Episode 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 5, 2002
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 5, 2002
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: May 12, 2002
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: May 19, 2002
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: May 26, 2002
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jun 2, 2002
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jun 9, 2002
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jun 16, 2002
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jun 23, 2002
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2002
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2002
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2003
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2004
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2009
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Feb 16, 2009
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2009
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2009
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2009
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2009
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2009
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2009
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2009
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2009
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Jun 21, 2010
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jun 28, 2010
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jul 5, 2010
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Jul 12, 2010
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2010
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Jul 26, 2010
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Aug 2, 2010
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2010
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2010
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Aug 23, 2010
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2012
New Season: 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.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2012
Inspectors have a field day checking through relics entering New Zealand.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2012
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.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2012
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.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2012
Hector comes to NZ to meet more Latin people; A forgotten orange costs a traveler $400; and Titan sniffs out packages like a champ.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2012
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.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2012
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.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2012
A Romanian couple are tripped up on the finer details of their plans.
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2012
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.
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Jun 8, 2015
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.
Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Jun 15, 2015
Season Final: Customs go rural to bust an illegal operation wide open. A passenger makes a glaring mistake when questioned at the airport and a returning Border Patrol favourite is back on the scene.
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2015
New Season: Customs put Operation Bread to the test to see how the recently trained cash detecting dogs fare, and an oversized package from South Africa must be checked for endangered species.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2015
Caught at the border, a drug smuggler with a large package of the drug P; a fish smuggler with dripping wet pockets; and an unemployed woman's money making scheme goes wrong.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: May 4, 2015
A Tongan man who arrives from the US with a large quantity of undeclared perfume bottles runs into trouble over Intellectual property rights.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: May 11, 2015
Customs cash dog Roxy pulls aside a tour group who she detects are carrying large sums of cash; and some Aussie promo girls arrive in Queenstown with containers full of unidentified white powders.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: May 18, 2015
Large hauls of high risk foodstuffs are located on regatta of Tall Ships at Opua wharf, and cash dog Roxy strikes again.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: May 25, 2015
A Brazilian man caught at the border with drugs in his undies, illegal weapons are stopped at both the airport and the mail centre, and containers of Formula One cars need to pass biosecurity checks.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Jun 1, 2015
A Chinese tourist expounds her views on New Zealand after being caught bringing in a biosecurity threat, and 18 race horses are unloaded on the Tarmac and checked for equine viruses.
Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Jul 25, 2016
A couple of Russian working girls try to talk their way across the Border; and it's all hands on deck when a slippery visitor arrives at the Port. Catch all the action from the frontline
Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Aug 1, 2016
Stopped at the border, an exotic eastern luxury, which also happens to be a serious biosecurity risk; and a cannabis crusader's plans go up in smoke at Queenstown Airport.
Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2016
Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Aug 15, 2016
Turtles are discovered at the Ports of Auckland; and some Aussie promo girls arrive at Queenstown airport with containers full of unidentified white powders.
Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2016
An American traveller who fails to realise that his medicinal cannabis prescription isn't valid outside of the US is stopped at the border.
Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Aug 29, 2016
A barista arriving from Hong Kong with very suspicious plans is sniffed out by a Customs drug dog. And high-risk plant material at the International mail centre poses a biosecurity risk.
Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2016
Tonight, a convicted sex offender who plans to talk his way over the border; and a traveler who tries to bring a fully potted plant across the border with him.
Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Sep 12, 2016
Season Final. They're the boys and girls in blue who keep our borders safe. You won't believe some of the things they find... or where they find them...
Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Jun 20, 2017
New Season: A young Brazilian woman finds herself and her bag full of tricks in the Customs red zone and a plane load of Ukrainian Fishermen are checked at the border.
Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Jun 27, 2017
A Canadian woman attempts to smuggle a live cat across the border, a Dutchman is caught with a serious quantity of Cocaine and a consignment of vehicles are checked at Hampton Downs motorsport park.
Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2017
A Mexican chef's phone messages give his dealings away, a Chinese businessman with truth issues and a couple Kiwis return home with some questionable trophies.
Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Jul 11, 2017
A bible containing more than the word of God is found by Customs in Christchurch, a tour guide shows border staff around his makeshift tobacco importing ring in Queenstown.
Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Jul 18, 2017
A playful French Doctor tries it on at the border in Queenstown and lethal weapons at Christchurch Airport.
Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Jul 25, 2017
Cocaine users open up about their drug use at the border, a suspicious bottle of detergent at the International mail centre and some high-risk visitors fly into Queenstown.
Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Aug 1, 2017
Travellers with no idea of New Zealand's drug laws, a South African woman claiming a long distance love affair, and highly questionable security cameras carrying more than lenses and circuitry.
Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2017
Tonight border officials confront an Aussie with a shady past in the Customs Red Zone and paintings at the mail centre that are more than just cardboard and paint.
Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Aug 15, 2017
In this episode, customs and Immigration stop a man wanted by Fijian Police, a colourful Kiwi arrives home with gold, silver and diamonds and a fight against organised crime at the Ports.
Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2017
In this episode, an American builder seems to think visiting the Customs red zone is a joke, a very sneaky concealment inside lithium batteries, and some serious biosecurity breaches at the border.
Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2018
Tonight, three Israeli men are found with large quantities of MDMA, some Ukrainian fishermen bring enough booze to sink their ship and there's a strong smell at Queenstown Airport.
Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2018
Tonight, a booze smuggling scam is busted at the Ports of Auckland, a Kurdish Kiwi shares tales of his high adventures in high risk countries and a Frenchwoman goes ballistic at Immigration.
Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2018
Busted at Auckland Airport, a Portuguese man travelling from Chile with a large quantity of Cocaine and a Spanish film crew arrive in Queenstown with a ton of gear but claim they're here of a hoiday.
Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2018
At Christchurch Airport a French Canadian with an illegal habit is stopped at the Border, Customs staff nail a colourful parcel from Uganda and a Flipino woman with some tall stories is questioned.
Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2018
Customs stop some highly suspect Pandas at the border, a passenger off a fight from Sydney with a nose for trouble and a young Brazilian woman is questioned by Immigration.
Episode: 10x06 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2018
A man from Guangzhou gets feisty when Customs catch him with more cigarettes than the Marlboro Man and a dodgy consignment of copper wire is intercepted Customs Air Cargo inspections facility.
Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2018
In Christchurch, a couple of suspected sex workers from Hong Kong are stopped at the border, illegal weapons are stopped at the International mail centre and MI stop a repeat offender at the border.
Episode: 10x08 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2018
Immigration catch a so called fisherman hook, line and sinker, Christchurch Customs are on high alert and a MPI biosecurity dog sniffs out a suspicious package on the mail belt.
Episode: 10x09 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2018
Questions are asked when a Hong Kong woman arrives in Christchurch saying she's here to visit a building that was destroyed in the 2011 earthquake. Plus, a package breaches biosecurity regulations.
Episode: 10x10 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2018
Stopped at Auckland Airport a Brazilian drug mule, a messy concealment at the International Mail Centre and a Malaysian man on the run from loan sharks.
Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2019
A lovesick Lithuanian begs for mercy, Customs find enough cigarettes to sink a ship at Christchurch airport and Biosecurity deal with a sneaky pest trying to hitchhike into the country.
Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2019
A Nigerian national kicks-off with Border agencies, Customs deal with a fishy parcel from Africa and Immigration talk to a tricky DJ trying to work without a visa.
Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2019
A British national plans his very own Brexit, a package of happiness arrives at the mail centre and Customs and Police go on a boat-hunt in the Bay of Islands.
Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2019
An American woman attempts to smuggle a live cat across the border, and Customs find a soft toy stuffed with more than just stuffing!
Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2019
This week on Border Patrol, immigration deal with a Singaporean national who claims to be rendezvousing with a mystery man, and a flood in the Bio-security zone shuts down Auckland Airport!
Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: Oct 21, 2019
A Brazilian man with a large quantity of cocaine hidden inside his suitcase, a woman loses her cool with Biosecurity and what is one wife trying to cover up for her husband?
Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2019
A Swedish traveller ends up with bags of trouble at Christchurch airport, a South American tourist tells a chilling tale to Immigration and Biosecurity in Dunedin deals with Navy, the sailing cat.
Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2019
Immigration deal with a Chinese national with a fake passport, Customs find a large quantity of meth hidden in household items and a charter fight of fisherman brings loads of booze!
Episode: 11x09 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2019
A Greek man turns up at Auckland airport with no money but plenty of history, Biosecurity deals with a hunter's trophies that include protected species and Customs find dodgy jeans.
Episode: 11x10 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2019
A Lithuanian man with very questionable holiday plans, a large concealment of undeclared cigarettes and a high-risk biosecurity item lands at the International Mail Centre.
Episode: 12x01 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2021
Biosecurity finds an expensive exercise in witchcraft, Customs shed light on suspicious Mexican lampshades and Immigration officials interview a man with more vices than a hardware shop.
Episode: 12x02 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2021
Immigration uncovers an attempt to establish a dangerous and illegal business in New Zealand. Plus, Customs come across the latest scam to try and breach the border with Class B Drugs.
Episode: 12x03 | Airdate: Aug 23, 2021
Customs uncover a drug concealment that's not child's play. Biosecurity New Zealand finds a Pandora's box of problems in a spiritual healer's luggage.
Episode: 12x04 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2021
Rare artefacts from Canada are in the Biosecurity spotlight, two travellers try to bamboozle Immigration and there is a sticky story from Customs officer Rory.
Episode: 12x05 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2021
An irate tourist brings more than a toilet bag and flip flops into New Zealand, and Biosecurity officer Renee uncovers some unwelcome hitchhikers in a house lot of belongings sent down under by a relocating family.
