When a woman from Washington was thinking of places to spread her late father's ashes, she immediately thought of the stories he used to share from his trip to Ireland 18 years ago.
Gifford opened up about the 'crippiling loneliness' and the big changes she is making. 'You gotta make new memories or the old ones are going to kill you.'
Steven Payne actively seeks ways to help homeless people in his community so when a group of them surprised him by paying for his lunch, he was overwhelmed.
Mayer was joined on stage by New Zealand artist Bella Kalolo, who sang parts of the hymn in te reo. A kappa haka group also performed a traditional dance.
The prayer also illustrated examples of hard decisions that ranchers needed to make, like taking extra precautions to save calves but not their mothers.