Amazing Race host shows off Nelson
TASHA LEOV
Last updated 15:42, March 30 2016
The Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan at Tekapo, he will be in Nelson with film crews next Saturday.
The Amazing Race host and renowned Kiwi Phil Keoghan will soon be in the region as part of a new series to show Nelson off to the world.
Keoghan brings with him a film crew that will fly a drone around for a new series capturing New Zealand from above. He will also be on the finish line of GODzone to chat with Richie McCaw about the race.
Nelson Tasman Tourism international marketing manager Gisela Purcell said having Keoghan come to the region was a coup.
"He's a great Kiwi personality who has huge international recognition and it gives us outstanding exposure."
Footage captured from the drone will go towards a series to be the New Zealand equivalent of an American show, "Aerial America", which airs on the Smithsonian channel.
The show will show uninterrupted, narrated footage of New Zealand.
The drone will be filming the Centre of New Zealand and the Lord Rutherford Memorial in Brightwater. It will also feature two Nelson College rugby teams training at the Botanic Gardens, symbolising the first ever rugby match that was held in New Zealand.
Nelson College director of community relations Mark Vinsen said the school was a rugby pioneer in New Zealand.
"On May 14th 1870, Nelson College played against Nelson Club in the first game of Rugby in New Zealand. So we have been around a wee while," he said.
Vinsen said he was unsure what to expect but wanted the boys to be able to have some fun.
"It's a very cool opportunity, it will be a great thing. I don't know what to expect. We'll just have the boys have a kick around and have some fun," he said.
Purcell said she was excited because it was a good way to show off what Nelson had to offer.
"It's one way of showing the things you can do. It's really exciting," she said.
Keoghan and his crew will be here for a short stay, arriving on April 9 to film and leaving on April 10.
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