Stewart Island’s sole police officer Stuart Newton says it was just another day when he got to meet David Hasselhoff and Rhys Darby on Tuesday.
The pair were seen on Stewart Island joining in on a local quiz night and chatting with locals as they scouted locations and filmed for an upcoming TV series.
First spotted in Auckland on Saturday, where Darby and ‘The Hoff’ were seen doing the Sky Walk, Newton said he had known for “quite some time” they were coming to the island.
But he said he was proud of the community for not mobbing around the stars while they had been in town.
Newton grew up with Knight Rider and Baywatch and said the pair were “just normal people” and easy to talk to.
A highlight for Newton was hearing about how Darby had the opportunity to see a kiwi in the wild.
The Hits Southland host Liv Cochrane also snagged a pic with the Baywatch star as she walked out of their Invercargill office.
A passerby in Queens Park on Wednesday afternoon said they were sure they walked pass Hasselhoff, a film crew and an actor who looked like they were dressed up as a cheese roll as they headed to their car.
Invercargill City Council announced on Facebook that Darby and Hasselhoff stopped by Queens park on Wednesday to complete some filming. They shared photos of the actor with community members and an actor dressed as a cheese roll.
Credit: stuff.co.nz
