Season 2

1. The Kermadecs

2016-10-30 · 45m

The Kermadec Islands are in New Zealand's northern-most waters, and during a spring plankton bloom triggers a carnival of life, from tiny coral polyps to the largest humpback whales.

2. White Island

2016-11-06 · 45m

Around White Island, common dolphins, Australasian gannets and local reef residents adapt to survive the toxin conditions on New Zealand's most active volcano.

3. Chatham Islands

2016-11-13 · 45m

New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands attract roaming predators from all over the South Pacific - but the resident blue cod and brown skuas might just be the most ferocious of all.

4. Fiordland

2016-11-20 · 45m

In the wettest corner of New Zealand, where alien ocean creatures flourish under a freshwater layer, crested penguins struggle to raise their chicks in the midst of a harsh Fiordland winter.

5. Auckland Islands

2016-11-27 · 45m

Every summer, massive congregations of New Zealand sea lions and giant spider crabs descend upon the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands to carry out their violent breeding rituals.

6. Banks Peninsula

2016-12-04 · 45m

In Banks Peninsula's bays, tiny penguins, Hector's dolphins, and wetland birds experience a dramatic spring and summer as the epic migration of an ancient longfin eel concludes.