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

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  • 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 4 года назад +3167

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

    • @OmgAuntySuzanne16
      @OmgAuntySuzanne16 4 года назад +17

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

    • @sanjeevvij7699
      @sanjeevvij7699 4 года назад +19

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

    • @rasaecnai
      @rasaecnai 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

      Peter Jackson already beat him to it.

    • @slomas8863
      @slomas8863 4 года назад +2

      9:35

  • @philam1973
    @philam1973 4 года назад +134

    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 4 года назад +2

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

    • @reneejones5675
      @reneejones5675 4 года назад +1

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

    • @peterkotara
      @peterkotara 3 года назад +1

      Our Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is not too shabby either.

  • @nahuelma97
    @nahuelma97 4 года назад +187

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

    • @tracyclements3053
      @tracyclements3053 4 года назад +15

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

    • @XBadAssGamesX
      @XBadAssGamesX 4 года назад +26

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

    • @hsk2909
      @hsk2909 4 года назад +1

      I think he wet his pants.

    • @grannysweet
      @grannysweet 4 года назад +3

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

    • @EmpyreanLightASMR
      @EmpyreanLightASMR 4 года назад +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.

  • @TrickWithAKnife
    @TrickWithAKnife 4 года назад +1091

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

    • @keamahia6413
      @keamahia6413 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

      @@hannahstewart3273
      ruclips.net/video/ZqXfuZ_Sk_E/видео.html

    • @TheEarl777
      @TheEarl777 3 года назад +1

      Yeah that was a mint Kia ora

    • @santonamalakar
      @santonamalakar 3 года назад

      @@hannahstewart3273 ..

  • @JenJen-bp3bb
    @JenJen-bp3bb 4 года назад +53

    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.

  • @jaybestnz
    @jaybestnz 4 года назад +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?

  • @Deuband
    @Deuband 4 года назад +764

    "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 4 года назад +3

      I thought that was funny too.. haha..

    • @Ricky-nq7lu
      @Ricky-nq7lu 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

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

    • @kylesoler4139
      @kylesoler4139 4 года назад

      Just go into the bush with barely any clothing.

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 4 года назад +2

      0:55 RIP THAT PLAN

  • @crystalm4324
    @crystalm4324 4 года назад +309

    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 4 года назад +4

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

    • @campkira
      @campkira 4 года назад +1

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

    • @campkira
      @campkira 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

      Same.

    • @elorine5682
      @elorine5682 4 года назад

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

  • @YeetLord666
    @YeetLord666 4 года назад +493

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

    • @EmpyreanLightASMR
      @EmpyreanLightASMR 4 года назад +12

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

    • @NoNewfriendss
      @NoNewfriendss 4 года назад +21

      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 4 года назад +11

      I would watch that show :)

    • @Charlotte-uc3vq
      @Charlotte-uc3vq 4 года назад +3

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

  • @bogdog999
    @bogdog999 4 года назад +85

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

  • @Cursed_Mark
    @Cursed_Mark 4 года назад +2838

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

    • @TheDemonCaine
      @TheDemonCaine 4 года назад +8

      Lol.

    • @chanellebrown7819
      @chanellebrown7819 4 года назад +94

      Accurate. Can confirm. #ProudKiwi

    • @ihateusernamesgrrr
      @ihateusernamesgrrr 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +18

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

    • @ihateusernamesgrrr
      @ihateusernamesgrrr 4 года назад +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

  • @margaritam.9118
    @margaritam.9118 4 года назад +1430

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

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +3

      @ 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 4 года назад +3

      @ 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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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

  • @MegaLaidback
    @MegaLaidback 4 года назад +26

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

  • @Gitanarosa
    @Gitanarosa 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +3

      Come back some time soon love !

    • @reneejones5675
      @reneejones5675 4 года назад +3

      glad to hear you enjoyed it

    • @kalitaylor9064
      @kalitaylor9064 4 года назад +3

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

    • @lukerolleston4852
      @lukerolleston4852 4 года назад +1

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

    • @Gitanarosa
      @Gitanarosa 4 года назад +1

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

  • @universalkaos4568
    @universalkaos4568 2 года назад +1

    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!!

