Questions with: The Long Family of Gorge River
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Hello, everyone. Welcome to Wild Kiwi Adventurer. Chris Long Gorge River. Today's video is a question and answers session with The Long Family of Gorge River.
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Hi, I'm Christan Long:
I grew up 2 days walk from the nearest road at Gorge River in a remote part of South Westland. Due to our remoteness, we are known as New Zealand's most isolated family. Over the years we have been asked hundreds of questions about our lives and in this video, I answer some of them along with some questions that you guys have had on this channel. It's not just me though, I will be directing some questions towards Mum, Dad, and Robin too! If you have any more questions please comment below. I have other videos from home as well! Huge thanks to my family for being a part of this video.
In this video, Christan Long welcomes everyone to Gorge River in front of his home to answer the most asked question about his life and his family. His dad came here in 1980 and has been living here for 38 years. Someone also wants to know how many times Christan Long came here in a year. So he came home to the Gorge River once or twice a year. But lives here for 4 weeks or sometimes he stays a little longer. He likes to spend a good few months here each year. It is an amazing playground where he can do so many things like- hiking, hunting, fishing, surfing, etc...
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There are so many questions about Christan Long's life and his family. How they live in a place which is so remote and how they earn money here. Basically, his dad is an artist. He paints oil on canvas. It is his main income. Also, someone wants to know how he completed his school by living here. He actually completed his study by homeschooling.
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I watched a documentary film about ur family.. and wondered how u guys living at the moment..surprisingly found your channel.. wow that’s a very different experience of life being isolated... I don’t have words to explain.. God bless u n ur family😇😇😇
Thank you!
is there a full doccie somewhere? id love to share with my old man.
Me too🥰
Wonderful. How fortunate you all are.Thank you for teaching us valuable lessons 🤗
From my husband Alex Douglas who was two years behind your dad Bob at medical school and at Gregory Terrace. He said to tell your dad "I have very fond memories of you and assorted friends and brothers and sisters of mutual friends. My wife Susie knew Vivienne before she passed away. It was so good to see what you have done with your lives. Our son John is a friend of your nephew. I had not been aware of your life at Gorge River. You should know that you are missed by your friends very much. The first video we watched is very inspiring. Love and best wishes to you and your family. Alexander PS You always had a great sense of humour Bob. You and Mark Landy were a great pair!
Hello Susie, So good to hear from you and Alex. I too have fond memories of our time together with our friends at Terrace and in Brisbane. Life has lead us to our home in a remote part of New Zealand. Best Wishes from Robert and Catherine
I wish I could have grown up like this
Yes it was an amazing way to grow up!
Well, your parent did get it right when they move long time ago...
It was midunderstood decision by 99% of the peoples....but almost 30 years later, everyone start cheering how beautifilull life your guys having..
Say hello to your mom , your dad and sister ..from usa and from Morocco
Keep the video coming
You are very right! Its actually changed in about 2009 when I went to school. Suddenly i was no longer the poor kid being bought up in the middle of nowhere and became the lucky guy who grew up in a unique place.
Christan!
You are a natural at talking head videos :-) Very well done.
I gave you a massive cuppa tea at Hidden Falls Hut in summer of 2010-11. You were aged about 18 with your female friend from Rosco's. Next day you disappeared into the mist, climbing up Barrington Peak in heavy Fiordland rain. I managed to walk the Hollyford-pyke circuit in 8 days solo, with assistance from Bruce Reay in his IRB 😃
Will keep following your adventures!
Ray Salisbury,
Nelson Tramping Club
Hi Ray, that's so funny I remember that. Thanks for the cuppa!
So awesome to see the whole family again in the clip. My warmest regards to you and them. A revisit is being planned.
Thank you see you there!
How are you Jack from Robert and Catherine, Fond Memories
WildKiwiAdventurer Very well Robert and Catherine. Nice to see all the videos of Gorge river. Very fond memories indeed. Best regards.
i really like how your parents open your eyes about the true meaning of life.. and even now you were doing what you like. the lessons you learn still remains ♥
Thank you! Yes life is too short not to enjoy it i feel.
Do you ever feel stressed ,you all ahve this serene look of calmness and tranquility . It's refreshing.
No not really
Whos here after watching the documentary?
