Tourism NZ: Mangawhai Heads

Tourism New Zealand has launched its new global brand marketing campaign ‘100% Pure Welcome – 100% New Zealand’ via Special Group. In a global gesture of welcome, New Zealanders are opening their hearts and hometowns to the world, with locals from across the entire country sharing a ‘Good Morning World’ welcome message from their very own sunrise, every day for the next year. Taking advantage of the fact they’re the first in the world to see the sun, more than 300 New Zealanders will be taking part, embracing the stunning morning landscape and sharing the things and places they love most with the world. Showcasing what makes New Zealand unique as a holiday destination – its warm and welcoming people, stunning landscapes and variety of things to do – the series traverses the top of the North Island, to the bottom of the South Island, and is set in some of the most beautiful spots in the country. The series launches with a feature film starring 8-year-old Parearau and one of her elders Hinetu, standing together as they witness the beauty of the world’s first sunrise atop their sacred Maunga [mountain] Hikurangi in Gisborne. The mountain is one of the first places in the world to see the sunrise. Hikurangi is also the place for a new world-first tourism experience – Greet the Dawn – which allows visitors to experience the sacred maunga [mountain] and see for themselves one of the first sunrises in the world. Among the first welcome messages to be shared with the world are an adventure-seeking Southlander waking up with a canyon swing, a wannabe hobbit, a shoulder-nibbling horse, a group of teenagers in Northland giving lessons for an early morning jetty jump and a very enthusiastic parasailer. The first ‘Good Morning World’ welcome message will be shared today, you’ll be able to view it on Instagram from 07:30am NZT at @goodmorningworldnz.