The British TV star suffered serious flood damage to his Ngātīmoti property.
British television star Noel Edmonds has hit back at claims his rural New Zealand lifestyle show was canned, days after United Kingdom media began reporting about the show’s demise.
The Sun first reported that after just one season and three episodes, ITV had dropped plans to create any further episodesof Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure, which follows the broadcaster’s life around his River Haven estate in Tasman District’s Ngātīmoti.
The decision was reportedly due to the fact it failed to break into the 50-most watched TV shows during the time it aired in the UK, with the three episodes earning an average of 1.1 million viewers.
Edmonds has since taken to YouTube to deny the reports in a video titled “The Truth About Our Kiwi Adventure”, where he clarified the news was expected.
“Certain people in ITV and the tabloid press are not going to like the truth, but I think you, and millions of other people who have reacted so positively to three films, and I’m underlining this - three films - deserve the truth,” he said.
“My Kiwi life is going to continue, and I’m happy to share it with you, for hopefully a very long time to come.”
Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure followed the former Noel’s House Party host and wife Liz’s new rural life in the South Island and their hopes of turning River Haven’s vineyard, pub and wellness centre into a success, while also winning over locals.
It also focused on Edmonds’ quirky side, including his fascination with crystal healing and his efforts to construct NZ’s first “energy garden”.
Some compared Edmonds’ show with Prime Video’s hit Clarkson’s Farm, where former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson – a farming newbie – attempts to run his Diddly Squat farm in West Oxfordshire.
Noel Edmonds shared photos of flood damage to his Ngātīmoti, Motueka Valley estate online. Photo / River Haven TV
In July, flooding had badly affected River Haven and made working on the estate almost impossible, with Edmonds calling the event an “absolute disaster” in an earlier update.
“Over 200mm of rain ... fell in just over 24 hours, with the result that the Motueka River burst its banks and inundated the land for many kilometres around the Tasman area,” Edmonds said.
“Our river valley – our paradise – now looks very different.”
Footage shared by Edmonds revealed the extent of River Haven’s damage.
“Our wellness centre has taken the full brunt of the torrent. The two beautiful treatment suites in the gardens have been wrecked,” Edmonds said.
“The doors were torn off the outside gym, and the lovely Bali Bridge at the entrance has been destroyed. The main building is now covered in a thick layer of silt and mud.
