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EP4:10/19 "I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?"
georgiapeach:
Here is some more to add to what we know:
Teams arrive 5/2 and depart 5/3 12:30 to 7PM with one team still waiting to fly out at 7 ish
They do a dawn task on an extinct volcano near Auckland.
Crews were hired :
Crew link: http://forums.nzcrews.tv/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1413 (thanks to puddin)
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From selwyn:
--- Quote ---It was confirmed from very reliable industry sources, TAR was definitely in New Zealand (Auckland and Middle-North Island) - from April 31 to May 2 or 3. A race spoiler I got was that at least one team missed a bus or similar and arrived at a challenge a day behind other teams (well, the following morning anyhow) - I hear this because the local crew hired to do the POV pickup shots had to revisit the location that morning to get matched lighting conditions.
I do believe that they were on schedule in NZ (so based on the request for drivers, that was April 30th (NZST) to May 2nd, however I expect that at least part of the production crew arrived earlier
The word I heard from my source was that a team 'missed the bus' and didn't arrive somewhere (I got the impression is was a cluebox) until the morning after other teams (although no word on what time of day the other teams got there the previous day).
--- End quote ---
We also had this:
--- Quote ---mez:
*Hi, this is completely unconfirmed and comes to me third hand but my mother was listening to a talk show on the radio yesterday here in NZ and there was a woman from Tauranga on who said that a reality show had been through there-well, the Tauranga-Mount Maunganui area (in the North Island, not far from Auckland). I asked my mother if the woman had said when and she said no but she got the impression listening that it was in the last month.
--- End quote ---
I took this to Vinnie & Carly
93.4 MORE FM TAURANGA who have a morning call in show.
They did not recall any such call-in but on several occasions between 5/21 and 6/5 were kind enough to take this info to their listeners --but there was no response from anyone in their listening area who saw anything at all.
So based on that, I think the teams may have done only the dawn task near Auckland , and possibly the FF at the Sky Tower, before moving on to the Te Puke area, where we know the Pitstop was.
There are MAPS! here: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,15503.msg301645.html#msg301645
elopes:
I didn't see anything speculated here about where the Maori warriors from the intro fit in. Those are DEFINITELY New Zealand because I saw a show about them once :)
Maybe they're part of the dawn volcano task? Or do we already know what that is??
puddin:
Here ya go elopes
Phil interview:
•Q: You're also going back to your birthplace, New Zealand, the adventure capital of the world, for the third time. What new thrills can we expect to see?
•A: New Zealanders are very proud of their indigenous Maori culture, and we were looking to get something of that in the show. We ended up having the teams search for Maori warriors on an extinct volcano (near Auckland), and it was the most magical morning when they arrived: As the sun was rising, there were these warriors doing the haka (a traditional war dance) with a magnificent rainbow over the top of the hill.
Introflash's
#6 Sky City Tower, Auckland
#7 "None tree Hill", Auckland
#8 Maori men, New Zealand
#15 sheep, New Zealand
#20 kiwi360 in Te Puke, New Zealand
apskip:
Maybe someome has already posted some of this, but I do not recall so I am doing it:
www.kiwi360.com
Young Rd (PO Box 541), 5 minutes east of Te Puke, off SH 2, Te Puke
admin@kiwi360.com
Kiwi360 celebrates the New Zealand icon, the Kiwifruit. Visitors can experience a kiwifruit orchard tour on our unique kiwikarts, gaining an insight into the very special and unique conditions that enable production of the highest quality kiwifruit in the world. Visitors can enjoy superb café food in the courtyard café or shop for unique gifts and souvenirs in Western Bay of Plenty's largest tourist retail outlet.
puddin, no it cannot be Mt. Taranaki/Egmont seen from Te Puke. Mount Taranaki/Egmont is on the southwest corner of the North Island. It is about 250 km from Te Puke. There may be an initial "hunt for Maoris" on the slopes of the volcano in the Auckland area, but if teams finish as stated by CBS at Te Puke you can bet a lot of money on the proposition that they don't just go 250 km to Te Puke just so they can turn around and go back. That would be totally nonsensical.
apskip:
Kiwi360.com is the most visited attraction in Te Puke, but there are also these:
Longridge Fun Park Jet Boating in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Region
Jet boat the scenic and narrow Kaituna River and experience our legendary 360-degree spins. Open 9:00am onwards.
Longridge Fun Park Farms in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Region
This tour is on a working farm and orchard so you get to see and touch everything we talk about.
Hairy Berry Backpackers Booking Services in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Region
10 mins to SURF BEACHES, bush walks and waterfalls. Only 30 minutes to Tauranga or Rotorua. Midway from Auckland or Coramandel to Taupo or East Cape your perfect stopover.
Experience Outdoors New Zealand Sports in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Region
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Briars Seaside Ride Horse Trekking Horse Treks in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Region
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