Dronies – the new trend where selfies are shot using flying drones to create personal videos – will be hitting New Zealand’s mountain ranges this winter.
Tourism New Zealand’s drone begins recording a close up portrait then quickly pans out to show New Zealand’s breathtaking scenery, creating a short film about eight seconds long.
The resulting video can then be shared with friends on all social channels via #NZdronie.
The NZdronie will be travelling around key South Island destinations during July and August, hitting the slopes of Coronet Peak, Cardrona, Mount Hutt and Mount Cook ski areas.
NZdronie will be available in both Queenstown and Lake Tekapo.
General manager of Tourism New Zealand Australia, Tony Saunders said the drones will "add another dimension to the way people share their holiday memories".
"New Zealand’s scenery is unparalleled so we wanted to give visitors the opportunity to show their spectacular surrounding to friends via social media, blowing a traditional selfie out of the water.
"If a picture says a thousand words imagine what a dronie can do."
More information about where NZdronies can be found and a video demonstrating how it works are available on the 100% Pure New Zealand Facebook (facebook.com/purenewzealand) and Instagram (instagram.com/purenewzealand) pages.
