Timothy Balme
Narrator
Border Patrol (2002)
Season 6
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.
Released May 5, 2002
Episode 30 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.airport, tmdb.illegal-drugs, tmdb.customs, mdblist.has-trailer
Production Companies: Greenstone TV
Network: TVNZ 1
Country: New Zealand
Languages:
English
S6E1 - Bodypacker
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.
Sept. 17, 2012, midnight
S6E2 - No Sleep For Nathan
Inspectors have a field day checking through relics entering New Zealand.
Sept. 24, 2012, midnight
S6E3 - Argie Bargie
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
Oct. 1, 2012, midnight
S6E4 - False Passport
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.
Oct. 8, 2012, midnight
S6E5 - Hector Heads Home
Hector comes to NZ to meet more Latin people; A forgotten orange costs a traveler $400; and Titan sniffs out packages like a champ.
Oct. 15, 2012, midnight
S6E6 - Suspicious Smokes
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.
Oct. 22, 2012, midnight
S6E7 - Pinched License
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.
Oct. 29, 2012, midnight
S6E8 - Romanian Express
A Romanian couple are tripped up on the finer details of their plans.
Nov. 5, 2012, midnight
S6E9 - One Day Stay
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.
Nov. 12, 2012, midnight
S6E10 - 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.
Network: TVNZ 1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 4290 min.
Released: May 5, 2002
Last Air Date: May 20, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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