  • @nabanitabanerjee9385
    @nabanitabanerjee9385 4 года назад +322

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

  • @MoQambique
    @MoQambique 4 года назад +79

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

  • @simoneastwoodnz
    @simoneastwoodnz 4 года назад +80

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

    • @jaimeshort1892
      @jaimeshort1892 4 года назад +2

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

  • @Kevin_Street
    @Kevin_Street 4 года назад +7

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

  • @linuxd
    @linuxd 4 года назад +56

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

  • @casey3294
    @casey3294 4 года назад +338

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

    • @Shadow-Shell
      @Shadow-Shell 4 года назад +7

      That was my favorite part of his NZ trip

    • @stainlesssteelfox1
      @stainlesssteelfox1 4 года назад +9

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

    • @pop5678eye
      @pop5678eye 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +1

      @@pop5678eye problem?

  • @morrisp.5583
    @morrisp.5583 4 года назад +6

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

  • @milvanfoi7905
    @milvanfoi7905 4 года назад +42

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

  • @DavinaRuby
    @DavinaRuby 4 года назад +10

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

  • @JessEtheridge
    @JessEtheridge 4 года назад +119

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

  • @kuharua54
    @kuharua54 4 года назад +756

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

    • @krisjooganah3253
      @krisjooganah3253 4 года назад +11

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

    • @tiger2010eve
      @tiger2010eve 4 года назад +26

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

    • @AshArAis
      @AshArAis 4 года назад +4

      @@krisjooganah3253 it's too orangey for crows!

    • @andyFortyTwoNZ
      @andyFortyTwoNZ 4 года назад +10

      Ka pai :)

    • @WillArb95
      @WillArb95 4 года назад +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 😢

  • @andreamatheson5760
    @andreamatheson5760 4 года назад +20

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

  • @wowmawc
    @wowmawc 4 года назад +24

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

  • @jasonbrownjourno
    @jasonbrownjourno 4 года назад +28

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

  • @MartinPoulter
    @MartinPoulter 4 года назад +349

    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 4 года назад +15

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

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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.

  • @m.c.5795
    @m.c.5795 4 года назад +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. 💙

  • @giantpunda2911
    @giantpunda2911 4 года назад +118

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

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 4 года назад +1

      Nah, the man be chill.

    • @rocker4577
      @rocker4577 4 года назад +3

      It will satisfy his enormous ego for sure.

    • @marciamcdevitt964
      @marciamcdevitt964 4 года назад +1

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

  • @ashtonclaire4593
    @ashtonclaire4593 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +11

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

    • @scapekiwi
      @scapekiwi 4 года назад +1

      @dangerous at any speed yes

    • @WololoLazarus
      @WololoLazarus 4 года назад +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

  • @mrdaxtercrane
    @mrdaxtercrane 4 года назад +305

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

  • @yarbjamel6132
    @yarbjamel6132 4 года назад +21

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

    • @TheLeathemm
      @TheLeathemm 4 года назад +1

      except for auckland

    • @campkira
      @campkira 4 года назад

      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 4 года назад +1

      @@campkira Cooooooool story.

    • @shaymaxwell1921
      @shaymaxwell1921 4 года назад

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

  • @state924
    @state924 4 года назад +67

    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!

    • @Crazdor
      @Crazdor 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +2

      @@state924 I hope Stephen reads your comment : )

    • @akacozymint
      @akacozymint 4 года назад +1

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

    • @mewho6199
      @mewho6199 4 года назад

      Yep.

  • @janinemeier7201
    @janinemeier7201 4 года назад +21

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

  • @caznagilder
    @caznagilder 4 года назад +12

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

  • @QaediSham
    @QaediSham 4 года назад +15

    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.

  • @Opus313
    @Opus313 4 года назад +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'!

  • @jaedyneruera3045
    @jaedyneruera3045 4 года назад +9

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

  • @cherchuhaikieu4328
    @cherchuhaikieu4328 4 года назад +5

    They seem so friendly and the country is absolutely gorgeous!

