A Flying Visit - First Episode

Veteran weatherman Jim Hickey sums up A Flying Visit at the start of the first episode: “We’re going to be visiting some of the more unusual and out of the way places, and I’ll be chatting with the locals and they can tell me what makes their little place tick”.  He touches his Cessna 182 down on NZ’s northernmost airstrip, meets a pig hunting nana, flies by the lighthouse and Ninety Mile Beach, then crosses to Russell to meet a boogie-boarding dog, a lawn-mowing goat, a uniquely-painted ute — and check out some history. Then it's a flying visit to giant kauri Tāne Mahuta and its kai cart.

Nothing like a nice cup of tea after a day's flying.

– Jim Hickey extols the virtues of the outdoor kettle

Key Cast & Crew

Jim Hickey

Presenter, Associate Producer

John Milligan

Director

Dave Mason

Producer

Sue Killian

Associate Producer, Research

David Ross

Editor

Irene Gardiner

Network Executive