Born in Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
Brought up in small town called Kaikohe
http://www.kaikohe.co.nz/OurTown.cfm
Don't believe all the good stuff the website says about it, it was a shit little town that had pretty much nothing for us to do when growing up.
Left Kaikohe when school finished (aged 17), it was either leave the town and get a life, or stay there and work in the local supermarket or something and have 3 kids to 2 different fathers etc etc etc.
Moved to Auckland (
NZ's biggest city) and started working.