The Fish You Can ONLY Find in New Zealand! 🇳🇿 Chinese Food + Hiking in Queenstown!!

[@spencerchapmanbarra7888]

Great to see Mark and family appreciating the natural beauty of NZ. Doing a good job of promoting the country.

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you!

[@MarilynHeslop-s7s]

New Zealand is my country

[@808Cummins]

One day I want to visit Aotearoa. Hawaii is my home. But both our cultures descends from Polynesia. ❤❤❤

[@OkinInc]

You’ll fit right in here. We hope to see you soon. Aloha. 🤙🏼

[@xenophonon123]

Howzit, brah !

[@808Cummins]

@@xenophonon123 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙❤️❤️❤️

[@KiwiPepega]

Been watching your videos since 2009-2010 and so glad you came to my beautiful country. I'm not sure if you have already left but I hope you enjoy/enjoyed everything you did and come back! Your son has grown up so much and looks so happy here too

[@chichibangbang3667]

The steamed fish looked amazing. Great to see Mark, Ying and Micah in a leisurely family outing.

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you very much!

[@VickyAdelia-bs2yu]

The "unfiltered, vlog-y" format of this channel brings the best of both channels, Mark! Appreciate it!

[@MarkAbroad]

Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it!

[@mxmus08]

Mark & his family are really living the life; doing what you love and loving what you do and getting paid for it!

[@MarkAbroad]

It is a blessing!

[@amandapittar9398]

Oh dear Mark, as a Scottish New Zealander of 35 years, you pronounce Crichton as “cry ton” . I’m surprised no one told you! You did an amazing job of promoting my adopted country. Queenstown & around is gorgeous - I love Wanaka - I’m so glad you took your family. Thank you for another fabulous video❤😊❤

[@pauldefazio3480]

The small changes you have made to your channel are It's working very well.Your channel is more interesting now.Still great food but a little more adventure and even a little history lessons occasionally good job

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it!

[@87106utube]

Awesome to see Mark and his family enjoying the trip together. The fish looks so yummy!

[@ToTheMoonAndBack]

I was just here two weeks ago! New Zealand is truly an absolutely stunning country!

[@idonawynter7288]

Just love seeing young mark in the mix

[@blastedonpop]

If you're still looking for steamed cod in queenstown go to Cody's, they do fresh blue cod there too and it really hits different. Would also go for some of the spicy dishes there, real authentic chongqing food

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you, we did also eat at Cody's but not the day we filmed, food was amazing.

[@Changelingheart]

While the hiking was a great insight and trip into New Zealand landscape, the food was quite delectable and tempting. The charred beans, soup and Fish were my favorite.

[@WorldwideFoodFinds]

New Zealand is so beautiful 😍

[@freechina-8964]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@fonteynhenry8212]

Blue Cod is delicious! Always have that when I’m down south at home in Aotearoa and Snapper in the north - can’t beat it!

[@Andy_M986]

You can get Blue Cod in Auckland as well.

[@sonyavincent7450]

​@Andy_M986 I believe it's all south island caught.

[@fonteynhenry8212]

@@Andy_M986 for an astronomical price too no doubt

[@fonteynhenry8212]

@@sonyavincent7450 that’s correct

[@pauloneill9690]

@@sonyavincent7450 actually ive caught blue cod out at muriwai

[@JeffBermanRealtor]

Great video-best part is showing your family enjoying it Love it!

[@Andy_M986]

I've been fortunate enough to travel to different parts of the world, Blue Cod is right up there with Halibut and Gurnard.

[@glenns001]

Queenstown is one of my favourite places in the world, cant wait to visit again

[@daynewoodhead5685]

One of my dream country to visit ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ thanks Mark

[@xHCGxHRTY_SA_]

You should try the Auckland night markets

[@miamcknight9138]

Blue Cod - soooo good. Next time you are in the south of the South Island of NZ, go to a Fish and Chip shop and order Blue Cod and chips. And if its oyster season, make it a dozen Bluff oysters, as well. Battered blue cod is amazing

[@SereneWayfarer]

Queesnstown is an amazing place!! East or west - Mark Wiens is the best!! 👍👍👍

[@psk.n]

Always love to see Mark Aboard videos

[@Slowrex123]

I’m heading to New Zealand tomorrow from Australia looking forward to the holiday

[@Andy_M986]

Have a great trip mate,stay well.

[@sonyavincent7450]

Enjoy! Hi from Christchurch 🎉

[@MarkAbroad]

Nice, have a great trip!

[@Slowrex123]

@@MarkAbroad Thanks guys

[@dnr2608]

Love to see Mark videos 🫶

[@shannondore]

Wow! What an absolutely stunning place. I'd think the cold water would feel good on your feet after a bit of hiking. I bet it revived you for the rest of the hike. And that cod fish looked so delicious. 😋 Happy New Year!🎉

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you very much, Happy New Year!

[@baileywill-z5c]

Awesome job Mark! This style of video is very easy to watch - even for a local. Thank you for promoting our beautiful Country and be sure to reach out if you are ever back in Marlborough and want to sample some seafood/ wild game!

