

Border Patrol
2002– · TVNZ 1 · 30 min · 15 seasons
S15E12 · Episode 12
Tue, 9 June, 5:30 pm
A Brazilian beauty technician with a fake return flight, stinky sweets to surprise meats and a package with ginger is packing more than just flavour.
About
Border Patrol is a New Zealand reality television series, focusing on the Customs, the Ministry for Primary Industries, and the New Zealand Immigration Service. The first season premiered in 2004 and it is an original New Zealand concept which has now been replicated throughout the world. In 2006, Border Patrol was the winner of the Best Reality Series at the New Zealand Screen Awards. It is narrated by Tim Balme.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Tue, 24 Mar· 30 minA passenger flies in with soup sachets which leave a bitter taste, a family fails to declare their airsoft arsenal and alarms bells are ringing after an interview with sisters.
- E02
Episode 2
Tue, 31 Mar· 30 minCustoms stop a passenger with two suitcases full of drugs, Immigration interview friends carrying stacks of cash and fake jobs and Biosecurity are confronted with a very slippery souvenir.
- E03
Episode 3
Tue, 7 Apr· 30 minA passenger arrives sporting an unusual tourist wardrobe at Customs, Immigration talks to a tattoo artist trying to work on a tourist visa and there are Biosecurity beasties in luggage from Africa.
- E04
Episode 4
Tue, 14 Apr· 30 minAn unusual itinerary leads to a drug haul at Customs, a passenger claims she's on a trip with her boss but is it a working holiday? And a mammoth discovery causes quite a flutter at Biosecurity.
- E05
Episode 5
Tue, 21 Apr· 30 minImmigration interviews a woman about a niche party website, creepy crawlies creates a commotion at Biosecurity, while a passenger at Customs pays a price for his glittering bling.
- E06
Episode 6
Tue, 28 Apr· 30 minA traveller from Chile has a backpack full of secrets, a visitor from the US puts Biosecurity through its paces and Immigration have concerns about a passenger with prior convictions.
- E07
Episode 7
Tue, 5 May· 30 minImmigration speak with travellers from Hungary with a checkered past, a cushy concealment has Customs tracking a serial smuggler and supersized souvenirs under the spotlight at Biosecurity.
- E08
Episode 8
Tue, 12 May· 30 minTwo photos, one traveller and lot of discrepancies put Immigration on high alert. A beer making kit from the US has Customs on the hop and Biosecurity inspects some mystery critters at their benches.
- E09
Episode 9
Tue, 19 May· 30 minCustoms discover drugs hidden in a footstool, a passenger cries tofu but Biosecurity isn't swallowing it and is this a love story or a just cover story at Immigration New Zealand?
- E10
Episode 10
Tue, 26 May· 30 minImmigration talk to a passenger with a dubious benefactor, treasured heirlooms are under fire at Customs and Biosecurity inspects an assortment of winged specimens.
- E11
Episode 11
Tue, 2 June· 30 minChristmas parcels filled with drugs at Customs, Immigration interview a passenger claiming to have millions but zero proof and souvenirs from Samoa are under the spotlight at Biosecurity.
- E12
Episode 12
Tue, 9 June· 30 minA Brazilian beauty technician with a fake return flight, stinky sweets to surprise meats and a package with ginger is packing more than just flavour.
Cast

Timothy Balme
Narrator







