Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby cracks New Zealand map conspiracy … could Ed Sheeran be involved?!

It seems Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby may have finally cracked the conspiracy around why New Zealand doesn’t appear on a lot of world maps.

And Ed Sheeran is at the centre of it all! … Or is he?

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Earlier this year the Flight Of The Conchords star teamed up with New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to get to the bottom of it all and in a new update video, we see their progress.

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The hilarious video also features a surprise cameo from Lord Of The Rings director Sir Peter Jackson.

Watch how it all unfolds above.