I was recently contracted by Piano Hill to shoot/direct a 22minute tv show / documentary on the Tour Of New Zealand Cycle race. Groups of riders and individuals simultaneously rode the length of the North & South Island over 7 days to meet in Wellington on the last day. It was an incredible week on the road with some very interesting people. There should be a teaser for the show online in the near future which I’ll post up here. Outside of filming I grabbed a few stills along the way.
The tour started in Bluff on a blustery morning, which made for some moody imagery. Pictured is my Nissan Sunny rental which (just) handled the job.
Tim Shadbolt started the race & I couldn’t resist getting a snapshot after I had interviewed him. One entertaining character.
Day 1 finished up deep in Southland at Mossburn.
We had a couple of mornings shooting hand held from an R44 with Wanaka Helicopters. Simon Spencerbower was my pilot and was amazing to work with.
Iconic sheep truck just outside of Tarras
R44 in the Lindis Pass
Simon Spencerbower
I’ll never tire of the Tekapo Canals
Canterbury
De briefs were held daily for riders. Here 150+ riders pack into the Hanmer Heritage
Kaikoura
A lot of exhausted riders after completing 700kms over 7 days
Arriving into Wellington on the Bluebridge.