheke.

Kua tae mai nei ki te tuku whakaaro nui ki a koe, e kui.

(POIGNANT MUSIC)

- E Nan,...

kei konei ahau.

(SNIFFLES)

Kei konei ahau e Nan.

- (CLEARS THROAT)

- (SOBS)

(SOBS)

(SOBS)

(SOBS)

(POIGNANT MUSIC)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

- Turuki whakataha, turuki whakataha.

All right, ta-ra. Akuanei, e te whanau.

- Love you, cuz. - Bye, Uncle Bull!

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

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- I'll see you at home, eh, babe? - Ae, hei akuanei ne.

Baby, horoia o ringa.

Titiro.

Ka pai.

- Shotgun going with Mum.

Figure out what you needed to figure?

- Not sure.

- You will.

(BIRDS CHIRP)

- Kia ora e te whanau. You must be the Wharekoa whanau.

Welcome to your new kura.

It is... pumping.

- Who's the new zaddy in town?

- Matiu, girl. He can get it.

- Tena, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora e toru nga kia ora ki a koe.

- Newsflash ― I'm getting stalked by a kehua.

- Kia ora.

Mo taku he. Ko Meremeana ahau.

So you're straight off a flight from London,

and into town to meet Matua Jacobsen ―

it must be pretty important business.