Andrew Little skydives for kea conservation launch

Labour leader Andrew Little has channelled his inner James Bond and taken the ultimate photo-op risk by going skydiving.

Mr Little did a tandem skydive from 19,000 feet above the Franz Josef Glacier to help launch a new kea conservation programme promoted by Skydive Franz and the Kea Conservation Trust.

Photo ops have been known to go awry, such as when Don Brash, while National Party leader, walked the plank and David Shearer, when Labour leader, held up two dead fish in Parliament.

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However, Mr Little was willing to take the risk that the skydiving footage could be used for "Little in free fall" coverage of future poll results.

He joked it would be his "Skyfall" moment -- a reference to the James Bond movie.

Prior to the jump he admitted his last jump was in the late 1990s, putting a wee bit of time between his Action Man stints.

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- nzherald.co.nz