Taika Waititi touring South in search of possible filming spots

Taika Waititi visits Larnach Castle. Photo / Instagram

A prominent Kiwi director has been larking about the south as he scouts for possible filming locations in the area.

The globetrotting Hollywood darling Taika Waititi posted on his Instagram story about visiting Larnach Castle in Dunedin yesterday.

Larnach Castle director Norcombe Barker refused to be drawn on whether the famous director was in town for work or pleasure.

"I'm sure you'll appreciate that we can't really comment on that," he said.

Waititi also posted about being in Wedderburn and horse trekking in Glenorchy today.

In his travels around the south, Waititi appears to have his family in tow.

Waititi was also pictured in Dunedin with former Flight of The Conchords star Jemaine Clement on Friday.

The pair wrote, directed and acted together in the smash-hit What We Do in the Shadows franchise.

Dunedin City Council economic development manager Fraser Liggett confirmed Clement and Waititi were in Dunedin yesterday, scouting the city for potential locations for upcoming film projects.

He was unable to say if the projects were Hollywood-based.

"We can't say what they are yet — we'd love to, but it's just too early to say at this stage."

Waititi's film career was set in motion by his acting debut in the classic 1999 student adventure film Scarfies, which was set and filmed in Dunedin.

More recently he has won acclaim for the popular films Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit.