Heartland - Chatham Islands

It lasts about a week, and then you want to come home. I stayed out for two months and when I came home, boom. Everything was bliss. You get out there and you think, wow, I really do have the good life.

– Celestine Lanauze on returning home from mainland New Zealand

I think they're very self reliant. They often won't call you for things that most people would. Which is great from my point of view - they'll only call you if they need you. Someone rang me the other day, this is just before I came here, and said, 'Can I sew this chap up with a needle and cotton?' This sort of thing, I think, is reasonably common.

– Dr Anthea Goode discussing the distinguishing features of Chatham Islanders

Home is always home, isn't it? Home is home, wherever it is. This is my home here.

– Reverend Riwai Preece