New subscribed here from Philippines. 👍
Gosh you can see all the sandflies flying around Robin as she's talking. I have experienced extreme sandflies at the Nelson Lakes while camping and they were so crazy! Getting in our hair, our eyes, mouth! It was a short stay!
So awesome guys!
I'm just reading your mums book "wife on Gorge River" (for anyone interested)
What an amazing way you guys got to grow up! And it's so cool to see what you are up to now :)
Thanks!
You live the best life, I would like to live like you, I'm living in a city and I hate it, you are lucky, best regards.
The sister got to do what she wanted that's amazing! Watched the video from 4 years ago when she said she wanted to get into research. She reached her goal. Admirable 💯
I saw you in a documentary and i started following your channel! i love watching your vids. i hope your dad will have a video while carving... send my regards to your parents and sister from Dubai UAE!
Thank you will do!
What a wonderful way to grow up and live life. Our modern lives are too complicated with people working to collect more and more material possessions building a stressful life to support it. Humans are designed to live simply and are much happier for it.
I was curious about living an isolated life and came across you guys’ story on a video from awhile back. Good to see that both you and Robin are doing so well as adults now. Awesome how the way you r grown up has shaped your lives in such a positive way. best wishes😊
Thank you! I'm glad you found my channel!
How amazing your dad said he is changing the way he serves the world... your grandfather mentioned he cnt see how.. and here today two beautiful souls raised by your parents and u guys are out there doing and making a difference... lots of love .
No tertiary education yet so brilliant and able to survive in both worlds congratulations to your family
Thank you! I appreciate your comment
Ben Fogle- New lives in the wild brought me here! I’m so happy you have a channel!
Thanks for coming!
Just saw Ben Fogel: Return to the wild S2 Ep1. I'm so touched, impressed and facinated by the love, commitment and conservation works of the Long family. Such beautiful and blessed family.
I really wish the daughter had made it to college and done the career she wished for. I hope she is happy and enjoying her life. Best wishes
Wow mate love ya channel watched all the documentaries on your family always wish I could live like that
Thanks glad you like them!
You guys are so pure and amazing
Thank you!
Hi Chris, I just bought your book, after reading an excerpt, from it, that was in the NZ Herald. Looking forward to the read! Anthony (Northland, NZ - MON 09 JAN 2023, 12.55 p.m.)
AMAZING life.Watched first ever documentary way way back.Wonderful to have you all back.Will stay WATCHING for more thank you. Love love the SOUTHLAND travelled and visited for 7months last year.Did not realized how beautiful our country is. CHEERS!! FROM RAGLAN BYE THE SEA.
Thank you!
I just discovered the story of your family and I am so amazed! I am so happy to see that you and your sister got great jobs and opportunity to travel.
Haha! Yes we are so very lucky. We both have very good jobs when we want them. And can trevel when we want aswell
New subscriber here from Philippines 😊 god bless u your gorgeous sister and your family...
Thank you! Glad to have you as a subscriber!
The fact that you only used paper for the questions and was that even handwritten? I love the dedication. This fam is unique in a positive way
Haha thanks, that's because I was filming on my phone 🤣
Oh my god did anybody see when he said ‘we have to get any other food by flying it out to us’ as they load the biggest box of Corona beer. Hilarious
I got the impression that it was just a box that contained shopping. Check out the top of the box.
Great video...
Love from the Philippines 💗🇵🇭
thanks!
I am in the philippines now!
@@WildKiwiAdventurer WHATT?
U've gone to the PH already???
love this, literally hitchhiked down Jackson road not too long ago.Had no idea these homies were there.
Always intrigued by any huts hiking or not in remote areas. Fascinated by the laws etc on how one is able to move into such a natural environment and build something and stay there ?!?!
Hi there, next time you will have to keep going and try the hike in to Gorge river
Thanks so much to you and your family for answering our questions and opening our minds to others’ lifestyles and values. And dispelling our fears of the unknown parts of the world we live in. As a parent of three children living in the fast lane or hamster wheel as it has become - I wish I was knowledgeable and brave enough to do something similar... 😅
Your welcome!
