Early history She was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 13 January 1976. Her mother, Sophia, was a lounge singer in Malaysia when she met Joseph Runga, a Maori soldier on leave from Vietnam. They both then moved to New Zealand to live.
She attended Cashmere High School in Christchurch.
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