Olympic silver medallist and now a serious contender for a sailing gold with Peter Burling at the Rio Olympics 2016, Kerikeri's Blair Tuke has become an internet sensation after he helped carry the New Zealand flag into the Maracana Stadium for the opening ceremony.
Tuke - who is co-captain of the NZ team at Rio with Burling - is understood to be single and his internet fame could see him become the most eligible bachelor at the Rio Games.
He has been accorded "hunk" status to the extent he has closed down his Twitter account for the time being. By all accounts he was swamped by fans and is now incommunicado.
One Canadian fan tweeted: "New Zealand put two hot boys in wool capes up front.
Everybody go home, we have a winner." The pair also won hearts across the Tasman: "No! I'm not currently googling New Zealand's male model flag bearers! Gosh!"