US talk show host Stephen Colbert being picked up from the airport by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Now Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may have found the perfect spokesman to embrace all of the above and more: American comedian Stephen Colbert. Last month, Colbert recounted his adventures in New Zealand during a weeklong humorous segment on CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In other segments, Colbert attempts to play rugby and bungy jump, and makes a movie with Peter Jackson, who directed The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. Ardern said tourism officials have reported a spike in Americans investigating holidays in New Zealand since the segments ran.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2019 17:37 UTC