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New Arrivals
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Told through the experiences of its native species, this is the moving story of the changing fortunes of New Zealand's wildlife since humans first arrived.
New Zealand was one of the last land masses to be found and settled by people. Lush and fertile, almost everything brought here flourishes, often with surprising consequences.
Told through the experiences of its native species - in particular, a charismatic and peculiar giant, flightless parrot - this is the moving story of the changing fortunes of New Zealand's wildlife since humans first arrived.
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Wed 3 Sep 202516:15
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Flightless bird on a plane
Duration: 01:55
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New Zealand's brown trout have monstrous appetites
Duration: 01:06
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Sarah Class
Shores of Respite
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Sam Neill |
| Executive Producer | James Honeyborne |
| Series Producer | Mark Flowers |
| Director | Nick Easton |
| Producer | Nick Easton |
| Interviewed Guest | Michael Elkington |
| Interviewed Guest | Daryl Eason |
| Interviewed Guest | Melanie Massaro |
| Interviewed Guest | Gardyne Family |
| Participant | Deidre Vercoe |
| Participant | Mark Flowers |
| Participant | Scott Mouat |
Broadcasts
- Tue 2 Aug 201621:00
- Sun 7 Aug 201617:00BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sun 7 Aug 201623:15BBC Two Wales
- Thu 18 Aug 201608:15
- Thu 29 Dec 201618:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Fri 9 Feb 201816:15
Tue 30 Oct 201821:00- Wed 31 Oct 201802:30
- Sat 17 Aug 201920:00
- Sun 18 Aug 201903:00
- Mon 2 Mar 202020:00
- Tue 3 Mar 202002:15
- Sat 22 May 202111:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Wed 26 Jan 202220:00
- Thu 27 Jan 202201:30
- Wed 19 Jul 202320:00
- Thu 20 Jul 202302:30
- Wed 14 Feb 202416:15BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sun 8 Sep 202419:00
- Mon 9 Sep 202402:20
- Wed 3 Sep 202516:15BBC Two except Scotland
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