Misery introduces Asha to Polynesian fashion designer Lindah E, who co-opts Asha into modelling for a photo shoot. Linda reveals that she’s a fa’fa’fine, a Samoan third gender of men who live their life as women.

Lindah introduces Asha to action girl Mags, who teaches her a thing or two about New Zealanders' passion for sport and adventure. Joining Mags on a training exercise for the local fire brigade, Asha finds herself hanging from the floodlight tower of Eden Park, Auckland’s home of rugby. As if that weren’t enough, Mags convinces Asha to do some high altitude gardening off the edge of a 60-metre waterfall.

Maori chief Joe Hawke takes Asha under his wing as they plant indigenous trees on tribal land. Joe shows her a panoramic view of the city from the top of a volcano and welcomes her to his tribal meeting house with a haka.

Master chef and hunter gatherer, Garth Hokianga, takes Asha on a hunt for indigenous foods, plucking salad from the nearest bush and digging dinner out of the sand. Garth cooks up a storm... Auckland style.

Checking out the latest in Polynesian art, Asha stumbles across Reverend Mua, who works in outreach programmes. She's more than a little surprised when the good reverend breaks into a freestyle rap preaching the righteous path to Auckland youth.

Not content with the amount of physical action dished out by Mags, Asha finds herself in the company of Ed Dennis, a high-access rope worker who fixes window-cleaning machines for the city's skyscrapers. They venture to the top of Sky Tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere, where Asha is coaxed to go down the tower 'the quick way'.