Overview

• Their journey began with a walk through contemporary sculptures and wind chimes at the Brick Bay Wine & Sculpture Trail outside Auckland.
• At Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari a Māori guide named Ringi and conservationist Jesse introduced them to native forest restoration behind the world’s longest pest-proof fence.
• In a lighthearted moment the couple recreated Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam on a COVID-era social distancing bench.
• A helicopter tour over Lake Taupō’s geothermal valleys offered sweeping panoramas that Rajkummar described as “a date in the sky, New Zealand style.”
• They chose New Zealand for its unfiltered beauty and authentic cultural encounters, trading film commitments for immersive outdoor experiences.