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New ZealandWhanganui - Welcome to River Queen Country

"Ko au te awa. Ko te awa ko au" (I am the river. The river is me). For Maori, the Whanganui River has always been of great spiritual significance.

In 2003, the movie The Last Samurai put the region of Taranaki on the world map. Many locals still refer to that time as the "Samurai Summer".

This recently established track on the slopes of a famous movie mountain is poised to become one of the country's most popular day walks.

Charlie Harrington has location-managed Hollywood productions for over 30 years, yet he remembers his work on The Last Samurai most fondly.

"The desert Wadi Rum is very quiet. Good to relax and to clean your mind. And after all, it is my grandfather’s land. My roots." - Huseen Salamah

Reid Helicopters, Nelson really do go the extra mile for film fans...

The old Nabataean city of Petra is considered one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, but for many of us its fame goes back to one man: Indiana Jones.

Peter Jackson chose a favourite swimming spot to send his Hobbits downriver in the Barrel Run scene from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander didn’t stand a chance. The real showstopper in The Light Between Oceans was most definitely Cape Campbell.