Border Patrol Episode Rating Graph
May 2002 - present

May 2002 - present
5.5

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Browse episode ratings trends for Border Patrol. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Border Patrol's 144 episodes.
S7 Ep2
10.0
27th Apr 2015
Caught at the border, a drug smuggler with a large package of the drug P; a fish smuggler with dripping wet pockets; and an unemployed woman's money making scheme goes wrong.
S6 Ep10
10.0
Two suspected fraudsters land into the country; a backpacker's worst nightmares come true; and MPI deal with a rogue cockroach and a crocodile at Auckland International Airport.
S6 Ep9
10.0
12th Nov 2012
Two passengers planning a one-day stay have suitcases filled with souvenirs; a tricky passenger gives Customs officers a hard time; and dead coral is found in a passenger's bag.
S6 Ep8
10.0
5th Nov 2012
A Romanian couple are tripped up on the finer details of their plans.
S6 Ep7
10.0
29th Oct 2012
A passenger with a stolen ID feels the long arm of the law; a colourful character lands at Queenstown Airport; and LED lights raise suspicion in Auckland.
S15 Ep4
9.0
14th Apr 2026
An unusual itinerary leads to a drug haul at Customs, a passenger claims she’s on a trip with her boss but is it a working holiday? And a mammoth discovery causes quite a flutter at Biosecurity.
S15 Ep3
9.0
7th Apr 2026
A passenger arrives sporting an unusual tourist wardrobe at Customs, Immigration talks to a tattoo artist trying to work on a tourist visa and there are Biosecurity beasties in luggage from Africa.
S14 Ep9
9.0
20th May 2025
Immigration interviews an overseas worker on a work visa who doesn't want to work, Biosecurity inspects a treasure trove of taxidermy and Custom's 3D x-ray technology exposes a concealment of meth.
S14 Ep8
9.0
20th May 2025
Customs investigate two suspected overseas sex workers, a traveller tries to convince Immigration they're a genuine tourist and Biosecurity deals with a full-on feast of foodstuffs.
S14 Ep7
9.0
20th May 2025
Customs and the NZ Navy work to inspect a ship from South America; Immigration speaks to a man about some perplexing paperwork and Customs catch a cosmetic concealment of cocaine.
S14 Ep6
9.0
20th May 2025
Customs deal with a man who's hidden cash on his body, Immigration thwarts a tourist's plan to pick up work in the adult industry and a Biosecurity beagle's fast work finds forbidden fruit.
S14 Ep5
9.0
20th May 2025
Immigration speaks to a traveller suspected of planning more than a holiday; sparks fly at Customs as officers crack open a drug concealment, and DOC inspects an unpermitted puma skin.
S14 Ep4
9.0
19th May 2025
Customs find cocaine in a traveller's check-in and carry-on; Biosecurity stops a cursed consignment and Immigration deals with a passenger who has a serious case of interview induced amnesia.
S14 Ep3
9.0
19th May 2025
Biosecurity uncovers a grizzly treat. Immigration talks to a visitor who's itinerary has holes big enough to drive a truck through and Customs unbox some clocks ticking with drugs.
S14 Ep2
9.0
19th May 2025
Immigration talks with a tourist who’s here to see the Queens of Queenstown; Customs uncover a mountain of tobacco concealed in a passenger’s suitcase and Biosecurity inspects a very hairy souvenir.
S13 Ep8
9.0
26th Sep 2022
Friendly or phoney? Customs uncover suspicious paperwork in the luggage of a New Zealand resident. A traveller from China tries to convince Immigration that she’s a genuine tourist.
S13 Ep5
9.0
5th Sep 2022
A businessman from Pakistan keeps his visa history under wraps while an American Kiwi lands with a passport that says he’s 6 feet under.
S13 Ep4
9.0
29th Aug 2022
A Customs investigation stops a massive cigarette-smuggling ring dead in its tracks, a woman arriving from Brazil has a ‘ticket to nowhere’ and Biosecurity intercept a man with ants in his pants.
S13 Ep3
9.0
22nd Aug 2022
Immigration officers interview a man matching the profile of a suspected drug smuggler, and it’s ‘Goodbye Pork Pie’ at Biosecurity NZ.
S13 Ep2
9.0
15th Aug 2022
Customs and Immigration team-up to talk to a man from Latvia, who has plans to start a new country. Meanwhile, travellers from Malaysia turn up with enough fruit to fill a fridge.
S13 Ep1
9.0
15th Aug 2022
In denial or being duped? Customs stop a woman who doesn’t believe she’s in the wrong, but her suitcase full of cocaine says otherwise.
S8 Ep7
8.7
5th Sep 2016
A convicted sex offender tries to talk his way over the border. Plus, Immigration New Zealand have concerns about a Korean woman who's arrived with a full portfolio of how to sell herself.
S15 Ep5
8.5
21st Apr 2026
A traveller from Chile has a backpack full of secrets, a visitor from the US puts Biosecurity through its paces and Immigration have concerns about a passenger with prior convictions.
S14 Ep10
8.5
20th May 2025
Immigration talks to a woman who’s got epic adventure plans, on a fantasy budget; Customs uncover a haul of hidden cigarettes and Biosecurity finds a family bringing a full garden home in their bags.
S13 Ep9
8.5
3rd Oct 2022
A returning New Zealand traveller experiences phone search fury in Customs red zone. Immigration turns up a problematic past with a US visitor.
S7 Ep1
8.5
20th Apr 2015
Customs put Operation Bread to the test to see how the recently trained cash detecting dogs fare, and an oversized package from South Africa must be checked for endangered species.
