Stephen Colbert Treks To Remote Parts Of New Zealand To Test His Mettle As The Newest Zealander

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  • čas přidán 22. 11. 2019
  • Stephen Colbert wraps up his epic quest to become The Newest Zealander with a helicopter ride to the top of the Southern Alps, a lesson in sheep shearing, and an opportunity to face his fears via bungee jump. #Colbert #LSSCinNZ #NewZealand
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  • @leyy121
    @leyy121 Před 4 lety +3162

    The is probably the best marketing campaign ever for Air New Zealand!

    • @OmgAuntySuzanne16
      @OmgAuntySuzanne16 Před 4 lety +17

      leyy121 no! Don’t tell anyone, it’s our secret

    • @sanjeevvij7699
      @sanjeevvij7699 Před 4 lety +19

      Air New Zealand has some of the best marketing campaigns I've seen, brilliant

    • @rasaecnai
      @rasaecnai Před 4 lety +60

      @Alastair Scott yeah nah
      colbert's US audience is the target of this nz series. so it is not low tier. its native advertising. if you like colbert you are more likely to pay attention to this than a commercial you see on normal tv. plus colbert's youtube channel has high engagement rate. you dnt have that in normal ad

    • @pop5678eye
      @pop5678eye Před 4 lety

      Peter Jackson already beat him to it.

    • @slomas8863
      @slomas8863 Před 4 lety +2

      9:35

  • @Deuband
    @Deuband Před 4 lety +755

    "There are no natural predators in New Zealand, so kiwis brag they had to invent their own way to almost die". Absolutely epic. Kia Ora mate

    • @reneejones5675
      @reneejones5675 Před 3 lety +3

      I thought that was funny too.. haha..

    • @Ricky-nq7lu
      @Ricky-nq7lu Před 3 lety +2

      Bungee make you feel so alive after doing it an I'm sad to say I can't do it anymore since I've had to have two lower back surgery's because of a work accident.
      We made rides an other fun things to do that brings you back to earth an feel that oneness with our environment is what keeps us grounded.

    • @Deuband
      @Deuband Před 3 lety

      @@Ricky-nq7lu so true..so true...thanks cuz

    • @kylesoler4139
      @kylesoler4139 Před 3 lety

      Just go into the bush with barely any clothing.

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 Před 3 lety +2

      0:55 RIP THAT PLAN

  • @TrickWithAKnife
    @TrickWithAKnife Před 4 lety +1086

    He absolutely nailed the "kia ora" at the end.

    • @keamahia6413
      @keamahia6413 Před 4 lety +27

      @Butch Niven So with that logic a Chinese person can't say 'hello' with correct accent? Lmao. Most in NZ are just too lazy to pronounce Te reo Māori correctly.

    • @hannahstewart3273
      @hannahstewart3273 Před 4 lety +20

      I'm a European New Zealander I used to go to a māori school and everyone said Kia ora I used to say kea oura my parents still say it like that and I'm like ITS KIA ORA!!!! 😂

    • @rufus1346
      @rufus1346 Před 3 lety

      @@hannahstewart3273
      czcams.com/video/ZqXfuZ_Sk_E/video.html

    • @TheEarl777
      @TheEarl777 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah that was a mint Kia ora

    • @santonamalakar
      @santonamalakar Před 2 lety

      @@hannahstewart3273 ..

  • @margaritam.9118
    @margaritam.9118 Před 4 lety +1429

    “You’re definitely on the manly side of Not Manly” 😆

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 Před 4 lety +34

      Your average South Island bloke is going to be a fair bit more manly than him to be honest, so she let him down gently :D

    • @fiveeyes2811
      @fiveeyes2811 Před 4 lety +3

      @albarino gold Oh hey but I am sure we could find a relative amongst the thousands of children they disowned after world war 2 maybe amongst the ones we adopted..

    • @jamiepeterson5646
      @jamiepeterson5646 Před 4 lety +3

      @albarino gold Some US soldiers were deployed to NZ in case Japan pushed out this far. Obviously that attack didn't come, so with a bit of time on their hands ...

    • @annnee6818
      @annnee6818 Před 4 lety +17

      I loved her. She was deadpan. "Yeah it might have an effect on the company's business for a couple of weeks" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Mana_Bandana
      @Mana_Bandana Před 4 lety +6

      @@Hellknight27 That was BS, she thinks like a man, Stephen is more manly than all those insecure bodybuilders thinking they more man because they're more rugged, the same BS 'Strong Man' mentality ..they're little boys in men's bodies and they're idiots

  • @Cursed_Mark
    @Cursed_Mark Před 4 lety +2834

    "There are no natural predators in New Zealand, so Kiwis brag that they had to invent their own ways to almost die."

    • @TheDemonCaine
      @TheDemonCaine Před 4 lety +8

      Lol.

    • @chanellebrown7819
      @chanellebrown7819 Před 4 lety +93

      Accurate. Can confirm. #ProudKiwi

    • @ihateusernamesgrrr
      @ihateusernamesgrrr Před 4 lety +46

      There's a few species of spiders and sharks here that can get ya, oh and earthquakes are sometimes rough, but yeh it's pretty accurate

    • @lvkuza
      @lvkuza Před 4 lety +18

      @Jacob Zondag we yall drive on the wrong side aswell lmao

    • @ihateusernamesgrrr
      @ihateusernamesgrrr Před 4 lety +8

      @Jacob Zondag I know that makes you feel smart but that's an argument between the English and the French, I'm niether of those and I doubt you are either of them so why bother

  • @crystalm4324
    @crystalm4324 Před 4 lety +308

    I don’t know why, but I’m SO PROUD of Stephen Colbert for ACTUALLY JUMPING there at the end it actually brought a tear to my eye.

    • @chrissiek8706
      @chrissiek8706 Před 4 lety +4

      His kids did that years ago, when the family visited LOTR filming 😅

    • @campkira
      @campkira Před 4 lety +1

      should how can you tell the different between him and the other guy dress like him....

