#15 Amy Rutherford (The Spy Who Loved New Zealand)

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Come fly with me, my dad... and a plane full of hobbits. In this episode Amy Rutherford recounts her extraordinary upbringing on the South Island of her native New Zealand where her parents ran the sightseeing airline, Glenorchy Air. From bungee jumping to penguin jumping, this is a love letter to Kiwi culture. 

Now working as a diplomat in the US, she is the ultimate ambassador for Education New Zealand and possibly the clumsiest spy. Travel hacks include household items that explode on planes and what it is like to have diplomatic immunity (you can't murder anyone if that's what you are thinking).  

'Turangawaewae' is the Maori phrase to describe the place where one has the right to stand, and for Amy, there's no place like home. 

Final boarding call: Queenstown, New Zealand

This episode is sponsored by Loncom Consulting! Helping agents, language schools and institutions integrate and configure their CRM systems like HubSpot and Salesforce - check out www.loncomconsulting.com/education 

Tales from the Departure Lounge is a Type Nine production for The PIE www.thepienews.com