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KRON television's New Zealand adventure

 

Kiwi speak and Kiwi ingenuity will highlight the quirkiness surrounding New Zealand in a programme created for KRON TV channel 4's San Francisco viewers. Mary Durham is the face of the show ‘New Zealand: Bungy and Beyond’ featuring Maori culture, beautiful landscapes and adrenaline fuelled activities. Excitement, trepidation and craziness were all part of Mary Durham’s unique experience.


  		 
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The KRON crew at the Kawarau Bungy site
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Mary is a passionate New Zealander who specialises in sport and entertainment journalism, an odd mix with one common factor - they’re fun. Having travelled extensively, Mary says New Zealand’s sheer physical beauty never ceases to leave her both in awe and inspired.

"I will never forget standing on the platform at the AJ Hackett bungy site on the Kawarau Bridge and hearing the countdown begin…

"I can safely say, it’s the freakiest thing I’ve ever done and as the rocks and river rushed towards me, I can clearly remember thinking I was going to die."

The Trip

Just one sleep away on a 12-hour flight, the ultimate New Zealand experience began in Auckland’s boutique offerings on High Street. Whilst in Auckland KRON spent a day with John Panoho from Navigator Tours and experienced an authentic piece of Maori culture, gathering indigenous food such as pipis and kawakawa.

The classic kiwi adventures didn’t end there - liquid zorbing in Rotorua with three buckets of water, Fly By Wire in Queenstown and a chopper flight over some of Rotorua’s beautiful lakes, the trip was action packed.

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A highlight of the trip was horseback riding in the Dart River Valley in gorgeous Glenorchy. Mary also attempted (and achieved) her first bungy at Kawarau Bridge after learning about the 'secrets of Bungy'.

Patty Zubov the producer of the show said, "I've been inspired, encouraged and invigorated by New Zealand. I have found myself calling it the land of new zeal." Her company, Platonic TV out of San Francisco, specialises in travel programming.

Auckland

Home to a population of more than one million people, Auckland represents the largest urban city in New Zealand and is recognised as having the largest concentration of Polynesian people in the world.

Auckland lies across an 11 kilometre wide volcanic isthmus separating two harbours - the Waitemata and Manukau - and is a water lover’s paradise with what is believed to be the largest boat ownership per capita in the world. In the Maori language, Auckland is known as Tamaki Makau Rau, the maiden with 100 lovers. It earned this name because it was a place desired by all and conquered by many.

Rotorua

Rotorua is the spiritual home to the Maori of Te Arawa, and is set amidst crystal clear crater lakes. Experience bubbling mud pools, spouting geysers and hot water beaches, alongside the proud spirit and deep sense of history of one of New Zealand’s Maori heartlands.

Queenstown

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Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables mountain range form a picture-perfect backdrop for Queenstown.
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Queenstown is located on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, overlooked by the Southern Alps. Queenstown offers relaxation at its best. Queenstown's reputation as the adventure capital of the world is well earned, you can choose to join in or watch the selection of safe, breath-taking activities such as Bungy jumping from the world's first commercial bungy site the Kawarau Suspension Bridge, 43 metres above the crystal waters of the Kawarau River. You can also white-water raft, jet boat down canyons, tandem hand glide or parapente. Arrowtown is only a short 20-minute drive away.


  		 

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