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Radar Across the Pacific (2012)

June. 19,2012

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Radar Across the Pacific

Te Radar lives in Auckland. But he doesn't know much about his Pacific neighbors. In Radar Across the Pacific, he travels to the islands to find out more.

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Radar Across the Pacific

2012

Te Radar lives in Auckland. But he doesn't know much about his Pacific neighbors. In Radar Across the Pacific, he travels to the islands to find out more.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 2 : 2014

8 Episode

Episode 1 - Easter Island

July. 20,2014

Radar marvels at ancient statues and learns how and why these world famous monoliths were formed. He witnesses the Tapati festival, which shows off the island's ancient crafts and odd competitions.

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Episode 2 - New Caledonia

July. 27,2014

Radar risks life and limb in New Caledonia when he rides a South Sea cowboy's training mechanical bull; explores Kanak culture and the desire for independence from France.

Episode 3 - Vanuatu

August. 03,2014

Radar gets terrified when he climbs one of the world's only accessible live volcanoes; and witnesses the land diving ceremony as men leap to earth from massive wooden towers.

Episode 4 - Hawaii

August. 10,2014

Radar explores the rich Polynesian culture of Hawaii including the ancient martial art of Lua, kite flying and the hula. He also gets a lesson from the surf legend Buttons Kaluhiokalani.

Episode 5 - French Polynesia

August. 17,2014

French Polynesia and Tahiti have long been seen as the archetypical South Seas Paradise, and Radar wants to know if this still holds true today.

Episode 6 - Niue

December. 07,2014

Radar discovers how a country of only 1400 people survives, goes swimming with killer sea snakes, learns how to build a traditional Niuean canoe and visits the islands only prisoner.

Episode 7 - Norfolk

December. 14,2014

Radar discovers how descendants of the Bounty mutineers colonized this Pacific island. He gets a lesson in yodelling from a country music legend and heads out trail bike riding with the island's teens.

Episode 8 - Tokelau

December. 21,2014

Radar travels for two days to reach one of the most isolated countries on the planet. He finds out how Tokelau has harnessed solar to become the first country in the world to run on renewable energy.

Seasons 1 : 2012

6 Episode

Te Radar lives in Auckland. But he doesn't know much about his Pacific neighbors. In Radar Across the Pacific, he travels to the islands to find out more.