Wildest New Zealand

Male penguins prepare to make a dangerous journey ashore in search of a new home as breeding time is near, and they must find a burrow before the females arrive. With many threats ahead, the petite penguins have important business to attend to.

The West Coast of New Zealand region is virtually undisturbed in nature, cut off from the rest of the world, and harbours a slew of indigenous creatures, from mountain parrots and shy penguins to mammal-like kiwis and ancient eels.

The fragile local species are guarded by two wild fortresses, one on a remote island encircled by a saltwater moat and the other on a hilltop citadel circled by a predator-proof barrier; A fragile sanctuary and the life that flourishes within them.

The New Zealand Fur Seal and the Norther Royal Albatross have returned to their homeland to reproduce. However, hard terrain, unpredictable weather, and predators will conspire to make it challenging.

New Zealand's isolated islands are famed as an unusual paradise, home to various unique wildlife; A land of miniature monsters, Lilliputian predators and tiny terrors; The undergrowth and life on a different scale.