    • @campkira
      @campkira Před 4 lety +1

      @@chrissiek8706 I been there before when i was teenager... wanted to but parent won't let me... now I don't want to...

    • @thatnoona8497
      @thatnoona8497 Před 4 lety

      Same.

    • @elorine5682
      @elorine5682 Před 4 lety

      Congrats to liquid courage....and Stephen. Now I know what to do when I see a bungee jump station

  • @YeetLord666
    @YeetLord666 Před 4 lety +492

    Ummm am I the only one who needs a Choppy show? She's fly and she tells it like it is!! CHOPPY!!!!

    • @EmpyreanLightASMR
      @EmpyreanLightASMR Před 4 lety +12

      Her chopper is beautiful too. Sleek and black and shiny.

    • @NoNewfriendss
      @NoNewfriendss Před 4 lety +20

      That was a serious helicoptor she was driving. Not the regular little ones you see everyone in. She's probably one of their best private flyers as she has 40 years experience on tough terrain, and on a big advert for New Zealand they must have wanted the best.

    • @jaynehartstone7532
      @jaynehartstone7532 Před 4 lety +11

      I would watch that show :)

    • @Charlotte-uc3vq
      @Charlotte-uc3vq Před 3 lety +3

      I have meet choppy when I went on school camp last year

  • @philam1973
    @philam1973 Před 4 lety +137

    My wife and I met some friends in NZ just before the lockdown. 10 days of great adventures. Canyoneering, glacier hiking, glowworm caves, nature hiking and fjord kayaking. I have to say after 40 years of tasting wine, NZ has the BEST red wines and best lamb ever. We would love to go back again

    • @naotensnocao
      @naotensnocao Před 3 lety +2

      It seems like you had the same trip I did back in December 😂

    • @reneejones5675
      @reneejones5675 Před 3 lety +1

      thank you.. though Singapore has better nz bacon than we do lol..

    • @peterkotara
      @peterkotara Před 2 lety +1

      Our Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is not too shabby either.

  • @rageagainstmyhairline5574
    @rageagainstmyhairline5574 Před 4 lety +254

    The madman actually did it. Respect. And sweet Jesus, New Zealand is breathtakingly beautiful.

    • @anthonymarshall5279
      @anthonymarshall5279 Před 4 lety +12

      @Joe Cool Beaches and meth. Can't forget the meth.

    • @kiwi-kt2bo
      @kiwi-kt2bo Před 4 lety +5

      Yep pretty proud of our little islands

    • @rageagainstmyhairline5574
      @rageagainstmyhairline5574 Před 4 lety +11

      @Kiwi Bird Holy crap you should be. If there was such eye-bleeding gorgeousness in my country, I don't think I'd ever even bother with CZcams or other social media. I'd just choose a viewpoint and spend my weekend drinking in Earth's beauty. Like, honestly, a month living here in the UK and I promise you you'll be absolutely fixated on your country's amazing aesthetic beauty for the rest of your life.
      You're _so_ unbelievably lucky I can't tell you.
      I had two weeks on Hamilton Island and was stunned by the natural landscape... And that's like 1/8th of one view in one part of one island!!! I honestly can't tell you how lucky you are.
      I wish I was you and am glad I'm aware of the extreme beauty the world possesses while not being party to it at the same time.

    • @kiwi-kt2bo
      @kiwi-kt2bo Před 4 lety +7

      @@rageagainstmyhairline5574 Thank you so much for your kind words!
      Hey I've been to the UK mate and It's beautiful in it's own way!
      I'm lucky enough to have lived in Oman and Tanzania for some time in my life so coming back here has always been a breath of fresh air despite the obvious beauty of those other countries.
      Anyone like you with such kind words to say about little old NZ is more than welcome to join us! My English mate got his citizenship last week haha

    • @loopy7057
      @loopy7057 Před 4 lety +1

      @@anthonymarshall5279 just because you do meth, doesn't mean the whole country does meth

  • @nabanitabanerjee9385
    @nabanitabanerjee9385 Před 4 lety +322

    Stephen almost got outsassed by Choppy. Her 'manly' comment was EPIC.

  • @jaybestnz
    @jaybestnz Před 4 lety +72

    Awww that last Kia Ora hit me hard.. We love you Stephen. Thanks for coming to visit and be sure to come back once Corona is all over, OK?

  • @zebediah4138
    @zebediah4138 Před 4 lety +341

    Colbert said it was as if the land was just pulled out of the sea
    In our native Maori legends a man fished the north island out of the sea while sitting on his boat, the south island

    • @jakewright1932
      @jakewright1932 Před 4 lety +3

      I wonder if anyone told him of Maui or if he came to that vision on his own.

    • @nathenbosher1067
      @nathenbosher1067 Před 3 lety +1

      You should view the map of the rest of New Zealand that's underwater it's quite interesting

    • @ravinedwards7795
      @ravinedwards7795 Před 3 lety

      NEW ZEALAND, a beautiful country of the nicest people.

  • @nahuelma97
    @nahuelma97 Před 4 lety +185

    I love how emotional he seems to be at the end in the boat, lovely

    • @tracyclements3053
      @tracyclements3053 Před 4 lety +15

      That'll be the endorphins kicking in. And yes, I loved that bit too.

    • @XBadAssGamesX
      @XBadAssGamesX Před 4 lety +26

      But the actual question is: Whose boat is this boat?

    • @hsk2909
      @hsk2909 Před 4 lety +1

      I think he wet his pants.

    • @grannysweet
      @grannysweet Před 4 lety +3

      Brain swelling euphoria. Bungee jumping is bad for the brain. Sad but true.

    • @EmpyreanLightASMR
      @EmpyreanLightASMR Před 4 lety +3

      I kept waiting for him to make one last zinger or some throw away line and he actually ended up being sweet and seemed really happy with himself and his trip.

  • @victorhawkins3461
    @victorhawkins3461 Před 4 lety +93

    I actually got teary-eyed when Stephen jumped! I freakin' love NZ and want to go back much sooner rather than later...and yeah, Air New Zealand rawks! Kia ora!