S11 Ep8
5.0
4th Nov 2019
Immigration deal with a Chinese national who has a fake passport, and Customs find a large quantity of meth hidden in household items.
S9 Ep9
6.0
15th Aug 2017
In this episode, customs and Immigration stop a man wanted by Fijian Police, a colourful Kiwi arrives home with gold, silver and diamonds and a fight against organised crime at the Ports.
S9 Ep10
6.0
22nd Aug 2017
In this episode, an American builder seems to think visiting the Customs red zone is a joke, a very sneaky concealment inside lithium batteries, and some serious biosecurity breaches at the border.
S15 Ep1
6.0
24th Mar 2026
A passenger flies in with soup sachets which leave a bitter taste, a family fails to declare their airsoft arsenal and alarms bells are ringing after an interview with sisters.
S12 Ep5
6.4
30th Aug 2021
Rare artefacts from Canada are in the Biosecurity spotlight, two travellers try to bamboozle Immigration, and there is a sticky story for Customs officer Rory.
S9 Ep1
6.4
20th Jun 2017
A young Brazilian woman finds herself and her bag full of tricks in the Customs red zone, and a plane load of Ukrainian Fishermen are checked at the border.
S11 Ep10
6.5
18th Nov 2019
Customs deal with a Lithuanian man who has very questionable holiday plans and a risky item lands at the International Mail Centre.
S12 Ep7
6.5
13th Sep 2021
A family of foodies cook up a storm of trouble at Biosecurity New Zealand, and Customs officer Hayden checks out the contents of a dubious Christmas gift sent from the US.
S12 Ep6
6.7
6th Sep 2021
An irate tourist brings more than a toilet bag and flip flops into New Zealand, and Biosecurity officer Renee uncovers some unwelcome hitchhikers in a house lot of belongings sent down under by a relocating family.
S12 Ep1
6.7
9th Aug 2021
Biosecurity officer Jade finds an expensive exercise in witchcraft, while Customs officers shed light on some suspicious lampshades.
S10 Ep3
6.8
3rd Sep 2018
Busted at Auckland Airport, a Portuguese man travelling from Chile with a large quantity of Cocaine and a Spanish film crew arrive in Queenstown with a ton of gear but claim they're here of a holiday.
S8 Ep4
7.0
15th Aug 2016
A Californian woman arrives with a bizarre backstory straight off a Hollywood script writer's keyboard. Plus, a Tongan man arrives with a quantity of tobacco 600 times over the limit of duty free threshold.
S9 Ep3
7.0
4th Jul 2017
A Mexican chef s phone messages give his dealings away, a Chinese businessman with truth issues and a couple Kiwis return home with some questionable trophies.
S10 Ep4
7.0
10th Sep 2018
At Christchurch Airport a French Canadian with an illegal habit is stopped at the Border, Customs staff nail a colourful parcel from Uganda and a Filipino woman with some tall stories is questioned.
S10 Ep10
7.0
22nd Oct 2018
Stopped at Auckland Airport a Brazilian drug mule, a messy concealment at the International Mail Centre and a Malaysian man on the run from loan sharks.
S11 Ep6
7.0
21st Oct 2019
A Brazilian man with a large quantity of cocaine hidden inside his suitcase, a woman loses her cool with Biosecurity and what is one wife trying to cover up for her husband?
S11 Ep7
7.0
28th Oct 2019
A Brazilian traveller ends up in bags of trouble at Auckland International Airport, and the biosecurity team in Dunedin deals with Navy, the sailing cat.
S11 Ep9
7.0
11th Nov 2019
A Greek man turns up at Auckland Airport with no money but plenty of history, and Customs find jeans with more than dodgy labels to hide.
S12 Ep3
7.0
23rd Aug 2021
Customs officers uncover a drug concealment and Biosecurity New Zealand finds a Pandora's box of problems in a spiritual healer's luggage.
S12 Ep8
7.0
20th Sep 2021
We get an exclusive look inside one of New Zealand's biggest ever drug busts. Plus, an actress has an important audition with Customs and Immigration, and a drug concealment with a difference is uncovered.
S10 Ep1
7.1
20th Aug 2018
New Season. Tonight, three Israeli men are found with large quantities of MDMA, some Ukrainian fishermen bring enough booze to sink their ship, and there's a strong smell at Queenstown Airport.
S10 Ep2
7.2
27th Aug 2018
Tonight, a booze smuggling scam is busted at the Ports of Auckland, a Kurdish Kiwi shares tales of his high adventures in high risk countries, and a Frenchwoman goes ballistic at Immigration.
S9 Ep4
7.2
11th Jul 2017
A bible containing more than the word of God is found by Customs in Christchurch, a tour guide shows border staff around his makeshift tobacco importing ring in Queenstown.
S8 Ep1
7.3
25th Jul 2016
A couple of Russian working girls try to talk their way across the Border; and it's all hands on deck when a slippery visitor arrives at the Port. Catch all the action from the frontline
S9 Ep5
7.3
18th Jul 2017
A playful French Doctor tries it on at the border in Queenstown and lethal weapons at Christchurch Airport.
S9 Ep8
7.3
8th Aug 2017
An Aussie with a shady past turns up in the Customs Red Zone and a couple of Kiwi Frisbee golf champs return home.
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The first episode of Border Patrol aired on May 05, 2002.
The last episode of Border Patrol aired on March 24, 2026.
There are 144 episodes of Border Patrol.
There are 15 seasons of Border Patrol.
Yes.
Border Patrol is set to return for future episodes.