Their education is unreal it started as soon as they were old enough to remember both parents are so intelligent we would all be so lucky to be raised in this place facts I love it so much only wish I could have been raised their myself I've had to work hard to learn all the sorts of things they know just from bring raised there it's wonderful wow
They thought your Dad is crazy for choosing to live on an island and isolate himself and his family but for me it's the best thing to do, your father is actually intelligent. If only my parents did this as well maybe I am mentally stable, i mean the City is making me more anxious and it triggers me so much. If only i was raised on a secluded area, your whole life is what i fantasized. That's all i wanted to do, i want to live the moment and not to go to school half of my life and find a job til i die. But yeah, i will find a job and basically do the same thing just like what your father did after i enjoyed my life here in the City. 💖💖
Ps. I checked your channel and you've been here in the Philippines!! OMGGGG i can't wait to go to the beaches.
Hope you and your family is doing great this time of pandemic.
Wonderful job Mom& Dad you have great children I might not have done that but it's good 👍 I love living away from it all myself 😊. If only I could find where to go and it's best for the mind and body . God bless you always I am from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Jamaica! welcome and thanks for watching my videos. I have never been to your countries but would like to at some point
Great video. I admire your family. Lots of love from the Philippines.
New subscriber here.
thank you! I am in the Philippines now!
So glad I stumbled upon this channel after watching a docu about your family's life. Subscribed 🤗
Great to see that all is well at your home place. You and your sister are so very lucky to be the children of independent thinkers. Good luck with all your projects in the future.
Yes we are very lucky, not many people think for themselves that much these days and it's changing society quite a bit I think. Thanks for watching!
that is awesome mate!, absolutely love your secluded life..cheers!
Because of the documentary about your family living in isolated paradise and your video about Philippines, I subscribed to your channel. More subscribers to come. God bless!
Thank you! I am glad you like them. are you from The Philippines?
Making me so happy to see this! THANKS to Yall
Thanks!
Hey @walterquick are you from Florida?
Great video Christian! I've just finished reading the book your dad wrote a few years ago "A Life on Gorge River" which I really enjoyed. I have hiked most of the main tracks in the South Island over the years, including the Hollyford, but reading the book has inspired me to hopefully call in for that cup of tea at some point in the future!!
Yes you havent done them all until you have done haast to hollyford along the coast haha! You are always welcome!
Great Vlog, I have subbed, I remember your family from a TV program a few years ago, Thanks for sharing
Awesome! Thank you!
keep making these amazing videos!!
I will! Next adventure is actually back to Antarctica, Im just trying to work out what camera to get to make better videos!
Just watched a documentary about your family..then I read the comments.. There this girl ask about your family doing now.. The other girl give your channel RUclips and here I am..when I was a kid I really love the nature and I even dream want to live in the nature..I really envy you guys..
Thats great, glad to have you watching my new videos about my family. What documentary did you watch may I ask??
@@WildKiwiAdventurer
It's from a channel called journeyman pictures..and the title of the documentary.."This family lived from perfect isolation"
Something like that..I don't remember..
@@titaniaford5769 ok yes i know the one thank you!
I’m a INFJ and I sorted live like this now!!! I love your family’s story🙌🏽
Awesome!
Life though seems to be very difficult there for you, but I really appreciate the way you have built your living there successfully far away from this concrete Jungle.All the very best.
Life is not that much more difficult there than the normal world, it's just very different. And different challenges. Well worth it
Respect to you and your family
I was recommended by You tube the documentary (Bush babies) while looking for other documentaries and i'm glad i watched it, it's good to see you and Robin getting out there and doing what you love, it's inspiring.
Thank you! Robin and I are both doing very well!
👍 nice... Real nice 👍...... cassidy
This channel is a piece of art! ❤️
thank you so much!
When you said sometimes people stop by to have a cup of tea with you, i think that's very nice. I imagine your family is very open and welcoming to do that
BTW: Happy new years!!!❤️🎉🎆
The best thing at Gorge RIver is when we have visitors. We will never turn someone away. Anypone is always welcome!
This is awesome..I love it..greetings from Jamaica 🙂
Thank you so much!
I saw the family documentary wow u have channel now Im following😊
Thank you. Excellent.
