Bear Grylls lends survival skills to in-flight safety video

Survivalist Bear Grylls has lent his expertise to a new Air New Zealand in-flight safety video.

In the video, dubbed The Bear Essentials of Safety, Grylls runs around the New Zealand countryside, stows away his backpack overhead in some rocks, slides a fish under the seat in front of him and nibbles on glow worms.

The Chief Scout even helps some local scouts with their oxygen masks while on a hike.

Grylls said of the video, which can be seen on the airline's flights from today, “I feel so proud to be involved with this campaign. We shot in a truly amazing setting with an amazing team - and that is always a privilege”.