  • @Gitanarosa
    @Gitanarosa Před 4 lety +85

    I was there a few months ago and I fell in love. I was lucky to spend time in the north and the south. I miss you New. Zealand.

    • @Jojo-op7rl
      @Jojo-op7rl Před 4 lety +3

      Come back some time soon love !

    • @reneejones5675
      @reneejones5675 Před 3 lety +3

      glad to hear you enjoyed it

    • @kalitaylor9064
      @kalitaylor9064 Před 3 lety +3

      Glad you enjoyed your time here buddy...come back soon!

    • @lukerolleston4852
      @lukerolleston4852 Před 3 lety +1

      Next trip can you bring some cheetos? Oh never mind I just got told we can get them here ❤️

    • @Gitanarosa
      @Gitanarosa Před 3 lety +1

      Luke Rolleston 🤣🤣🤣 the Japaleno and the Hot Cheetos?

  • @JenJen-bp3bb
    @JenJen-bp3bb Před 4 lety +52

    As a Kiwi, I've loved this series so much! Your love and joy for this gorgeous country is palpable. Come back again soon! Thanks for the love.

  • @seunolanrewaju9188
    @seunolanrewaju9188 Před 4 lety +91

    At first, I was sad when I found out the first jumper wasn't actually Stephen..then I screamed with excitement when Stephen did actually jump😂... Absolutely lovely storytelling... What an experience. Now I want to visit NZ😊

    • @pipellis6672
      @pipellis6672 Před 3 lety

      That’s bravery...well done Stephen. I found abseiling tough enough!

    • @Tanias112
      @Tanias112 Před rokem

      I said 'well done' out loud and then it wasn't him, made me giggle.

    • @naughtydred8538
      @naughtydred8538 Před rokem

      This comment made that bit for me, thanks for not ruining it

  • @mrdaxtercrane
    @mrdaxtercrane Před 4 lety +306

    "non-stop flights from New York to Auckland"
    Well that aged like unrefrigerated produce.

  • @najibsa2360
    @najibsa2360 Před 4 lety +301

    Am so glad am a citizen of not only breathtaking but humble humans in this country.
    Yes I am Muslim and when people ask me about the incident in Christchurch I say that's not Kiwis.
    So, New Zealand is hospitable, generous and genuinely attractive.

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 Před 4 lety +43

      It was was literally an Australian terrorist, and thank you for your kind words :)

    • @dv4975
      @dv4975 Před 4 lety +1

      If only more muslims were good and humble people who treated people good

    • @johnm9370
      @johnm9370 Před 4 lety +30

      Najib - as Jacinda said - you are us.

    • @peterallely5417
      @peterallely5417 Před 4 lety +10

      Bless you pal,

    • @najibsa2360
      @najibsa2360 Před 4 lety

      @sathya skywalker No, I wasn't. My skills were required. Any other question?

  • @milvanfoi7905
    @milvanfoi7905 Před 4 lety +42

    "So I headed to the bridge to face my fear and fear WON" HAHAHHAHAHHAH DEAD

  • @hansgrettle8240
    @hansgrettle8240 Před 4 lety +566

    We never actually learn what happened to that tall guy in the shark infested water...

    • @caseyhart4978
      @caseyhart4978 Před 4 lety +22

      hans grettle well I haven’t heard of any shark attacks in the news so I figure he’s alg bro

    • @Hotspur37
      @Hotspur37 Před 4 lety +8

      sharks don't attack divers as they don't look like food a shark would eat. Sharks are pretty smart.

    • @o.b.7217
      @o.b.7217 Před 4 lety +34

      Well, about that...let's just say the lobster catching industry of NZ doesn't like to talk about that incident...not that there was any incident to talk about, mind you...I gotta leave...

    • @youngbenny602t.v2
      @youngbenny602t.v2 Před 4 lety +3

      There's no way to know he actually jumped in that shark water 😂😂 😂😂

    • @hotlunch4415
      @hotlunch4415 Před 4 lety +28

      He was arrested for being too tall and handsome

  • @MoQambique
    @MoQambique Před 4 lety +78

    1:16
    - "Would you like to try the New Zealand Red or the New Zealand white?"
    - "YES!"

  • @bogdog999
    @bogdog999 Před 4 lety +85

    That look and huge smile on Stephen's face after the bungee jump is priceless.

  • @simoneastwoodnz
    @simoneastwoodnz Před 4 lety +81

    'it's very difficult to get hold of the wax afterwards' - perfect deadpan delivery 😂

    • @jaimeshort1892
      @jaimeshort1892 Před 3 lety +2

      Yes haha, i wondered if anyone else picked up on that

  • @menotme6523
    @menotme6523 Před 4 lety +99

    Based on all the comments, I realize how nice and sweet NZ people are! We need more of that here in the US.

    • @sarahmiller6074
      @sarahmiller6074 Před 4 lety +13

      cheers mate, hope you can come over someday!

    • @ritahalo
      @ritahalo Před 4 lety +8

      I like NZ more than America😜

    • @diazinth
      @diazinth Před 4 lety +3

      you don't have to be a leader to lead by example :)

    • @pipellis6672
      @pipellis6672 Před 3 lety

      The best of British.. ( well, what Britain WAS) Keep it up NZ..
      But please let Wales win at rugby occasionally!

  • @casey3294
    @casey3294 Před 4 lety +338

    Stephen: "So I headed to the bridge to face my fear..."
    "And fear won"

    • @Shadow-Shell
      @Shadow-Shell Před 4 lety +7

      That was my favorite part of his NZ trip

    • @stainlesssteelfox1
      @stainlesssteelfox1 Před 4 lety +9

      Guy's entirely sensible. I'd be going 'NOPENopeNopeNopeNopeNopeNopeNopeSoooMuch Nope!'

    • @pop5678eye
      @pop5678eye Před 4 lety +3

      Seriously though... Why do it? It's insane. But then again Colbert has been open about his on the air drinking problem since 2016, so fuck it!