Your welcome! More coming soon
Wow this is so cool I've seen another of your videos when you were 13 and 16 this is great. Glad to see you all are well. Take care from Christie in USA INDIANA💪🙏😘
I literally just watch your family’s video about the perfect isolation and I found your channel tru a comment
waaah i just came here because I saw you at the comment section from the documentaryyy omggg🧡✨ i wish i can come thereee
Love this, very inspiring, very interesting! Great to see this modelling of consciously choosing to live a great life!!!
great to see life off the grid. you folks certainly were fortunate. have heard a lot about your wonderful upbringing from my brother Angus, a friend of Toddies, well done and keep those informative shows rolling. warm regards Robert Sutherland
Hello! Yes I remember Angus from when I was a kid visiting the toddies!
Im here after watching a documentary. I subbed💜
Amazing. You’re way off the grid!!😊❤️
So glad to find your channel I wish u and your family all the best ♥️
New subscribers here! I love this kind of vlog.
Great video! From Philippines here!
Thank you!
🌺Aloha fr Hawaii🤙🏽
You’ve got an incredible attitude toward life filled with adventure!!
Brilliant Chris.
Well Done👍🏽
So glad I found this channel 🧡
I absolutely love your family, I was homeschooled as well, and have thought about living as you do but I live in the states, my question is what do you do with your rubbish/trash you cannot burn or re-use?
Thank you! All plastic and metal rubbish gets flown out to a rubbish dump. We burn the cardboard. We reuse as much stuff as possible, that saves flying it in and out again.
@@WildKiwiAdventurer very very cool! It's awesome to see people living and loving liife as we are meant to, I will soon! Re-use and respect nature. Rocky river nc headed to ya!
Great to c this video after watching a video about your family at Gorge River. Great to know what u and Robin r up to now.
Thank you for watching! We are both doing well,I am a covid refugee in Norway now haha!
@@WildKiwiAdventurer hopefully things will improve soon and u will b able to visit your family and travel.
I'm very fortunate as here in Australia the virus hasn't been too bad, especially in my state of Western Australia as our premier locked down our borders months ago and kept them locked.
@@deborahgate965 that's good! I'm glad it hasn't been too bad for you. Norway has been a good place too
@@WildKiwiAdventurer that's good! Some countries have been hit hard. It's devastating.
@@deborahgate965 yeah southern Europe has been hit the hardest in this region
HELLO FROM ROMANIA! keep make videos , is really impressive how you live your life!
Thank you!
I am so glad to stumble upon your videos, I grew up like you and loved it. I'm still missing the moments I had with my brothers and my parents back then, planting and take care of chickens. Please keep your videos coming, subscriper from the island 🏝️, love you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your message! I'm happy you like my videos!
@@WildKiwiAdventurer thank you for your videos, I really love every video that I saw, about the live that we should keep it alive till now. Hope you and your family are doing well ❤️
@@malindaanso1166 yes we are all doing well. I have just been at home for a while actually
Very interesting. Thankyou. Not so sure about those sand flies , guess it's just a get used to thing.
You get a little used to them
Please made video tour of your vegetable garden
Wow this is good to see update
Hi 🙋♀️ New subscriber here from England, what a beautiful place to live 🙂
I saw a documentary about your family and I'm so happy I found your channel. Your lives are so inspiring.
Thank you so much!
That documentary video brought me here!! out of curiosity ofcourse, from comments i found ur channel..Welcome always to my country Philippines❤️❤️❤️
That's great! Was that the bush babes documentary? I'm glad you like my channel and please know that I really enjoyed the Philippines when I was there!
@@WildKiwiAdventurer yeah thats it.. u r always welcome..there r countless foreigners who were making videos, vlogging in my country and majority of them succeed since Filipinos love watching vloggers,foreigners mainly , featuring our culture , tourist spots, foods, lifestyle etc.. im glad u chose Philippines.God bless
@@shyla105 haha yes I know that's one of the many reasons I wanted to vlog in the Philippines. The videos haven't actually been as popular as I thought they would be. But that's all good. I do get the feeling a lot of people are vlogging there.
