'There was no plan' - 100 days in Fiordland exploring new rivers

Three Kiwis went off-grid, paddling, hiking and fishing for kai to sustain them. The footage they captured of the adventure is now an award-winning film.

Going whitewater hunting in one of the most remote parts of the country might seem like a massive logistical undertaking.

But Dan Sutherland, one of a trio of men who did just that, says once they arrived, they basically winged it.

Sutherland, along with Ethan Roadley and Daymon Nuhaj, set off in Autumn 2024 and spent 100 days off-grid - paddling, hiking, fishing and filming the adventure.

In a bus built from three other vehicles, Alan MacLeod and his wife packed up their family of six in 1963 set off around the world.