[@HelenReidd]

Hey

[@zakkwylde72]

Good to see my hometown Queenstown in your latest videos, here we have so many great restaurants that you can make content for months easily, also happy new year to everyone!!!

[@andrewstevenson118]

Meri Kirihimete from Onehunga, Auckland. 🙂

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you, Happy New Year!

[@SgForeverSg]

Wow brings back memories. My favourite country. Happy New Year!

[@activist4you]

Happy New year to you Mark & family.

[@BeniWaaraBrown]

Welcome back to New Zealand Mark

[@HelenReidd]

Hello

[@traceywilliams8281]

It's good that mark and his beautiful friend enjoy new Zealand and the lovely food we have here HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎊🪅💐🎋💞🎇🎆🥰 mark wiens and family god bless you and your beautiful family on your journey here in new Zealand

[@joannbrown9520]

Your son is growing up so fast i remember when he was so little . love your videos

[@shaesnell3938]

Wow the nailed the cook on that cod. I'm a NZer and I love when blue cod is in season, my local fish & chip shop sells it as the cheap fillet option. Big fresh battered and deep fried fillet for $7

[@HelenReidd]

Nice

[@samhoushmandan]

Yeees i've been waiting for this kind of content you make😌💚

[@carolinemah9972]

I love all the chinese dishes that I grew up with. The large blue steamed cod is out of this world! I always wanted to visit New Zealand. Their nature is so astounding and water are so fresh! All the way from Eastern Canada!

[@MarkAbroad]

Good to hear that, yes blue cod is fantastic!

[@ClubMunchies]

I'm a fellow Mark! And NZ is just magnificent! 🌏

[@Changelingheart]

The view of the Mountain and the Lake is stunning!! Thank you!! Reminds me of the trips my Dad took us on, on a many Sunday Afternoon. Can't wait to eat, lol .... 🌿😉

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

great video ❤❤😍😍

[@THETRUTH-2P987]

You remind me of my father Mark.....exploring the world with your family. Imparting food through travel wisdom which I now impart to my family! Thank you!

[@yasmindawoojee6831]

Lovely to see you in NZ - best wishes Yasmin Dawoojee xx

[@PripurnanandaGiri-dl5gf]

THANK YOU MARK. IT'S AMAZING.

[@masteryung8203]

Wow amazing thing in New Zealand, Thanks dear for this VDO.

[@benjaminnice]

Hi, Very happy to see you got to try the Blue Cod I recommend a few vids ago, steamed with soy and scallions is my favourite to have it.

[@fruiitpunchsamurai2158]

Food looks delish

[@abc123fhdi]

I've seen that fish in Chinese restaurants here in San Gabriel Valley, CA prepared in the same way. With the sauce it is the best on rice, along with the scallons of course! Prepared fresh.

[@brianmoody2549]

The walk you and your family toot looked beautiful nice green trees and beautiful flowers.the food looked delicious,a lot of great ingredients.

[@hamishfox]

Oh man this takes me back to being a kid in the 90s. I've only done that walk a couple of times, but I used to go tramping with my grandparents all the time. I miss both it and them.

[@-amosc.presley-7192]

He and his Family is on a Mission and making The Right Decisions 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@ReyAnthonyBuniel]

Happy new year mark

[@hinetuaeu]

loved the walk

[@beautifulnewzealandcom]

Great to see you and Fam having a great time and enjoying the chaff! Love your videos and am amazed at how much chaff you can eat! Cheers Darren from Beautiful New Zealand

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you very much Darren!

[@CatCat-v5g]

'Well Marked' (as in the map-guide) should be the name for a new (3rd?) channel showcasing walking/family-travel adventures!

[@MarkAbroad]

That's a cool name, thank you!

[@amyturner6275]

Not all the rivers are icy , Queenstown has mountains , heading north they get warmer :). Are you hoimg to Marlborough? I used to catch blue cod up there. Its great to see adventure, family and food in one 😊

[@Kahaf-d4l]

Beautiful

[@brandonbeltzer4136]

Your son has gotten so big I watched your videos since he was a toddler and to see how much he grew up show's how long I watched your videos 😊!

[@RPB_282]

This looked amazing, thanks for sharing.

[@gailsfoodandstuff]

i have had black cod, which is hard to get in va (usa) but never heard of or tried blue cod. but sounds and looks amazing!

[@miamcknight9138]

Blue cod is amazing. You'll gave visit NZ and try Blue Cod and chios from a local fish and chip shop

[@NZ_Milkshake]

Nice! So glad you came over 🙌

[@jimmyquck]

Wasnt aware there was such an authentic chinese restaurant there, definitely something to try

[@AnyeloCollazos]

Hi mark grettings from Colombia i like You video.. You family is great i hope some day You can arrived to Colombia Colombia is great You landascape.is wonderful fantástic Nice...bye peace 😊

[@jadewrigglesworth3381]

I love watching your channel-you are a awsome man mark!!!! Pls do more new zealand pls-im a kiwi and I havnt been home in 37 years-love seeing my childhood memories of food and nature. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@stuartc1936]

Can drink the water it's so perfect 👌

[@yiweihu8545]

i am adoring this wholesome family outdoors adventure. so important that micah is experiencing these connections with nature

[@IgorEngelen1974]

I certainly understand the enthusiasm for the beans. Love them too.

