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Tourism New Zealand and marketing agencies spent months coming up with the concept. The aim was to find a way to reach potential future visitors at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic had closed the borders to them.
Rod Stewart gives us a sneak peek at the version of Sailing which has been released for the America s Cup singalong. “We came up with this idea of using Sir Rod Stewart for a moment of unity in which we commiserate that [foreign tourists] are not here – and get people to dream of a future trip to New Zealand,” Monchy said. Stewart was considered ideal also because he has two Kiwi children, born during his 17-year marriage to Auckland model Rachel Hunter.
Tourism New Zealand using Rod Stewart to promote America s Cup
4 Mar, 2021 06:25 AM
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Rod Stewart s message to help promote the America s Cup. Video / Supplied
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the NZ Heraldgrant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz@gbradleynz
Sir Rod Stewart will lead what tourism bosses hope will be a mass sing-along of his hit Sailing to promote the country around the world during the America s Cup. In what is billed as a message of unity and togetherness , his performance of the song, specially recorded in London, will be broadcast to crowds in the America s Cup village and on TV throughout New Zealand next Saturday, if alert levels allow.
Karl Puschmann: Is TVNZ s new America s Cup comedy a winner?
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Kura Forrester, Kimberley Crossman and Arlo Gibson in TVNZ OnDemand s America s Cup mockumentary Last at 11. Streaming now.
Kura Forrester, Kimberley Crossman and Arlo Gibson in TVNZ OnDemand s America s Cup mockumentary Last at 11. Streaming now.
OPINION: America s Cup fever is yet to infect the nation. There s been a bunch of boat racing going on but I haven t seen anyone wearing red socks, singing Sailing Away or taking much of an interest at all in the world s oldest international sporting trophy.
Fair enough. Until it gets down to crunch time the Cup s not particularly engaging for people outside its bubble.
Who remembers the hit America s Cup song Sailing Away ?
Publish Date Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 11:56AM
With the leadup to the 36th America s Cup kicking off tomorrow, we couldn t resist resharing the iconic Kiwi single
Sailing Away.
First released for the 1987 America s Cup, the video features billowing sails and an impressive array of mid-80s celebrities, including Dave Dobbyn, Billy T James and Tim Finn - who else can you spot?
Borrowed from
Pokarekare Ana,
Sailing Away set a record for the most consecutive weeks at number one by New Zealand artists, until the arrival of Smashproof s