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart Před 4 lety +1

      @@pop5678eye problem?

  • @FawadAli_SST
    @FawadAli_SST Před 4 lety +77

    NEW ZEALAND, a beautiful country of the nicest people.

  • @Jackpot00
    @Jackpot00 Před 4 lety +17

    Very proud to be a New Zealander! Thank you Stephen, have loved the segments!

  • @kuharua54
    @kuharua54 Před 4 lety +756

    The "Kia ora" at the end sounded exactly like a kiwi would say it

    • @krisjooganah3253
      @krisjooganah3253 Před 4 lety +11

      In the UK we use to have a soft drink called that

    • @tiger2010eve
      @tiger2010eve Před 4 lety +26

      Yes -and he's definitely improved from his first attempt on the first episode!

    • @AshArAis
      @AshArAis Před 4 lety +4

      @@krisjooganah3253 it's too orangey for crows!

    • @andyFortyTwoNZ
      @andyFortyTwoNZ Před 4 lety +10

      Ka pai :)

    • @WillArb95
      @WillArb95 Před 4 lety +22

      albarino gold you’ve got it out for NZers with alcoholism man. I’ve seen you comment this a few times. Sorry to hear you haven’t met the literally millions of us that don’t have alcoholism problems 😢

  • @ahmadbutt1002
    @ahmadbutt1002 Před 4 lety +217

    Brings my heart great joy to see Stephen showing the entire world the beauty of New Zealand & its people. I had the pleasure to visit back in 2014, tried bungee jumping & skydiving plus visited all the LOTR sites like Hobbiton in Matamata & others. Queenstown & Milford Sound blew me away. Cant wait to visit again

    • @jillfoster900
      @jillfoster900 Před 4 lety +4

      What about the Maori side & Polynesian side of our culture, that drives our identity?

    • @mikeharrison1868
      @mikeharrison1868 Před 4 lety

      Again!?

    • @gary3074
      @gary3074 Před 4 lety

      Jill Foster - oh yeah. Like that movie Once were warriors!

    • @ahmadbutt1002
      @ahmadbutt1002 Před 4 lety +10

      @@jillfoster900 I visited Rotorua which was an incredible experience in itself. It was there that I got to eat a "Hangi" at a Marae alongside witnessing the Haka which was a very intense & profound thing to witness in its entirety. I also visited a museum in Wellington which allowed me to learn a lot about the Maori culture & history of early New Zealand so that was great. It really allowed me to appreciate the people, the culture and just the diversity of the nation alongside more things.
      I just wish I had more time though as I would've liked to explore more but I'll definitely be coming back again!

    • @jullianassangebergstien5462
      @jullianassangebergstien5462 Před 4 lety +1

      next time visit Paritutu so you can smell the real new zealand

  • @razalin
    @razalin Před 4 lety +284

    Air New Zealand just won "World's Best Airline" AGAIN. Well deserved.

  • @Kiwicanuck3000
    @Kiwicanuck3000 Před 4 lety +53

    I don't know why, but when he said "kia ora" at the end, it made me tear up a little bit!

    • @jakewright1932
      @jakewright1932 Před 4 lety +6

      I heard myself say "Kia Ora Stephen." without meaning to!

    • @AilsaPehi
      @AilsaPehi Před 4 lety +5

      Awww. It's the intent behind the delivery so you 'felt' in part what Stephen had experienced. We're a very spiritual bunch. Tears are significant in Maori culture. You're an empath.

    • @Kiwicanuck3000
      @Kiwicanuck3000 Před 4 lety +3

      @@AilsaPehi I agree 100% with your comment, that's an amazingly good observation just from reading one sentence! ☺️

    • @AilsaPehi
      @AilsaPehi Před 4 lety +3

      @@Kiwicanuck3000 It's who we are and what we do .... as well you will know. Nga mihi 🤗

    • @prexcysicuya7477
      @prexcysicuya7477 Před 4 lety

      Partly because of the non diagetic sound effects

  • @paulsmith6184
    @paulsmith6184 Před 4 lety +445

    This was the best episode of the five - you came to the South Island.

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 Před 4 lety +11

      The rugby episode was in Wanaka, but yes, the best island :D

    • @michaelheliotis5279
      @michaelheliotis5279 Před 4 lety +12

      Tbh it's just as well he came to the North Island so he could see that at least part of the country is civilised.

    • @jesahnorrin
      @jesahnorrin Před 4 lety +1

      He should have had a cheese roll while there!

    • @davidbell1676
      @davidbell1676 Před 4 lety +2

      Is there any Kiwis left in the North Island

    • @jedlooker6700
      @jedlooker6700 Před 4 lety

      @@davidbell1676 wtf you mean boy

  • @JessEtheridge
    @JessEtheridge Před 4 lety +119

    He said Kia ora correctly at the end. Kia ora to that

  • @diane9247
    @diane9247 Před 4 lety +16

    My American dad had been to about 60 countries in his life. I once asked him if he had a favorite, one that he'd like to return for pleasure rather than work. Answer: New Zealand.

  • @QaediSham
    @QaediSham Před 4 lety +14

    When i finally get there, first thing I will do is head to Choppy's helipad, wait for her to return from work, with cold beers in hand, to listen to stories in her magnificent voice.

  • @MegaLaidback
    @MegaLaidback Před 4 lety +26

    Just yesterday a friend from work was telling me about her trip to New Zealand, she loved it. Her pictures looked amazing.

  • @state924
    @state924 Před 4 lety +68

    After Stephen’s jump: That relaxed, big smile, and realization you’ve accomplished something big, is exactly how I looked and felt after giving birth!

    • @WoWhistorian
      @WoWhistorian Před 4 lety +17

      I wanted to make a joke about how different those experiences are and what not. And then I realized how incredibly presumptuous that would have been, so I've decided to instead make this comment mocking my own momentary audaciousness and lack of judgment.

