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Great Southern Truckers
Season 1
We get up close and personal with a diverse group of truck drivers as they travel some of the most dangerous roads in the world in Great Southern Truckers.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 12021-07-01
Episode 1
Veteran trucker Mike is pushed to boiling point, as he races against time on Auckland's busiest motorway. Facing down impatient drivers putting his life at risk.
Episode 22021-07-08
Episode 2
Liz delivers containers for the Hawke's Bay fruit and wine industry, and inspires her hairdresser mum, Kerry, to follow in her footsteps. Plus, transferring from Hamilton to Auckland proves a challenge for The Great Moscow Circus when one of their trucks goes missing.
Episode 32021-07-15
Episode 3
Pana Sharma steers a shifting load of essential building supplies through the narrow and treacherous Karangahake Gorge and logging driver Summer has a braking problem on back-country roads.
Episode 42021-07-22
Episode 4
Stock trucker, Kirsty, negotiates the notorious Southern Alps twice in a day, while her colleague, Mike takes on board a load of recalcitrant cows.
Episode 52021-07-29
Episode 5
Tanker driver, Hayden has to negotiate breakdowns in the Dome Valley and failing brakes with a full load of petrol.
Episode 62021-08-05
Episode 6
Kerry has ambitions to be a Heavy Hauler, Mike takes a scenic, but dangerous drive along the earthquake damaged coastal Highway, and Garry has his hands full with a very heavy excavator load.