  • @jamescooper1848
    @jamescooper1848 4 года назад +5

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

  • @kikivolauvent1
    @kikivolauvent1 4 года назад +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! :)

  • @clarkbarrett6274
    @clarkbarrett6274 4 года назад +6

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

  • @laurawolf12
    @laurawolf12 4 года назад +10

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

  • @pragati2050
    @pragati2050 4 года назад +1

    NZ is so breath taking beautiful and so are it's lovely people. Have very fond memories associated with my month long trip here. The AJ hacket bungy, glacier rides.. wow, revived the memories.

  • @razalin
    @razalin 4 года назад +282

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

    • @ericaamodt4004
      @ericaamodt4004 4 года назад +2

      NO AIR CANADa deserves it

    • @ericaamodt4004
      @ericaamodt4004 4 года назад

      if not airo mehico

    • @razalin
      @razalin 4 года назад +4

      @@ericaamodt4004 I respect your opinion.

    • @janeryan2709
      @janeryan2709 4 года назад +7

      @@ericaamodt4004 Air Canada is trash. -a Canadian

    • @aloha_oe311
      @aloha_oe311 4 года назад +1

      Air NZ is trash unless you’re rich.

  • @Palmieres
    @Palmieres 4 года назад +376

    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 4 года назад

      was that a woman??!!

    • @azegulstarrider9675
      @azegulstarrider9675 4 года назад +4

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

    • @cookiehustle
      @cookiehustle 4 года назад +6

      total badass

    • @dfeb101
      @dfeb101 4 года назад

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

    • @Palmieres
      @Palmieres 4 года назад +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).

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 4 года назад +557

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

    • @TheDemonCaine
      @TheDemonCaine 4 года назад +22

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

    • @martinstuart5755
      @martinstuart5755 4 года назад +18

      mate ya dreamin.

    • @christopherbrougham
      @christopherbrougham 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +4

      One can hope.

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 4 года назад +4

      John Oliver has already taken care of that earlier this year: ruclips.net/video/are0lqDQOtM/видео.html

  • @Erica-lp6bl
    @Erica-lp6bl 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +2

      WTF have those people never had a haircut?

    • @Erica-lp6bl
      @Erica-lp6bl 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

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

    • @Erica-lp6bl
      @Erica-lp6bl 4 года назад +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 4 года назад

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

  • @pjf2675
    @pjf2675 4 года назад +13

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

    • @HONORTONUMERIC123
      @HONORTONUMERIC123 2 года назад

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

  • @michelekett8450
    @michelekett8450 4 года назад +11

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

  • @TheDemonCaine
    @TheDemonCaine 4 года назад +334

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

    • @maxpwr_fpv4987
      @maxpwr_fpv4987 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +2

      This was my favorite quote! 😂

  • @ahmadbutt1002
    @ahmadbutt1002 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +4

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

    • @mikeharrison1868
      @mikeharrison1868 4 года назад

      Again!?

    • @gary3074
      @gary3074 4 года назад

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

    • @ahmadbutt1002
      @ahmadbutt1002 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +1

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

  • @diane9247
    @diane9247 4 года назад +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.

  • @IndieGirl10100
    @IndieGirl10100 4 года назад +2

    I love Choppy's casual sass 🤣

  • @Josel275
    @Josel275 4 года назад +6

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

  • @tommyt1971
    @tommyt1971 4 года назад +20

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

  • @estherrogers5553
    @estherrogers5553 4 года назад +76

    He rolled his r that's why he said kia ora properly.

    • @5lipperysausage
      @5lipperysausage 4 года назад +3

      Glad I wasn't the only one to notice. Kia kaha.

  • @Babs2243
    @Babs2243 4 года назад +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

  • @Yash-bu4du
    @Yash-bu4du 4 года назад +15

    That jump was just genius 😂

  • @vanimaduray5473
    @vanimaduray5473 4 года назад +3

    These segments were so incredible and the end was just... Wow. It captures the joy of traveling in one clip - lovely work and congratulations to all the crew for an excellent job done!

