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Coast New Zealand: Christchurch

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Coast New Zealand

Christchurch

Season 2 | Episode 5 | The History Channel | September 9, 2018

Geography

Classification: Parental Guidance

This episode Neil Oliver visits Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. He investigates the origin of the New Zealand accent and goes in search of a toxic arachnid with a tortured love life. Hamish Campbell investigates the science behind the devastation caused by the recent earthquakes. Jacky Geurts meets a family determined to save their vulnerable colony of penguins, and Riria Hotere goes back to the land.

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This episode Neil Oliver visits Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. He investigates the origin of the New Zealand accent and goes in search of a toxic arachnid with a tortured love life. Hamish Campbell investigates the science behind the devastation caused by the recent earthquakes. Jacky Geurts meets a family determined to save their vulnerable colony of penguins, and Riria Hotere goes back to the land.

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