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 (10)
1. Bodypacker
Aired 17 September 2012
A drug smuggler lands at Auckland Airport; officers are kept busy with questionable sausages; and a man with a shady past tries to enter New Zealand.
2. No Sleep For Nathan
Aired 24 September 2012
Inspectors have a field day checking through relics entering New Zealand.
3. Argie Bargie
Aired 1 October 2012
An Argentinean with last minute plans is questioned by Customs officers; a drug dog in Queenstown is right on the money; and a suspicious shipment shows all the signs of containing narcotics
4. False Passport
Aired 8 October 2012
A man with a fake passport tries to get the better of Customs officers; a first time traveller to New Zealand could be heading straight back home; and an exotic shipment causes problems.
5. Hector Heads Home
Aired 15 October 2012
Hector comes to NZ to meet more Latin people; A forgotten orange costs a traveler $400; and Titan sniffs out packages like a champ.
6. Suspicious Smokes
Aired 22 October 2012
A man with a mountain of cigarettes is caught out by customs; there's an exotic arrival at the ports; and drug smugglers use an inventive way to try and get drugs into the country.
7. Pinched License
Aired 29 October 2012
A passenger with a stolen ID feels the long arm of the law; a colourful character lands at Queenstown Airport; and LED lights raise suspicion in Auckland.
8. Romanian Express
Aired 5 November 2012
A Romanian couple are tripped up on the finer details of their plans.
9. One Day Stay
Aired 12 November 2012
Two passengers planning a one-day stay have suitcases filled with souvenirs; a tricky passenger gives Customs officers a hard time; and dead coral is found in a passenger's bag.
10. World Cup Fake
Two suspected fraudsters land into the country; a backpacker's worst nightmares come true; and MPI deal with a rogue cockroach and a crocodile at Auckland International Airport.