I grew up in Waipukurau, the home town of my parents—Mum, Vivienne, and Dad, Willie Peacock—along with my two younger brothers, Kendall and Guy, living on a small farm block. Along with being a rural contractor, Dad was also a Territorial soldier, having first served in Malaya, Borneo, and Vietnam. Strict but fair, it was the army values that Dad lived by and raised us up on that have helped me through life: courage to take action to fight your fears, commitment to give your best, comradeship to respect and look out for each other, and integrity to do the right thing, always. 