Meet some of the locals pursuing their passions in Whangamata and Waihi, including a story-telling sculptor, a hometown hot rod hero, and a senior who's turned to ink.
In mid-Canterbury, meet the maker of the country's best sausage rolls, enjoy an evening with Lynda Topp, her new wife Donna, and Donna's rising country star son Cameron.
Meet some of the locals pursuing their passions in Invercargill, Tapanui and Gore, including a singer, a swinger, and a couple of straight-shooting cowboys.
Meet some of the locals pursuing their passions in Waimate, Temuka and Timaru, including a frightening farmer, a pair of sweetheart Samaritans, and a car-collecting street cleaner.
There may be a desert road running through it but there is plenty of life in the Central Plateau. People with a passion for dinosaurs, pens, art, rugby and Russia.
Meet some of the locals pursuing their passions on Banks Peninsula, including a family of penguin farmers, a postie who's going places, and a rubber-burning botanist.
Meet some of the locals pursuing their passions in Rotorua, including a coffin-making former midwife, some souped-up Good Samaritans, big-hearted bush boys, and a cop with a mighty chop.
Meet some of the locals pursuing their passions on the banks of the Whanganui River, including a protective potter, a classic parts curator, and a nun who's having the last laugh.
Meet some of the locals pursuing their passions in Mangawhai, including a former farm boy, a swamp kauri sculptor, a bee-keeping broadcaster, and a community of absurdists.
Take a tour with the Chatham Islands' sole policeman, meet Air Chathams' chief pilot who owns a 1950s flight simulator the size of a house, and visit a sacred grove of ancient hand-carved trees.
Wheelchair-bound Shirley has a collection of more than 2000 horse ornaments. Famous boatie Happy Chaddy and his mini-me apprentice explain their love of the sea.
Duck shooters gather at dawn at the White Horse Hotel in central Otago town of Becks. Then meet a couple at Miller's Flat who built their own house, complete with a grass roof.