[@bFORCe2003]

Blue cod is one of the nicest fish you'll ever eat. If you havent eaten it already, try it, you'll love it.

[@olliemoose2020]

Blue cod is way over rated in my opinion, there are lots of other fish that are far better cod dose not freeze very well.

[@bFORCe2003]

@@olliemoose2020 no way, an overrated fish is snapper.

[@takyongwong3582]

Thankyou chef great food ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jasminmilady1339]

Love your channel mark. It is better if you share more of your son and Jin (wife)

[@Hadit13206]

Kina down south are monsterous. Gonna try them one day

[@gailsfoodandstuff]

Mark, the water was so cold on your feet, it made your beard grow as you walked, lol. 😂

[@davidseo677]

I love nature and I love food. Lets goooo

[@TebiCr]

Some of those landscapes and vegetation reminds me to the movie The Lord of the Rings, I know the movie was filmed in New Zeland, but I don't know if they filmed something in this place specifically

[@dallasstorey]

Yes, at the northern part of the lake is Glenorchy. Around there and in the forest some scenes were filmed.

[@TebiCr]

@dallasstorey Thank you 👌🏻✌🏻

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!

[@tsadanz8941]

You're still in QT Mark? Happy to meet you and have some photos 😊

[@MGS61]

That surely is a green jacket 5:50

[@gracejoyner1416]

Oh wow it’s been awhile good to see your videos again!

[@Intherough11-b13s]

Your still here ❤

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

Wow! I wish I'd known about that hike when I was there

[@SamsonOhsem]

Incredible adventure. I like the mountain atmosphere. Food good as always

[@kalpalahiru]

"Every time I watch your content, I feel like I’m learning something new. You’re a true gem in this community!"❤

[@AngieGuiasit]

😮😮😮wow beautiful nature

[@andrewstevenson118]

"Nature" the Mutton Birds 🙂

[@jenniferbutcher759]

Hi Mark, recommend you try Kappa Japanese Restaurant in Queenstown, my favourite Japanese Restaurant in NZ…

[@KiKi-bs6lm]

Wow!😍

[@valifontes931]

Feliz ano novo pra vocês 🙏🌴🌴🌴🌴🌞🇧🇷🌻

[@CanthateTheLove]

Thanks Mark and your family for showing how beautiful my country is 🇳🇿🇳🇿 AOTEAROA!

[@olliemoose2020]

No our country is called New Zealand , so stop trying to change its name 😮.

[@angelhayward4588]

@@olliemoose2020 be quiet

[@wzywg]

Next time you're here, you should try tramping. Our back country huts are something else again, I don't think there is anything comparable elsewhere. The huts all smell of candle wax and woodsmoke. And you can find some gourmet eats in the middle of nowhere, and great conversation. If you do get back, I can recommend Welcome Flat Huts just south of Fox Glacier, where you can soak in huge natural hot pools shadowed by Aoraki, and then cool off in a glacier-fed stream.

[@DeniseBovell-p8s]

Looks amazing plus the food aswell makes me hungry ,love your videos

[@UnicowBoySlots]

Going to New Zealand in Feb…so glad Mark made a visit to show me what to expect

[@atenciaf]

Crichton is usually pronounced CRY-TON down under

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you for letting me know, sorry about that.

[@atenciaf]

@ more power to you Mark. Love your work

[@aggger1]

Thumbnail is like a "the sea giant has come for a feast"

[@sakawaratsupachan4722]

Hope you and your family enjoy doing visiting New Zealand. May God bless you all. ❤❤❤

[@HelenReidd]

@@sakawaratsupachan4722 Hello🥰🤩

[@NaushadARA]

Bro nice video. You should buy the Dji Neo. Would be great!!😁😁🔥🔥🔥

[@davidyang577]

85 bucks for the steam Blue cod😅 Talk about Queens town tax.

[@paultaylor6821]

Yes and it comes from Cook Strait. Hours away. Some probably think it comes from Queenstown lake

[@kochaw7671]

come to Adelaide Mark : D

[@PREPFORIT]

Great hike and great food. Have a great 2025 Mark and family!

[@thepigeoncats]

I'm also a big fan of the 四季豆, but I've never heard of an ingredient called Chinese olives. What's the Chinese name for what you were referring to please? Enjoy your content. cheers.

[@terrylau8144]

The steam fish looks really good and authentic.

[@hamishfox]

I had no idea blue cod was only found in NZ. We eat shiploads of it down here and it's pretty cheap so I just always assumed it was a common international thing.

[@WillardConway]

Absolutely beautiful fish.