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. Episode 1
Aired 20 June 2017
A young Brazilian woman finds herself and her bag full of tricks in the Customs red zone, and a plane load of Ukrainian Fishermen are checked at the border.
2. Episode 2
Aired 27 June 2017
A Canadian woman attempts to smuggle a live cat across the border, a Dutchman is caught with a serious quantity of Cocaine and a consignment of vehicles are checked at Hampton Downs motorsport park.
3. Episode 3
Aired 4 July 2017
A Mexican chef s phone messages give his dealings away, a Chinese businessman with truth issues and a couple Kiwis return home with some questionable trophies.
4. Episode 4
Aired 11 July 2017
A bible containing more than the word of God is found by Customs in Christchurch, a tour guide shows border staff around his makeshift tobacco importing ring in Queenstown.
5. Episode 5
Aired 18 July 2017
A playful French Doctor tries it on at the border in Queenstown and lethal weapons at Christchurch Airport.
6. Episode 6
Aired 25 July 2017
Cocaine users open up about their drug use at the border, a suspicious bottle of detergent at the International mail centre and some high-risk visitors fly into Queenstown.
7. Episode 7
Aired 1 August 2017
Travellers with no idea of New Zealand s drug laws, a South African woman claiming a long distance love affair, and highly questionable security cameras carrying more than lenses and circuitry.
8. Episode 8
Aired 8 August 2017
An Aussie with a shady past turns up in the Customs Red Zone and a couple of Kiwi Frisbee golf champs return home.
9. Episode 9
Aired 15 August 2017
In this episode, customs and Immigration stop a man wanted by Fijian Police, a colourful Kiwi arrives home with gold, silver and diamonds and a fight against organised crime at the Ports.
10. Episode 10
Aired 22 August 2017
In this episode, an American builder seems to think visiting the Customs red zone is a joke, a very sneaky concealment inside lithium batteries, and some serious biosecurity breaches at the border.