Extolling the virtues of his home country in this episode, Jamaican Honorary Consul Dave Phillips talks about his love for his island in this episode.

When Dave Phillips first came to the South Island it was a lack of limes for his rum punch that essentially set him on a journey to become a purveyor of all things critically Jamaican, hot sauce included.

In this episode of Here Now, he chats with Kadambari Raghukumar about how along the way he's also picked up the voluntary role of Honorary Consul of Jamaica in New Zealand - taking his role of representing his island, up several notches.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details