Border Patrol

Border Patrol

  • 2002
  • 15 Seasons
  • 144 Episodes
  •  7  (1)
  •   Returning Series

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.

Border Patrol
Seasons
Episode 11
11. Episode 11
June 02, 2026
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.
Episode 10
10. Episode 10
May 26, 2026
Immigration talk to a passenger with a dubious benefactor, treasured heirlooms are under fire at Customs and Biosecurity inspects an assortment of winged specimens.
Episode 9
9. Episode 9
May 19, 2026
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?
Episode 8
8. Episode 8
May 12, 2026
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.
Episode 7
7. Episode 7
May 05, 2026
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.
Episode 6
6. Episode 6
April 28, 2026
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.
Episode 5
5. Episode 5
April 21, 2026
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.
Episode 4
4. Episode 4
April 14, 2026
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.
Episode 3
3. Episode 3
April 07, 2026
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.
Episode 2
2. Episode 2
March 31, 2026
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.
Episode 1
1. Episode 1
March 24, 2026
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.
Border Patrol Series 9 Promo

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Border Patrol - series 8 promo

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Border Patrol Series 7 Promo

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Description
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.
  • Premiere Date
    May 05, 2002
  • Rating
    7  (1)