Season 1
10 episodes · 2011
1The beginning
Marcus arrives in the Manukau via container ship and uses a variety of sea-going vehicles to explor Auckland's neglected harbour - spookier than it sounds.
2Kaipara
Marcus finds out what we dont learn about Piha on 'Piha Rescue', goes nude… again, and boats the Kaipara exploring its and his own canning history.
3Hokianga
The Hokianga feels like a separate state of New Zealand sometimes. Marcus asks why, has a lesson in horse riding and astronomy, and fails to not be sentimental about Opo the dolphin.
4To the top
Marcus goes further north than he has ever been in New Zealand - to Cape Reinga and beyond to the Three Kings, touches what was once the world's rarest plant and turns for home.
5Boats
This is the Boat Show - house boats, canoes, dinghys and a two-master. Marcus travels by boat to the Bay of Islands and falls in love with lighthouses and islands again.
6Concrete
Is the history of concrete interesting? Marcus finds that it is, on Limestone Island He also becomes fascinated by the history of gambling and whaling, and lends a hand at the local growers market.
7The outer islands
How many islands can you visit in one episode? Marcus finds the answer is plenty. Tiri and its lighthouse, Kawau and its bookclub! Little Barrier and its gorgeous bird life and spiders as well as Barrier and its million dollar fence.
8Coromandel and Barrier
Marcus drives! The length of Great Barrier and the Coromandel - hoping to find a place to party for New Years. But first he has to extract tea tree oil with a tricky local on the Barrier, go back to the hot pools and climb the pinnacles before he finally finds nirvana with the hippies…
9Donkeys
Marcus loves a donkey and finds New Zealand's only feral ones surprisingly close to Auckland. He also goes to New Zealand's party island as well as its island for drunks - and he ends up talking to his father.
10Auckland
What is there to like about Auckland? Marcus finds a great deal. He ends his journey with the alphabet of Auckland likes.