How To Adopt A Child New Zealand

(gentle instrumental music) - [warrick] we're four dayswalk from the nearest road. the landscape's vast, thewilderness is almost unlimited. the access is by aircraft,on foot, or on the right day, you can boat it, but it'sa challenge in itself.

How To Adopt A Child New Zealand, really, we are at the mercyof the weather and the tides in our day to day life. it's difficult living out here,but if you do what's needed and everything comes together,

it's a really rewarding place to be. - [narrator] warrickmitchell lived in fiordland, new zealand's oldest andlargest national park. it covers over 12,000 square kilometers, but is home to only a few dozen people. the park's massive mountain range isolates warrick from civilization. - [warrick] living out here, like everywhere, you needshelter, a good dry camp.

(lively instrumental music) we have solar panel for power, lighting, and our satellite communications. we have a quad bike, we have two boats for fishing and diving, and we have the freezerwhich keeps our food and our produce cold. we rely on rainwater for drinking water, so that's not too hard

with seven meters of rainfall annually. we largely live off the land. when you're living off the land, you're really at the mercy ofthe weather and the elements, so there's certain timesthat will allow you to go out and harvest a deer or catcha fish, capture the menu. if you have a down day andthe waves are really good, you're more than likely gonna go surfing. if the waves aren't good,

but the river's looking nice,you might catch a trout. if the waves are flatbut the ocean's calm, you might go sea fishing. if the ocean's stormy,you might go up the river for a kayak or go through the bush and see if you can spot a deer. (gun firing) living in the wildernessdoesn't mean you're living in isolation from people.

we certainly couldn't be doing what we do if it wasn't for thepilots and our neighbors and our friends. whether it's the harshnessof the environment and being so isolated thatbrings people together or the fact that thepeople that are willing to travel this far havelike minded passion for the environment and the outdoors, one thing's for sure over the years

is that the community'sbecome really tight knit. can you go ahead andturn this main switch on and we'll just see if she wants to work? oh, no. when things break orthings don't go your way, it's always really important to remember you're in the green. the experience is being out here and enjoying being out here.

everything else is a bonus,so you can't get too serious if one thing breaks. i don't know too many places in the world where you can stand on a boat looking back and you can just see oceanleading into forest leading into massive snow-cappedmountains and glacier-shaped bays with pristine rivers and clear water. the trees are as they were 200 years ago, and the people that i bring out here,

they get to experiencethis nature as it was and as it should be, andwe try to keep the area and the environment pristine in this little corner of new zealand.