John Herlihy: President of the Republic of Whangamomona on town being featured on BBC, push for more tourists

from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · host Newstalk ZB

A rural community on the Forgotten World Highway has received high international praise as a tourist destination.Whangamomona is probably most famous for declaring independence from New Zealand over a regional boundary dispute.Well it has been featured on BBC Travel, which has an audience of around 3 million people worldwide.John Herlihy, President of the Republic of Whangamomona, joined Kate Hawkesby.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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