@@WildKiwiAdventurer yep kept on exploring and experiencing Philippines and making videos though..☺️ filipinos super loves social medias, once a foreigner/s features our filipino ways and styles, even just a 1hit video, the numbers of followings never stop! hope you do reaction videos too or just any from our famous singers trending artist ..most vloggers as I noticed, started that way and then when their following suddenly booms! theyl ask or request their viewers what to do next on their videos, mostly, it works! I followed several foreign vloggers who started that way, their channel increase and makes big profits and all..teehee
@@shyla105 thank you for the advice. I appreciate it and have seen some of these vloggers before. Next time I go to the Philippines maybe you can help me to collaborate with some cool local vloggers?
Thank you for this Q&A! It's so fascinating to see how you grown up with your family in a "nonconventional" way by social norms. It's so interesting to watch and learn more about you and your family and I'm happy you are living your best life! :)
Thank you! I have more videos coming out each Saturday at the moment from my recent trip home as well. I'm glad you find them interesting!
@@WildKiwiAdventurer looking forward to watching 👍 ☺🌼
You're all amazing!!
Much love from Brisbane, AU. ❤
Thank you!
Amazing videos
Thanks!
I m from Argentina Cheers to you AND your family
thank you!
wow just been watching your vids. here we are in lockdown and this is how you guys live kind of by choice in isolation. love u guys maybe I'll visit when this covid 19 leaves us. john
Hello! thanks for watching! Gorge River is now the place that is least effected in the whole world I think. Yes please visit, it is a bit quiet at Gorge River with no visitors this month, they will be hanging out to see someone soon!
Just discovered your channel. Niiice! I've read both your dad's and your mum's books. So fascinating to watch this video. Now to scope out your other videos. Thanks!
Enjoy! Im heading home to make some more shortly!
Awesome channel after watching the documentary.
Thank you glad you like it
i watched this from a documentary. before good thing he has his own channel now.
So excited i found this
Just discover you and your family way back 2017 on bush babes and and now im here just discover your channel i really like the way of living u have simple living content of what nature can offer u and the way u doing the old ways reading books and many more like out of This world .... But btw hows Robin is she still in Gorge river or she also travel like you i really like to now 😊 😅 ilike u guys keep safe and Greatings here from the Philippines💕🙏
hello! Thank you for your comments!
My sister is working with the department of concervation and has her own land and small house also on the west coast. We were actually both in the Philippines last year!
@@WildKiwiAdventurer oh really ! thats so great i hope to see u both in the next video or future video of you and Robin .... i hoped you have a great trip in our country and were loooking forward to see more of your videos and also wish more Phil trip soon or in the future.. have a great day !!!!
Great video
I cannot wait to see your channel grow :)
Thank you! I hope it does haha! But takes a lot of work first
I admire your fathers handmade sculptures
Just stumble your family video in youtube, & its very interesting kind of life you live, healthy and very dynamic. Im from the philippibes a new vlogger trying to do my own simple vlogs, & this one inspires me. Thanks for sharing your story
Thank you!
So happy to see your RUclips channel, nice stuff! Came to know about your family from one of the documentaries, keep up the good work! God Bless!
Thank you for watching!
Hi from Diane I found your channel today I really enjoyed watching keep making videos your family is clever and brave
Thx a bunch mate,i found the answer after long....subs.
Thanks!
This is really good living specially these times of covid 19 pandemic. God bless you and family.
Subscribed your channel From Philippines !!
Thanks and welcome
Great, informational video. You live such a unique, but admirable life that's probably only possible in places like the South Island of NZ. I'm surprised though that you and your dad are clean-shaven, given your lifestyle. I'm sure the two of you can grow a good thick beard, and I was expecting one on your dad!
Thank you for your comments! Dad used to have a big beard. I never have, dont really like it. We are quite civilised people, we just live in a different sort of place.
Hi, l loved watching your father and mother story, I watch you by BBCearth and now I am following you. Good luck
Awesome thank you! What program was that by the way? And when did it show?
This is fascinating. Thank you for creating these videos ! Well explained and very cool.
Cheers!
I actually have read all the books your family has written since seeing this video. Really interesting to read from different perspectives. I really enjoyed your Mums stories about raising you guys. Your Dad is the person I relate to the most as an artist and someone with a creative mind. Please tell your parents I loved their stories. @@WildKiwiAdventurer
Great video...
Thank you!
I love how we are welcome anytime. s wholesome
Yes it's always nice to see people when you live in the wilderness you see.