Episode: 12x06 | Airdate: Sep 13, 2021
Immigration is presented with bags of red flags, a family of foodies cook up a storm at Biosecurity and Customs checks out the contents of a dubious Christmas gifts sent from the US.
Episode: 12x07 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2021
We get an exclusive look inside one of New Zealand's biggest ever drug busts. Plus, an actress has an important audition with Customs and Immigration, and a drug concealment with a difference is uncovered.
Episode: 12x08 | Airdate: Sep 27, 2021
A woman is caught body packing highly illegal items on her person, Immigration rumbles a marriage of inconvenience, and New Zealand's most unwanted gets stopped at the border by Biosecurity.
Episode: 12x09 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2021
A taxi driver tries taking Customs and Police Officers for a ride, a triple trouble for Biosecurity New Zealand and solar lights super charged with illegal drugs.
Episode: 12x10 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2021
Biosecurity finds a hidden haul, a man makes a rooky mistake and finds himself in Immigration and Customs find a picture worth a thousand words and tens of thousands of dollars.
Episode: 13x01 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2023
In denial or being duped? Customs stops a woman who doesn't believe she's in the wrong, but her suitcase full of cocaine says otherwise.
Episode: 13x02 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2023
Customs and Immigration team-up to talk to a man from Latvia, who has plans to start a new country. Meanwhile, travellers from Malaysia turn up with enough fruit to fill a fridge.
Episode: 13x03 | Airdate: Aug 14, 2023
Immigration officers interview a man matching the profile of a suspected drug smuggler and it's 'Goodbye Pork Pie' at Biosecurity NZ.
Episode: 13x04 | Airdate: Aug 21, 2023
A Customs investigation stops a massive cigarette-smuggling ring dead in its tracks, a woman arriving from Brazil has a ‘ticket to nowhere' and Biosecurity intercept a man with ants in his pants.
Episode: 13x05 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2023
A businessman from Pakistan keeps his visa history under wraps while an American Kiwi lands with a passport that says he's 6 feet under.
Episode: 13x06 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2023
A mysterious vial of liquid puts Customs on high alert. Immigration officers play a confusing game of "he said, she said" with a traveller from Columbia.
Episode: 13x07 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2023
A New Zealand national loses her cool over a permit for her favourite ginseng, an itinerary raises red flags at Immigration and Customs officers find MDMA hidden inside art supplies from France.
Episode: 13x08 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2023
Friendly or phoney? Customs uncover suspicious paperwork in the luggage of a New Zealand resident. A traveller from China tries to convince Immigration that she's a genuine tourist.
Episode: 13x09 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2023
A returning New Zealand traveller experiences phone search fury in Customs red zone. Immigration turns up a problematic past with a US visitor.
Episode: 13x10 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2023
A Chilean visa runner tries to dash across the ditch and Customs uncover a crafty concealment inside a wooden pallet. Immigration checks a Romanian's hacker career is legit.
Episode: 14x01 | Airdate: Jul 8, 2025
A traveller is caught sporting the wrong kind of South American souvenir. Customs inspect a pool filter and Immigration speaks with a Canadian visitor who has a chequered past.
Episode: 14x02 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2025
Immigration talks with a tourist who's here to see the Queens of Queenstown; Customs uncover a mountain of tobacco concealed in a passenger's suitcase and Biosecurity inspects a very hairy souvenir.
Episode: 14x03 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2025
Biosecurity uncovers a grizzly treat. Immigration talks to a visitor who's itinerary has holes big enough to drive a truck through and Customs unbox some clocks ticking with drugs.
Episode: 14x04 | Airdate: Jul 29, 2025
Customs find cocaine in a traveller's check-in and carry-on, Biosecurity stops a cursed consignment and Immigration deals with a passenger who has a serious case of interview induced amnesia.
Episode: 14x05 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2025
Immigration speaks to a traveller suspected of planning more than a holiday, sparks fly at Customs as officers crack open a drug concealment and DOC inspects an unpermitted puma skin.
Episode: 14x06 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2025
Customs deal with a man who's hidden cash on his body, Immigration thwarts a tourist's plan to pick up work in the adult industry and a Biosecurity beagle's fast work finds forbidden fruit.
Episode: 14x07 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2025
Customs and the NZ Navy work to inspect a ship from South America, Immigration speaks to a man about some perplexing paperwork and Customs catch a cosmetic concealment of cocaine.
Episode: 14x08 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2025
Customs investigate two suspected overseas sex workers, a traveller tries to convince Immigration they're a genuine tourist and Biosecurity deals with a full-on feast of foodstuffs.
Episode: 14x09 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2025
Immigration interviews an overseas worker on a work visa who doesn't want to work, Biosecurity inspects a treasure trove of taxidermy and Custom's 3D x-ray technology exposes a concealment of meth.
Episode: 14x10 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2025
Immigration talks to a woman who's got epic adventure plans, on a fantasy budget, Customs uncover a haul of hidden cigarettes and Biosecurity finds a family bringing a full garden home in their bags.