    • @state924
      @state924 Před 4 lety +8

      Matthew Christensen - Wow. I hardly ever encounter self-aware youtube commenters!
      Kudos to you, my friend.
      Yes, those experiences are VERY different, but Stephen took me back 12.5 years (my first born baby) when I saw him in that dingy.
      After delivery the fear and pain instantly vanished and was replaced with being proud that I actually did it, (not to mention the instant love for my baby.)

    • @alfnoakes392
      @alfnoakes392 Před 4 lety +2

      @@state924 I hope Stephen reads your comment : )

    • @akacozymint
      @akacozymint Před 4 lety +1

      Matthew Christensen me dude, 10/10 comment. Thank you for that.

    • @mewho6199
      @mewho6199 Před 4 lety

      Yep.

  • @Kevin_Street
    @Kevin_Street Před 4 lety +7

    Wow! Congratulations to Stephen Colbert for going through with the bungee jump! That looks really scary, so anybody who does it deserves respect.

  • @ashtonclaire4593
    @ashtonclaire4593 Před 4 lety +415

    I loved the NZ segments from his trip but I really wish he would have explored the Maori culture a little, even just one segment.

    • @Ttoby89
      @Ttoby89 Před 4 lety +10

      I was really expecting him to as well, as a random in Europe. Maybe they felt it was inappropriate with the sponsorship? Even so, enh....

    • @alfnoakes392
      @alfnoakes392 Před 3 lety +9

      It would probably be difficult to do it justice with just the minute or two that would have been available. Hopefully folk will come visit and find out for themselves.

    • @scapekiwi
      @scapekiwi Před 3 lety +11

      @dangerous at any speed ? Its owned by all who respect it black, brown and white.

    • @scapekiwi
      @scapekiwi Před 3 lety +1

      @dangerous at any speed yes

    • @WololoLazarus
      @WololoLazarus Před 3 lety +13

      @dangerous at any speed nah bro, New Zealand belongs to those who work hard, are kind, and find their standing, e tu man every Maori and Pakeha should know that. We have much here in New Zealand that we should be grateful for, even if it wasn't always so in times past. The time for war has ended, e tu so Tumatuaenga doesn't have to, kei te tu ahau

  • @kikivolauvent1
    @kikivolauvent1 Před 4 lety +24

    New Zealand is the ONE country, I always said: IF I have a chance to go
    there, I will only buy a one-way ticket.... Says a lot and everything
    Stephen brings on only confirms my opinion! :)

  • @linuxd
    @linuxd Před 4 lety +55

    When choppy describes bungie jumping 😂
    This was some news I needed!

  • @jasonbrownjourno
    @jasonbrownjourno Před 4 lety +28

    Shearer's response to the quip about sheep Brazilian: "No, it's too hard to get hold of the wax."

  • @wowmawc
    @wowmawc Před 4 lety +24

    Best country I've ever been to, no competition.

  • @giantpunda2911
    @giantpunda2911 Před 4 lety +118

    This would be such a rollercoaster of emotions for Will Smith if he ever watches this episode.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Před 4 lety +1

      Nah, the man be chill.

    • @rocker4577
      @rocker4577 Před 4 lety +3

      It will satisfy his enormous ego for sure.

    • @marciamcdevitt964
      @marciamcdevitt964 Před 4 lety +1

      I can’t wait for Will to go on his show again sometime in the future and Stephen to show this clip.

  • @Palmieres
    @Palmieres Před 4 lety +375

    Lady who flies helicopters a hair's width away from a mountain says "I'm not sure I can do this" when asked to ski on an inflatable donut. Hehe...

    • @jullianassangebergstien5462
      @jullianassangebergstien5462 Před 4 lety

      was that a woman??!!

    • @azegulstarrider9675
      @azegulstarrider9675 Před 4 lety +4

      @@jullianassangebergstien5462 It was Kathleen Turner I think.....

    • @cookiehustle
      @cookiehustle Před 4 lety +6

      total badass

    • @dfeb101
      @dfeb101 Před 4 lety

      palmieres no I believe that was Stephen who said he wasn’t sure if he could do it. Lol.

    • @Palmieres
      @Palmieres Před 4 lety +2

      @@jullianassangebergstien5462 perhaps in the same sense as David Beckham is a man who sounds like he mouthfucked a can of helium (hey, Wade Wilson's words, not mine).

  • @xavineira9403
    @xavineira9403 Před 4 lety +131

    “Here’s to you old friend. We’ll see you later...on the beaches of Ohio.” Funny but damn that carried some weight

    • @djinnisequoia
      @djinnisequoia Před 4 lety +4

      I agree. Heartfelt.

    • @Te2000x
      @Te2000x Před 4 lety

      I Dont get it. what does it mean?

    • @geraltofrivia9167
      @geraltofrivia9167 Před 4 lety

      @@Te2000x Ohio Beaches is hot, His icy old friend would melt.

    • @metteor8
      @metteor8 Před 4 lety +22

      @@Te2000x It means that the climate change will melt those glaciers and rise sea levels. What once was ice in New Zealand will be water washing the "beaches of Ohio." (And mind you, Ohio is an inland state.)

    • @metteor8
      @metteor8 Před 4 lety +6

      @@geraltofrivia9167 Nope, that's not it. It was a climate change joke.

  • @Erica-lp6bl
    @Erica-lp6bl Před 4 lety +10

    I'm glad you showed sheep shearing. You would not believe the amount of people who think you have to kill the sheep to get the fleece.

    • @SuperBobKing
      @SuperBobKing Před 4 lety +2

      WTF have those people never had a haircut?

    • @Erica-lp6bl
      @Erica-lp6bl Před 4 lety +1

      @@SuperBobKing you have to wonder. I think it's the hardcore level 5000 vegans that say you kill the sheep to get the fleece as a scare tactic to convert people into their cult.

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 Před 4 lety

      @@Erica-lp6bl Look at the amount of them in this comments section that think it is being tortured...

