Take Home Pay

Sole.

Sole,...

Popo. Popo! Sh!

- Oh. - (SPITS)

Trying to make things better.

- He never listens. - Ah, I almost got it.

Come plant it yourself.

Sorry, sorry.

Sorry, wrong note.

Sole, are you guys not going?

Hurry up!

Uh,...

Uh, Popo,...

- Mm. - Ah.

Mm.

Yeah.

Why should we pick you to become a seasonal worker?

I'm a heavy lifter.

I'm from a poor family.

Just wanna be a rich family.

You don't know this about me, but, uh,

I'm a really good guy.

Go to church every Sunday, Saturday.

You know, every day.

Cos I'm strong and handsome.

I come bearing gifts.

That's for you.

Just gonna leave that there.

How's your English?

Come on, mate, mate, mate.

How's my English?!

You can't hear my English?

Are you married or have children?

Never in my life.

Single, just mingle.

No, I'm not married...

any more.

- Do you do drugs? - Panadol, yeah. Drugs, no.

- No. - No.

No?

Will you do drugs?

Ah, sorry, sir. I don't have a truck.

I only have a bike, drive around town.

When the sun get up, I'm up.

When the sun go down, I don't go down; I stay up.

I'm an honest person,

and I love my family.

New Zealand can be dangerous,

and I'm wiling to do what it takes to look after my people.

Hi-yah! Hi-yah!

Sig-tah! Hi-yah!

When the season is finished, will you come back to Samoa?

Yeah. Build a new house, make a business.

Do the work, eh, to take it back to Samoa.

You guys gonna call me?

Y- Nuh- It's OK.

Thank you for sending me back to New Zealand.

- Oi, don't forget your money. - Oh, it's not mine.

Sure my one was green, but...

Hi-yah! Hut-zah!

Hut-zah! Nah, jokes. (CHUCKLES)

'Dear, Popo, congratulations...'

Yeah! (PANTS)

'Dear Alama, congratulations.

'You've been accepted in our sch-' (LAUGHS)

Sole,... (PANTS) Lama, we're going to New Zealand!

We're going to New Zealand!

We're going! Whoo!

(LOUDSPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT IN SAMOAN)

Samoa Airways flight OL71 bound for Auckland

is now officially closed. Thank you.

(UPBEAT PERCUSSIVE MUSIC CONTINUES)

Bob Titilo, private investigator.

Don't worry. I will find him.

OK, have a good night.

- Not on my watch. (LAUGHS) - What watch? (LAUGHS)

- He can't even afford one. - (LAUGHTER)

- Grey Goose. - (LAUGHTER)

Alfriston. (SPEAKS SAMOAN)

You're coming with me. Your presence has been requested.

Is your name Alfriston?

- My dad's name. - (LAUGHS)

Don't worry. I got this, boys.

Ss.

Why'd you say my name?

See, this is what I hate, man. People come looking for me,

saying my full name like that. It's Alf, aiit?

- Suck it in, big fulla. - (COUGHS)

Boys, remember that sleeper I was talkin' about?

Nice and gentle around the neck, right?

And just squeeze. Just squeeze. There you go.

Ha, ha! I got you right where I wanted you.

Right here.

Sole! Uh, boys!

Boys!

Let's gap it!

Room for improvement. Mm.

Oh, another five minutes won't hurt. (SIGHS)

¶ Honey.

¶ Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

¶ Land of milk and honey. ¶

Lama.

Lama. Lama!

Ooh!

The Sky Tower.

Whoa!

- Wow! - (ALL EXCLAIM)

(LAID-BACK ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC)

Yeah, we just can't find enough people locally.

I mean, there's more work than there is interest.

So being able to fly in workers as and when we need

means that we can keep operating profitably

and without any long-term strain on the infrastructure.

And how do you keep these workers motivated?

Oh, they're self-motivated. If a worker breaks the rules,

decides to depart without permission,

that's gonna have consequences for their families.

You see, most of the workers in this group,

they're earning their money for a year.

Is it all right if we go and talk to them?

Yeah, sure.

- Hey, Popo! - Sole.

I just wanted to grab a few words.

Uh, you want me to look into your eyes?

Just be natural.

- This is my natural. - (ALL EXCLAIM, LAUGH)

OK. Uh, Popo, can you just tell me

what you get from coming to New Zealand and picking fruit?

Uh, yeah. I... get the...

I get the money.

Hm.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

- Yep. Thank you. - (SPEAKS SAMOAN)

Probably... Can we grab another one? Yeah.

- Hey, uh, Alama! - Lama.

So, what sorts of things do you buy?

Um, things for the kids, for their school.

And maybe a fridge

and a car to help my dad with the plantation.

And I wanna say thank you to Sir Tony

for the opportunity and, uh,

wish I'll come back and work here again.

- Fa'afetai lava. - Thank you.

Yeah, really nice. Thank you. We got a good one here.

If you were a kiwi fruit, I would pick you.

Th-Thank you.

- Yeah. Fa. - See you later.

Marry me for your visa!