Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) – Filming Locations
Adventure / Comedy / Drama · Directed by Taika Waititi · Starring Sam Neill, Rima Te Wiata
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
Where was Hunt for the Wilderpeople filmed?
- Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland – Opening scenes establishing Ricky Baker's life in the city before foster placement. The film begins in Auckland showing Ricky's troubled urban existence before he is sent to the bush
- Rotorua, New Zealand, Rotorua – Ricky and Hec hunt and camp in the bush during their escape and survival journey. The dense native forests around Rotorua serve as the primary wilderness setting for the bulk of the film's action and character development
- Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Bay of Plenty – Extended scenes of Ricky and Hec navigating through rugged backcountry terrain. The remote forests of the Bay of Plenty region provide authentic New Zealand wilderness landscape for their survival story
- Waitomo, New Zealand, Waitomo – Scenes filmed in and around the distinctive limestone cave regions of Waitomo. The unique geological landscape of Waitomo's cave country provides visually distinctive settings for parts of their journey