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TVNZ 1 2002 - 15 seasons 159 eps TV-PG Returning series

Border Patrol

2002 - 15 seasons 159 eps TV-PG

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Season 15

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23 min

S15 · E1 · Mar 24, 2026

Episode 1 Episode 1

A 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.

23 min

S15 · E2 · Mar 31, 2026

Episode 2 Episode 2

Customs 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.

23 min

S15 · E3 · Apr 7, 2026

Episode 3 Episode 3

A 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.

23 min

S15 · E4 · Apr 14, 2026

Episode 4 Episode 4

An 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.

23 min

S15 · E5 · Apr 21, 2026

Episode 5 Episode 5

A 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.

23 min

S15 · E6 · Apr 28, 2026

Episode 6 Episode 6

A 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.

23 min

S15 · E7 · May 5, 2026

Episode 7 Episode 7

Immigration 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.

23 min

S15 · E8 · May 12, 2026

Episode 8 Episode 8

Two 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.

23 min

S15 · E9 · May 19, 2026

Episode 9 Episode 9

Customs 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?

23 min

S15 · E10 · May 26, 2026

Episode 10 Episode 10

Immigration talk to a passenger with a dubious benefactor, treasured heirlooms are under fire at Customs and Biosecurity inspects an assortment of winged specimens.

23 min

S15 · E11 · Jun 2, 2026

Episode 11 Episode 11

Christmas 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.

23 min

S15 · E12 · Jun 9, 2026

Episode 12 Episode 12

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.

12 episodes in Season 15

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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.

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Cast

1 person

Timothy Balme

Narrator (voice)

Known for

Braindead

The Tattooist

Total runtime 66h 15m · Episode length 25 min · Type Reality

Show info

Premiered

May 5, 2002

Latest episode

June 9, 2026

Status

Returning series

Networks

TVNZ 1 · TVNZ+

Country

New Zealand

Type

Reality

Episode length

25 min

Total runtime

66h 15m

Original language

English

Production

G

Greenstone TV

Production

New Zealand

Produced in

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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