Wellington: New Zealand is fed up with being left on the cutting room floor.

Realising the country, known for its breathtaking beauty, Edmund Hillary and the Lord of the Rings films, is often missing from world maps, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has joined a lighthearted campaign by Tourism NZ to #getNZonthemap.

Ardern posted a video featuring herself and local comedian Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords) on her social media account, and it had clocked up almost half a million views in the 24 hours since it was posted on Wednesday.