public function createNewRecord($data) {
        $people_email = new $this->model;

        $people_email['people_id']     = $data['people_id'];
        $people_email['email_id']      = $data['email_id'];

        if ($people_email->save()) {

            // Return the new ID
            return $people_email->id;
        }

        return false;
    }