River Deep Mountain High James Nesbitt in New Zealand

James Nesbitt moved to New Zealand in 2011 when he landed the role of Bofur in Peter Jacksons Hobbit trilogy but he says the country remains largely unknown to him Travelling more than 1000 miles from the tip of the North Island down to the South the actor finds out more about the place he has called home visiting areas of natural beauty and learning about the nations history and traditions Along the way he meets former All Blacks player the late great Jonah Lomu takes a trip around film star Sam Neills vineyards in Queenstown catches up with Peter Jackson and goes Basejumping from the tallest building in Auckland