'The scenery here is magical'

The TV host discusses his new show, Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure, which follows his new life in New Zealand

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Sometimes I struggle to explain why I'm so excited about this Kiwi adventure," muses Noel Edmonds, former Deal Or No Deal host turned New Zealand businessman.

"It comes down to the land-the look, the feel of it. We have a beautiful home, and in the morning, we wake up to a view of the mountains. Whether or not you can see them tells you what the weather will be like.

"Just a few kilometres away, there's a beautiful beach, the Moutere River, and within an hour's drive, you're in serious bush - wild terrain.

"The scenery here is magical. Even after six years, we'll go for a drive and still say: 'Wow'."

Edmonds' love for the New Zealand countryside and the people who live in it has inspired him to let ITV camera crews into his brand-new life, to show the people of his home country that made him fall in love with the place. In Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure, the Ilford-born TV presenter and radio DJ, now 76, is throwing open the doors to his new home in rural New Zealand, showing the world why he chose to move eleven and a half thousand miles away with his wife, Liz.

"We started our Kiwi adventure north of Auckland," says Edmonds.

"If you understand the geography of the North Island, you'll know Auckland dominates. It sits at the narrowest point, and of New Zealand's five million people, around four million live in or around Auckland. So it's quite busy up there.

"We rented a house-until you get residency, you can't buy-and it was beautiful. Suddenly, we had that Edmonds' entrepreneurial spirit throws up.