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 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)