Season 2

Season 2

2016-10-30
6 Episodes

Episodes

The Kermadecs

1. The Kermadecs

2016-10-30

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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.

White Island

2. White Island

2016-11-06

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

Chatham Islands

3. Chatham Islands

2016-11-13

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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.

Fiordland

4. Fiordland

2016-11-20

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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.

Auckland Islands

5. Auckland Islands

2016-11-27

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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.

Banks Peninsula

6. Banks Peninsula

2016-12-04

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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.