External Rating50%
201460 minEnded

Our Big Blue Backyard

Network:TVNZ 1

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S02E06 - "Banks Peninsula"

Aired on Dec 3, 2016, 11:00 PM

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Our Big Blue Backyard travels from Northland to Stewart Island, exploring six very special marine environments and features the colourful and varied inhabitants as they interact in their unique locations. From the giant to the tiny and the acrobatic to the rock scrapers, the range and behaviours of these species in such close proximity is fascinating. There is plenty of action in these aquatic communities as the lives of these close neighbours weave together to reveal entertaining animal dramas.It's predator versus prey as surfing orcas travel the golden harbours of Northland; quality time with the big old snapper and crayfish of Goat Island; drama in the egg nurseries of the stunning Poor Knights Islands; a day out with the athletic Dusky Dolphins of Kaikoura; a fur-seal summer off New Zealand's wild west coast and great white shark versus little blue penguins in the southern oasis of Stewart Island

Details

Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
November 2, 2014
Ended
December 4, 2016
Schedule
Sunday at 12:00 AM

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Episodes (2 Seasons · 12 Episodes)

Kermadec Islands

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.

Oct 30, 2016

60 min

White Island

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

Nov 6, 2016

60 min

Chatham Islands

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.

Nov 13, 2016

60 min

Fiordland

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.

Nov 20, 2016

60 min

Auckland Islands

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.

Nov 27, 2016

60 min

Banks Peninsula

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.

Dec 4, 2016

60 min

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