Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love, what is unique about you and your relationship… 

Kenny is a farmer and I work as a registered nurse. Our family includes cats Bill and Barry, and Frank the dog, who does double duty as a house and working dog. We actually grew up not far from one another in small towns on the East Cape, leading quite similar lives, both being the youngest in our families with older sisters.

One day, Bianca and I watched a television show in which a CIA director suddenly has to get his wife to safety. She’s waiting in a restaurant, but instead of turning up himself, he has a letter delivered that says, “pretend you need to make a call and leave the cafe now. Walk 40 steps left — there’s a grey SUV on the corner. Get in.”

Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love, what is unique about you and your relationship…

Tayla is a veterinary nurse and Nathaniel is studying for a degree in Māori Art at Toihoukura and live rurally in Otoko, Te Tai Rāwhiti. We met in Perth, Western Australia at a games night over a bad match of table tennis through a mutual friend from church (thank you, our beautiful Isabella!) and much later in the piece we became really good friends.

Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love, what is unique about you and your relationship:

I am Fijian Indian but born and raised in New Zealand and Gayan was born in Sri Lanka and moved to New Zealand at a young age- our relationship from the start has really been a mix of three beautiful cultures!