    • @Erica-lp6bl
      @Erica-lp6bl Před 4 lety +2

      @@Hellknight27 If it were tortured it wouldn't be getting fleeced. The temps in NZ are rising and leaving the winter coat on would make it suffer terribly in the summer sun. Those people have absolutely no clue.

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 Před 4 lety

      @@Erica-lp6bl I know, I live there. I was just surprised there are so many clueless people.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Před 4 lety +557

    Maybe this'll help map makers to remember NZ exists.

    • @TheDemonCaine
      @TheDemonCaine Před 4 lety +22

      New Zealand is always missing from maps on films and TV shows lol.

    • @martinstuart5755
      @martinstuart5755 Před 4 lety +18

      mate ya dreamin.

    • @christopherbrougham
      @christopherbrougham Před 4 lety +13

      @@TheDemonCaine Curiously it's prominently featured on the Tintin On the Moon cartoon book, as the middle landmass on Earth in the sky looking from the Moon, but then Herge was a perfectionist.

    • @trinaholman4083
      @trinaholman4083 Před 4 lety +4

      One can hope.

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 Před 4 lety +4

      John Oliver has already taken care of that earlier this year: czcams.com/video/are0lqDQOtM/video.html

  • @ShyLuna44
    @ShyLuna44 Před 4 lety +28

    Stephen is such an inspiration! Being his age and being afraid of heights and still jumping made me wanna conquer some of my fears too! New Zealand is definitely on my bucket list of places to see before I die. I love watching Stephen, he makes my day!

  • @Saraseeksthompson0211
    @Saraseeksthompson0211 Před 3 lety +3

    That was awfully rough poor sheep

  • @caznagilder
    @caznagilder Před 4 lety +12

    More than impressed he had a go at shearing that sheep. A merino too. Legend.

  • @andreamatheson5760
    @andreamatheson5760 Před 4 lety +20

    Love it! Thank you Stephen for showcasing our beautiful country - arohanui from a Kiwi who loves your show!!

  • @Opus313
    @Opus313 Před 4 lety +49

    Amazing helicopter ride!
    I would love to stand on that glacier!
    Brilliant double fake with the bungee jump and then actually doing it!
    Congratulations on beating 'Fear'!

  • @michelekett8450
    @michelekett8450 Před 4 lety +11

    Like Jacinda Adern, that amazing woman who flew the chopper was really honest. A very Kiwi trait.

  • @janinemeier7201
    @janinemeier7201 Před 4 lety +21

    I just keep crushing harder and harder. What an adorable man Stephen is.

  • @yarbjamel6132
    @yarbjamel6132 Před 4 lety +20

    That's true New Zealand is beautiful country and lovely people.

    • @TheLeathemm
      @TheLeathemm Před 4 lety +1

      except for auckland

    • @campkira
      @campkira Před 4 lety

      it a good country i lived there for 3 years... don't want to do it again.... i am done with countryside and thing... it not worth the place ticket to go there again...

    • @NZKiwi87
      @NZKiwi87 Před 4 lety +1

      @@campkira Cooooooool story.

    • @shaymaxwell1921
      @shaymaxwell1921 Před 4 lety

      @The Handicrapped Stain Auckland is according to Wiki at 1,570,100. This was at June last year though.

  • @MartinPoulter
    @MartinPoulter Před 4 lety +350

    9:40 The glaciers have retreated as the world warmed, exposing black rock to the sun, which then absorbs more heat, which accelerates the melting of the glaciers and the transformation of the landscape. Even in this very funny item they showed how the climate crisis is being felt around the world.

    • @rhorizon
      @rhorizon Před 4 lety +15

      Yet mocked the crisis and promoted air travel at the same time.

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 Před 4 lety +22

      We also have the ozone hole over us here in New Zealand, so we have high rates of skin cancer to go along with that - so thanks rest of the polluting world :(

    • @patriciageary2803
      @patriciageary2803 Před 4 lety +7

      @@Hellknight27 as a 5th grade student (I am now 74 yrs) I clearly recall reading in my Weekly Reader an article reporting sheep in New Zealand were found to be suffering from clouded corneas and cataracts from the UV-B's emitting through the atmosphere....I never forgot that........1956'sh

    • @adrienlamy3481
      @adrienlamy3481 Před 4 lety +16

      @@rhorizon He didn't mock climate change, he used humour to address it ("see you in Ohio"). He did advertise for an air company, but let's be completely honest, air travel is not going to vanish from our civilization. It's here to stay, for better and worse.
      We need to find ways to tackle this issue, and highly reduce overall pollution and greenhouse gases emissions, but simply stopping air travel is just wishful thinking.

    • @rhorizon
      @rhorizon Před 4 lety +5

      @@adrienlamy3481 Entitled attitude for something we have less than a decade to significantly address. Sacrificing air travel will seem futile compared to when we're all fighting over resources in the remaining habitable areas of the planet. This is not something we have time for your lax attitude about. We are those people right now who absolutely have to get this right or we're screwing every bit of the future of humanity. Wake tf up.

  • @queenfeena5726
    @queenfeena5726 Před 4 lety +127

    When he threw his cup lol 😳😂
    Mate we ain't clean green and beautiful for no reason lol pick up your rubbish

    • @slojinPA
      @slojinPA Před 3 lety +29

      I am 100% positive that it was picked up after the dramatic effect.

    • @slojinPA
      @slojinPA Před 3 lety

      @Anthony Blomfield not clearly conveyed

  • @pjf2675
    @pjf2675 Před 4 lety +13

    I have tears in my eyes from laughing. Thank you Stephen and New Zealand.

    • @HONORTONUMERIC123
      @HONORTONUMERIC123 Před 2 lety

      Yeah... Well said..... That has to be..... Great one..... Copy that.... Agreed....

  • @m.c.5795
    @m.c.5795 Před 4 lety +14

    What a magnificent, breathtaking country. 😍 I must say, I’m shocked that CBS signed off on Stephen Bungee jumping, I was thinking there’s no way they’d agree to it, but I’m glad Stephen did it. To all the Kiwis, your country is beautiful and I hope to visit one day. 💙

  • @TheDemonCaine
    @TheDemonCaine Před 4 lety +335

    "I definitely think you're on the manlier side of non-manly" lol.

