Put New Zealand and Australia in the same sentence and you instantly think the “Who really created the Pavalova?” argument has revived itself, and usually,.
Behind the Music series. The New Sound of Country through Prime’s excellent
Anthems series and last year’s
The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps, she has proven more than adept and adroit at crafting taut and interesting tales and eliciting passion, emotion and unguarded moments from her subjects. Here, she skilfully weaves together a raft of archival footage with contemporary interviews with all band members past and present: Eli Paewai. Chris Mac. Ji Fraser. Marlon Gerbes. Matiu Walters and Hoani Matenga. All are given the chance to tell their side of the story, air their past concerns and grievances and – just for a moment – bathe in their success.