All Black great Richie McCaw and his Black Sticks star wife, Gemma, are encouraging Kiwis to get out and explore New Zealand as they take on new tourism ambassador roles.
As part of that, Richie McCaw jumped out of a plane for his first skydive ever this morning.
"I sort of resisted it for a while because jumping out of a good aeroplane didn't seem a great idea," said the former All Blacks captain, who since retirement from rugby has taken up helicopter piloting. "But I've got to say it was a pretty cool experience.
"At 15,000 feet, you've got a minute of free-fall — it was pretty cool."
Gemma McCaw said her husband had come "pretty hot into the ground", but that "he was in really good hands, so I wasn't too worried".
The pair have taken on a role with Tourism New Zealand to "encourage Kiwis to go and do something new".
"We've got some great things you can see and do all around New Zealand and if we can get Kiwis out and about doing that in the current environment, it will help that industry, but also give some pretty cool experiences to people," Richie McCaw told TVNZ1's Breakfast today after the jump.
Gemma McCaw said she was keen to get up to the Far North soon to enjoy some fishing and diving, to do a bit of relaxing before her husband decides they're off on another bush trip.
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