  • @NZKiwi87
    @NZKiwi87 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +4

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

  • @surasih007
    @surasih007 4 года назад +34

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

  • @noladr
    @noladr 4 года назад +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.

  • @OmgAuntySuzanne16
    @OmgAuntySuzanne16 4 года назад +136

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

    • @cachi-7878
      @cachi-7878 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +1

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

    • @q7wasp7
      @q7wasp7 4 года назад +1

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

    • @jullianassangebergstien5462
      @jullianassangebergstien5462 4 года назад

      @ 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.

  • @markustama2987
    @markustama2987 3 года назад +1

    Too Much Stephen Colbert. It was super awsome to have you experience our wonderful country and i/we hope that you come back more often with your family and take them bungy jumping lol.
    Kia ora Stephen and it's super epic for you to acknowledge our country as safe and beautiful place on earth. Mauri Ora Stephen

  • @craigshrimpton5765
    @craigshrimpton5765 4 года назад +12

    The perfect souvenir at the end, a dog whistle.

  • @realMors
    @realMors 4 года назад +9

    11:34 He actually did it!😱👏👏👏👏👏

  • @jieunkim8388
    @jieunkim8388 4 года назад +6

    The way he said "Kia Ora" made me smile

  • @nelliehunt3393
    @nelliehunt3393 4 года назад +1

    We love you here in New Zealand Stephen Colbert

  • @sevenirises
    @sevenirises 4 года назад +1

    I have a whole new level of respect for you Stephen. Congrats on facing your fear!

  • @microchrist6122
    @microchrist6122 4 года назад +150

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

    • @livb6945
      @livb6945 4 года назад +3

      No

    • @Ginrikuzuma
      @Ginrikuzuma 4 года назад +9

      alcohol is man's greatest poison :p

    • @delevilme
      @delevilme 4 года назад +19

      is expired poison greater poison or lesser poison?

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart 4 года назад +2

      Personally, I think it's greed.

    • @jullianassangebergstien5462
      @jullianassangebergstien5462 4 года назад

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

  • @MrRishdog
    @MrRishdog 4 года назад +61

    He probably had a few of those glasses before jumping.

  • @garycpriestley
    @garycpriestley 4 года назад +3

    Stephen looks so peaceful in that final scene... must have been an amazing experience 🤩

  • @WRXkrass
    @WRXkrass 4 года назад +38

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

  • @cookiehustle
    @cookiehustle 4 года назад +50

    doesn’t want to bungie jump
    *slides on top of a glacier in a floatie*

    • @Konev
      @Konev 4 года назад +4

      @@ichijofestival2576 That glacier is 6500 feet up where they are doing that. and it goes straight down to sea level just beehind them. its Mt Tutoko

    • @slojinPA
      @slojinPA 4 года назад

      The 2 activities are in completely different leagues.

  • @djinnisequoia
    @djinnisequoia 4 года назад +2

    Stephen, I am so proud of you! Great bit too; I never expected you to actually go & do it at the end. Much respect.

  • @browsman2328
    @browsman2328 4 года назад +1

    I live in Northern California and the only Kiwi I have ever met was after I hiked to the tallest mountain in the Lake Tahoe area, Freel Peak. He was at the trailhead when I got back getting ready to go. He liked my hat with the logo “Santa Cruz Surfing Museum.” I thought he was an Aussie, but he quickly corrected me about that. I have wanted to go to NZ and Australia ever since.

  • @spicymangooo
    @spicymangooo 4 года назад +4

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

  • @scarletspidernz
    @scarletspidernz 4 года назад +7

    I've lived in New Zealand all my life, I need to get out and see my own country more lol

  • @johnbritto2681
    @johnbritto2681 4 года назад +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.

  • @missbrass24
    @missbrass24 4 года назад

    Nohhh Kia Ora koe Stephen, so glad I watched ur show and saw how much fun I had in our country.

  • @crakajack9327
    @crakajack9327 4 года назад +1

    Bravo!!! to PM J/Adern & AirNZ - Promo is absolutely GRAND. Im proud to be a New Zealander.