    • @maxpwr_fpv4987
      @maxpwr_fpv4987 Před 4 lety +12

      We've got a saying in Australia. So you say to whoever you're ripping on that they must be from Bondi Beach because it's so far from Manly.

    • @Bethenough
      @Bethenough Před 4 lety +2

      This was my favorite quote! 😂

  • @Babs2243
    @Babs2243 Před 4 lety +10

    Next trip's agenda: 1) Rotorua to the Mud Pools, 2) a Marae visit to learn deeper about our culture, 3) a visit to the Beehive to catch up with Jacinda, cause you two make good TV, 4) a Cave tour (remember no predators in New Zealand) like Aranui Cave Tours, and 5) visit mount doom in tongariro

  • @jamescooper1848
    @jamescooper1848 Před 3 lety +5

    As an Aussie - I'm looking back at old LSSC CZcams vids in a hope to feel normal again. Props to the NZ cuzzies for their top work with Covid.

  • @fststudy2903
    @fststudy2903 Před 4 lety +230

    Absolutely loved this series; and this one is the most entertaining one out of them all in my opinion.

    • @simonandkarennash243
      @simonandkarennash243 Před 4 lety +6

      Agreed FTS, I enjoy Stephens shows anyway but this is just a brilliant brilliant series. I can’t give enough thumbs up 👍

    • @christinepierce7560
      @christinepierce7560 Před 4 lety +2

      👩‍🎤I definitely loved this series and I also loved the Russia series as well but, New Zealand 🇳🇿 is the best 🤗

    • @vic_cresss
      @vic_cresss Před 4 lety +2

      Loved it too, as a kiwi 🇳🇿💜

  • @adamcollett3137
    @adamcollett3137 Před 4 lety +46

    I’m a kiwi and I bungy jumped at that very bridge today!

  • @clarkbarrett6274
    @clarkbarrett6274 Před 4 lety +6

    I'm inexplicably proud of Stephen for going through with it.

  • @stankj011
    @stankj011 Před 4 lety +43

    Wow that bungie story had so many ups and downs

    • @gary3074
      @gary3074 Před 4 lety +7

      stankj011 - to say it had many ups and downs is a bit of a stretch.

    • @chrissiek8706
      @chrissiek8706 Před 4 lety +2

      Mostly downs.. Y'know, gravity 😏

    • @vanimaduray5473
      @vanimaduray5473 Před 4 lety +1

      This was clearly an abridged version

    • @pamelacass9642
      @pamelacass9642 Před 4 lety

      😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

    • @starrweaver
      @starrweaver Před 4 lety +2

      Noooo.... come on, no more... my side hurts... stop...

  • @morrisp.5583
    @morrisp.5583 Před 4 lety +6

    Stephen and 'Jack' on top of that glacier ..... a spiritual moment. Brought on tears. Cheers my friend.

  • @jaedyneruera3045
    @jaedyneruera3045 Před 3 lety +8

    I absolutely loved this little series of Steven's adventures in my country! Aotearoa, New Zealand! 💯🇳🇿

  • @DavinaRuby
    @DavinaRuby Před 4 lety +10

    This is an amazing series- thank you for showcasing our country so beautifully, pretty proud of our little country right now 🇳🇿💕

  • @Yash-bu4du
    @Yash-bu4du Před 4 lety +15

    That jump was just genius 😂

  • @Josel275
    @Josel275 Před 4 lety +6

    That “Kia Ora” at the end! 👌🏾👌🏾 nailed it

  • @NZKiwi87
    @NZKiwi87 Před 4 lety +59

    when you chucked that whiskey and glass on the glacier my heart stopped briefly! I know you picked it up and whatnot, but please don't encourage that behaviour ;) Congrats on actually jumping.

    • @inkgraved
      @inkgraved Před 4 lety +4

      i know what you mean, i actually wasn't keen on that at all

  • @SonjaDawn
    @SonjaDawn Před 4 lety +55

    We call tank tops singlets in the Southern Hemisphere hehe

    • @reneejones5675
      @reneejones5675 Před 3 lety +2

      lol haha tank tops are what girls wear... that's what i was thinking 🤣

  • @laurawolf12
    @laurawolf12 Před 4 lety +10

    Great to have had you here. Come back to NZ again, theres about 1000 more things to do and see 😁😁

  • @cherchuhaikieu4328
    @cherchuhaikieu4328 Před 4 lety +5

    They seem so friendly and the country is absolutely gorgeous!

  • @benzminibusdoc
    @benzminibusdoc Před 3 lety +1

    'try the rosé' : that's our Americans as we know and love(d) them....
    greetings from Germany

  • @universalkaos4568
    @universalkaos4568 Před rokem

    Spent 6 months in NZ after graduating from Uni in Utah.
    Beautiful place & awesome beaches (black sand in West Auckland).
    Stayed in Auckland,visited Wellington & Queenstown to enjoy skiing.
    Bungy jump was the best!
    Hung out with a lot of bouncers (love to drink & dance) who were huge Samoan boys,but the most friendliest guys I've ever met!
    Had such a wonderful time!
    Thank you New Zealand❤️🙏
    Will proudly let my family,colleagues & friends know of your loving,warm hearted hospitality!!
    Never change
    Thanks for the fun & laughs
    Stay safe & appreciate the love!!

  • @Sonal.09
    @Sonal.09 Před 4 lety +127

    He looks soo handsome in this outfit. Not that he doesn't look handsome in every outfit. But this zipper and jeans lay back look looks soo damn good.

    • @chrissiek8706
      @chrissiek8706 Před 4 lety +14

      Stephen in Essential Dad Mode 😏

    • @mdeg32
      @mdeg32 Před 4 lety +2

      It's standard kiwi formal attire 😉

    • @joneh9483
      @joneh9483 Před 4 lety

      SUGAR GAAY

  • @tommyt1971
    @tommyt1971 Před 4 lety +20

    Choppie seems so cool. I gotta go to that country someday.

