Wong tuwané Reid loro-loroné ndarbèni katurunan Māori. Dhèwèké kagandhèng karo Tainui liwat bapakné lan karo Te Rarawa liwat ibuné. Dhèwèké lair ing North Shore, Auckland, but moved from New Zealand to Dhènemarken at the age of 10 with his mother and Danish stepfather. He always maintained contact with his father and his family in New Zealand.