Intrepid Kiwi farmer in trouble with Mexican mafia

Intrepid Kiwi farmer in trouble with Mexican mafia

One of the great things about New Zealand is that we can grow all kinds of stuff here.

But there is some stuff you would automatically assume we might as well just forget about.

But one intrepid farmer in the Golden Bay region has grown something we've never grown here before, and it makes a clear liquid which will definitely brighten up your day.

If you guessed tequila, you guessed right. But he's also in trouble with the Mexican mafia – not something you want.

Story visited the man who has managed to make something no other person in New Zealand has managed before.

Watch the video for the full Story report.