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Blu-ray New Zealand Adventures with Purpose
Buy 5 or more DVDs for $19.95 each
See New Zealand in Breathtaking
Blu-ray TM
Quest for
Kaitiakitanga
Take a breathtaking tour of New Zealand s natural beauty
in high definition. Visit Mount Aspiring National Park, ice
climb on the Franz Josef Glacier and spend a night in an
environmentally friendly ecolodge. Plus, whale-watch in
Kaikoura, visit vibrant Wellington, beautiful
bird-friendly Kapiti Island and sacred Cape
Reinga.
Along the way, join explorer Richard Bangs on a journey
to uncover the modern-day meaning of the ancient concept of
Kaitiakitanga, or the view that humans are the earthly
guardians of the planet, and see how this practice of environmental caretaking
is finding new popularity in New Zealand.
Preserving the
Planet
Today s Kiwis, people of both European and Maori descent, are
promoting the idea that the knowledge of ancient civilizations may be the secret
to the preservation of the planet. Richard Bangs will travel 1,000 miles, the
length of New Zealand, in order to decode the meaning of
Kaitiakitanga.
Program is winner of the 2008 CINE Golden Eagle
Award and a 2008 Environmental Media Association Awards
nominee.
A Pioneer
Richard Bangs has
spent more than 30 years as an explorer, and is a pioneer in travel that makes a
difference. In fact, Expedia.com founder Rich Barton called him Indiana Jones
with a conscience. Bangs is the host and co-executive producer of the popular
public television series Adventures with Purpose.
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