5. North Island

The comedian wends his way by trike along the stunning Forgotten Highway from Wellington to Palmerston North, before taking a helicopter ride above Lake Taupo, which Maori legend has it was created when six male mountains that surround it fought a fierce battle for the affections of one female. His next stop is Napier, rebuilt in art deco style after being destroyed in 1931 by the biggest earthquake in New Zealand's history. Billy then travels on to Rotorua, where the Waiotapu Park's multitude of geysers and thermal springs bring thoughts of hell and hunger to his mind