  • @IndieGirl10100
    @IndieGirl10100 Před 3 lety +1

    I love Choppy's casual sass 🤣

  • @surasih007
    @surasih007 Před 4 lety +34

    You just made me Homesick and you nailed “Kia Ora”

  • @realMors
    @realMors Před 4 lety +9

    11:34 He actually did it!😱👏👏👏👏👏

  • @amybharadwaj3573
    @amybharadwaj3573 Před 4 lety +9

    “There are no natural predators in New Zealand so the Kiwis had to invent their own ways to almost die.” - well, Kiwis ARE terribly ingenious you see - they are also the loveliest bunch of people!

  • @jieunkim8388
    @jieunkim8388 Před 4 lety +6

    The way he said "Kia Ora" made me smile

  • @suzawilo
    @suzawilo Před 4 lety +44

    Who *wouldnt* wanna go to New Zealand?
    Too bad it's literally in the other side of the world.
    Yours truly,
    Every Finnish person🇫🇮

    • @mugenfights5034
      @mugenfights5034 Před 4 lety +7

      You think that's sad, Every kiwi would just love to travel to Europe. Too bad it's literally on the other side of the world ;)

    • @chrisgreenhough2792
      @chrisgreenhough2792 Před 4 lety +1

      I'm in New Zealand and would bloody love to go to Finland. Two of the best!

    • @scottpeters5959
      @scottpeters5959 Před 3 lety

      just phone Choppy

  • @OmgAuntySuzanne16
    @OmgAuntySuzanne16 Před 4 lety +136

    Sshhhhhj! Bloody hell don’t tell everyone!! about our backyard

    • @cachi-7878
      @cachi-7878 Před 4 lety +5

      I know, right? I’m not even a Kiwi but someday, I want to go there and I want it to remain pristine as it is today. Damn you Stephen!

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart Před 4 lety +5

      As an American, I have this desire to go do and see things, but as a proud californian I want to protect it also 👍

    • @jullianassangebergstien5462
      @jullianassangebergstien5462 Před 4 lety +1

      show people Let Us Spray,,, NO ONE will go there cuz cancer isn't fun.

    • @q7wasp7
      @q7wasp7 Před 4 lety +1

      @@jullianassangebergstien5462 - - - - - Not sure wtf you're talking about with the cancer thing. So - wtf are you talking about?

    • @jullianassangebergstien5462
      @jullianassangebergstien5462 Před 4 lety

      @TJ 2019 after my escape from 8 yrs in Paritutu I make a major effort everyday to destroy your nations economy, simply by promoting the documentary Let Us Spray. 5 decades of using Agent Orange has left kiwis with a #1 world rate of cancer way above other countries. I don't even need to go to the abuse of 1080 in the toxic shithole. your kiwi guttement says your cuntree is 10X more homosexual than anywhere else alsoa by product of dioxin poisoning. 2378 TCDD dioxin. Let Us Spray tells us all we need to know about kiwis.

  • @microchrist6122
    @microchrist6122 Před 4 lety +150

    “Fear is mans greatest poison”
    Isn’t poison, mans greatest poison?

    • @livb6945
      @livb6945 Před 4 lety +3

      No

    • @Ginrikuzuma
      @Ginrikuzuma Před 4 lety +9

      alcohol is man's greatest poison :p

    • @delevilme
      @delevilme Před 4 lety +19

      is expired poison greater poison or lesser poison?

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart Před 4 lety +2

      Personally, I think it's greed.

    • @jullianassangebergstien5462
      @jullianassangebergstien5462 Před 4 lety

      2378-TCDD is mans greatest poison & new Zealand is saturated in it more than any other country. even Viet Nam.

  • @noladr
    @noladr Před 4 lety +14

    This makes me sad that the time I was lucky enough to visit New Zealand, the whole time I was there we were just in Auckland, (we were only there for a few days), such beauty I didn't get to see in person. Kiwis are some of the nicest people on the planet that I've ever met.

  • @davewilson4058
    @davewilson4058 Před 4 lety +1

    Stephen, you are definitely "THE MAN" Your conquering of the Bungee Jump was nothing short of heroic. You definitely have my respect in doing something I would never have the courage to attempt. As an English/ New Zealander, I welcome you to your new adopted country. You can hold your head high anywhere you go from now on.

  • @Coastfog
    @Coastfog Před 4 lety +6

    LOL the bungee triple bait'n'switch, already a classic

  • @GreatGrandCarrot
    @GreatGrandCarrot Před 4 lety +10

    4:53 The sheep savoring every second of that hug.

  • @johnbritto2681
    @johnbritto2681 Před 4 lety +6

    Stephen Colbert: When you toasted (your favorite Jack Daniels, I guess?) “Here’s to you old friend. We’ll see you later..."; that really touched a soft spot deep inside of me that made me very emotional. I lived in Auckland, NZ for almost 8 years, then moved to Melbourne, Australia (3 years) and am now in Canada since mid-2009 (a true Kiwi-Canadian). Oh, how I miss you Aotearoa, the "land of the long white cloud". Kite koe i etahi ra.

  • @Rabbitsarewonderful
    @Rabbitsarewonderful Před 4 lety +1

    Whoa! Warwick!!! I'm in love.

  • @MrRishdog
    @MrRishdog Před 4 lety +61

    He probably had a few of those glasses before jumping.

  • @WRXkrass
    @WRXkrass Před 4 lety +38

    Sephen prudently wore brown pants for the jump...😁

  • @Andy_M986
    @Andy_M986 Před 4 lety +1

    Not many people get to land on the top of the Southern Alps like that,what a view.

  • @spicymangooo
    @spicymangooo Před 4 lety +4

    Oh my gosh a nonstop from nyc to Auckland?I would love to go to New Zealand!!

  • @craigshrimpton5765
    @craigshrimpton5765 Před 4 lety +12

    The perfect souvenir at the end, a dog whistle.