“I have been on television lots,” she said.
Smith said she still loves her role at Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau after 19 years as learning and development administration support.
Work colleague Philippa MacDonald said she was “a delight to have around and work with”.
“Erin takes great pride in her work and she has a great eye for finding notes that everyone is looking for. She is always more than happy to help.
“She brightens our day and is always beautifully presented with cute shoes. She shares lots of interesting stories and plans that she has with her friends like laser tag and her different dance groups.”
For her recent TV role, Smith had to fly to Christchurch for filming in January, where she found it cold and met up with someone that she already knew.
“I wore my purple dress there and I was really cold,” she said. “Then hot when I came back here.”
Smith was presented with a big bouquet of flowers from a “mystery person”, and said it was pretty awkward having to carry the bunch on the plane ride home.
“They were so big that mum and I had to have turns trying to hold them in our seats,” she said.