  • @GreatGrandCarrot
    @GreatGrandCarrot 4 года назад +10

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

  • @suzawilo
    @suzawilo 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +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 4 года назад +1

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

    • @scottpeters5959
      @scottpeters5959 4 года назад

      just phone Choppy

  • @vic_cresss
    @vic_cresss 4 года назад +1

    That Kia Ora was the best I’ve heard an American do! Loved this series 💜🇳🇿

  • @jaynehartstone7532
    @jaynehartstone7532 4 года назад +1

    I love how much he loves our country! Arohanui Stephen!!!

  • @Joshthepurple
    @Joshthepurple 4 года назад +39

    "Tallest guy in New Zealand" Stephen clearly hasn't met Steven Adams

    • @Hellknight27
      @Hellknight27 4 года назад +5

      Well to be fair he isn't in NZ :P

    • @salemmurray711
      @salemmurray711 4 года назад

      @@Hellknight27 was gunna say the same thing.

    • @mdeg32
      @mdeg32 4 года назад +2

      Or Brodie Retallick

    • @robynandrews4384
      @robynandrews4384 4 года назад

      My cousins 6.9ft. He played bb with Stevens older brother Warren.

    • @thethirdman225
      @thethirdman225 4 года назад +1

      Or Valerie Adams.

  • @annie-4984
    @annie-4984 4 года назад +56

    this was such a roller-coaster of jumping and not jumping

  • @ursaltydog
    @ursaltydog 4 года назад +4

    Once he finally got the courage, he did the most beautiful swan dive!

  • @pango-y8j
    @pango-y8j 11 месяцев назад

    I love Stephen Colbert, can't believe he actually bungied, I would never do it. Well done 👍

  • @maxnullifidian
    @maxnullifidian 4 года назад +13

    "I fought the fear - and the fear won." LOL

  • @terryjackson8773
    @terryjackson8773 4 года назад +182

    The one thing you really should have had was a Haka.

    • @MarsFKA
      @MarsFKA 4 года назад +10

      "The one thing you really should have had was a Haka."
      Hell no! Thanks to the All Blacks the entire solar system knows what a haka is - it has become as big a cliché as the walking introduction shots that TV reporters require from people they are about to interview. Colbert was right to give that part of our culture a miss.

    • @dubbadekken
      @dubbadekken 4 года назад +26

      MarsFKA I mean, I’ve loved this whole series but its not really the NZ I know. A good representation of the typical tourist stuff but Maori culture is a big part of this country and that would’ve been nice to see too, didn’t necessarily have to be about the haka.

    • @kiwi-kt2bo
      @kiwi-kt2bo 4 года назад +10

      @@MarsFKA you're a kiwi and you're calling our haka a cliche?? dude...

    • @Seriouslydave
      @Seriouslydave 4 года назад +3

      @@kiwi-kt2bo its ours not everyone elses

    • @thethirdman225
      @thethirdman225 4 года назад +3

      No, he should have had a Hangi.

  • @bz6591
    @bz6591 4 года назад +2

    Thank you for promoting NZ.

    • @bz6591
      @bz6591 4 года назад

      Dear Colbert Could invite rich Americans to put money in NZ and get us to build houses for them? We have lots of builders specialising in building wether proof houses ( NZ temperature varies a lot in a day) . We also have a lot of landscape designers. When the border is open they can come here. Our PM is very mean. She only allowed infected New Zealanders into the country. She just keeps spending money and stops anything that can make money for us. What a woman as you guys exclaimed. :)

  • @Andy_M986
    @Andy_M986 4 года назад +1

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

  • @SarahForeshadow13
    @SarahForeshadow13 4 года назад +5

    4:58
    Stephen: Is it always sheering or do you ever do like Brazilian waxing?
    Sheep: Help me

  • @mariafoy
    @mariafoy 4 года назад +3

    I loved he said Kia Ora at the end

  • @a1994-x2s
    @a1994-x2s 4 года назад

    I am from Christchurch New Zealand thanks for coming to our country