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S1 E7 New Caledonia

Documentary

NR

23m

Dec 31, 2012

In the rural north Radar is surprised to discover the culture of the South Seas cowboy is alive and well when he meets Tino Lecren, New Caledonia's most famous rodeo rider.Featuring: Te Radar

Season 1, 13 Episodes

Season 1 (13 Episodes)

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Kiribati

Radar discovers that the remote country of Kiribati has some of the most stunningly scenery in the Pacific and also some of the most over populated and polluted areas in the world.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Fiji

Radar explores a little-seen side to Fiji when he journeys into the remote highlands to visit the village where the last white man was eaten.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Tonga

In Tonga Radar has a once-in-a-lifetime experience swimming with a humpback whale and her calf.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Samoa

Radar is instantly taken by the physical beauty and cleanliness of the country. He meets a netball team of fa'afafine's (men who live as women) who perform a drag show at night.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Cook Islands

Radar's exploration of the Cook Islands starts with a musical theme as he tries his hand at Cook Island drumming. Unfortunately, his timing is so bad he believes he has a form of \\"arrhythmia\\".

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Easter Island

Easter Island or Rapanui might be one of the most isolated inhabited places on the planet but it is world famous for its ancient statues or Moai.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - New Caledonia

In the rural north Radar is surprised to discover the culture of the South Seas cowboy is alive and well when he meets Tino Lecren, New Caledonia's most famous rodeo rider.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - French Polynesia

French Polynesia,

With its 83 Islands, 113 languages, and two thirds of the population just surviving on what they can grow you would think Vanuatu could be ripe for social unrest. But instead it consistently tops the world's happiness stakes.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Hawaii

Missionaries were intent on banning many of Hawaii's Polynesian cultural practices including surfing, kite flying, Lua (the ancient martial art of Hawaii) and the hula.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Niue

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.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Vanuatu

Radar travels to the country the locals call \\"The Rock\\" to find out how this country of only 1400 people actually functions as a nation, especially given that 20,000 Niueans live in New Zealand.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island,

Radar is pleasantly surprised to find a place where the locals seem to all know each other, still wave to each car that passes and where the phone book lists people by their nicknames.

Across the Pacific with Te Radar - Tokelau

Tokelau is one of the hardest countries in the world to get to. There are airports on its three atolls so you have to take a 500 km (310 mile) sea trip from Samoa to get there.

Details

Across the Pacific with Te Radar

Documentary

TV-PG

1 Season

23m

Charismatic explorer Te Radar takes us on an entertaining journey to discover the wonders, wildlife, and weirdness of the beautiful and remote Pacific Islands.

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