About this season
Border Patrol is a New Zealand reality television series, focusing on the Customs, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the New Zealand Immigration Service. It is narrated by Tim Balme. They are checking through packages, travelers and goods to find if they try to smugle prohibited or undeclared goods. They have trained staff, dogs and technology to find this out.
Episodes (12)
1. Episode 1
Aired 16 September 2019
A lovesick Lithuanian begs for mercy, Customs find enough cigarettes to sink a ship at Christchurch airport, and Biosecurity deal with a sneaky pest trying to hitchhike into the country.
2. Episode 2
Aired 23 September 2019
A Nigerian national kicks-off with Border agencies, Customs deal with a fishy parcel from Africa, and Immigration talk to a tricky DJ trying to work without a visa.
3. Episode 3
Aired 30 September 2019
A British national plans his very own Brexit; a package of happiness arrives at the mail centre; and Customs and Police go on a boat-hunt in the Bay of Islands.
4. Episode 4
Aired 7 October 2019
An American woman attempts to smuggle a live cat across the border, and Customs find a soft toy stuffed with more than just stuffing!
5. Episode 5
Aired 14 October 2019
Immigration deal with a Singaporean national who claims to be rendezvousing with a mystery man, and a flood in the biosecurity zone shuts down Auckland Airport!
6. Episode 6
Aired 21 October 2019
A Brazilian man with a large quantity of cocaine hidden inside his suitcase, a woman loses her cool with Biosecurity and what is one wife trying to cover up for her husband?
7. Episode 7
Aired 28 October 2019
A Brazilian traveller ends up in bags of trouble at Auckland International Airport, and the biosecurity team in Dunedin deals with Navy, the sailing cat.
8. Episode 8
Aired 4 November 2019
Immigration deal with a Chinese national who has a fake passport, and Customs find a large quantity of meth hidden in household items.
9. Episode 9
Aired 11 November 2019
A Greek man turns up at Auckland Airport with no money but plenty of history, and Customs find jeans with more than dodgy labels to hide.
10. Episode 10
Aired 18 November 2019
Customs deal with a Lithuanian man who has very questionable holiday plans and a risky item lands at the International Mail Centre.
11. Episode 11
Aired 25 November 2019
12. Episode 12
Aired 2 December 2019
Tonight: a booze smuggling scam is busted at the Ports of Auckland; a Kurdish Kiwi shares tales of his high adventures in high risk countries; and a Frenchwoman goes ballistic at Immigration.