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In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.

The natural cycles of the universe impact each other in a never-ending circle of five interconnected forces, each represented by colour, season, compass point, emotion and location.

Captain Frank Worsley signs on as Captain of the Endurance to navigate Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew to Antarctica. When the expedition ship is crushed; Worsley's seamanship and navigational skills saves them all.

On 15 May, 2006, double amputee Mark Inglis reached the summit of Mt Everest. It was a remarkable achievement and Inglis was feted by press and public alike. But only a few days later he was plunged into a storm of controversy when it was learned that he had passed an incapacitated climber, Englishman David Sharp, leaving him to a lonely end high in the Death Zone.

In 1994, Mark Whetu summitted Mt Everest with Mike Reinberger. But after a freezing night, Whetu faced a harrowing choice: leave his friend or remain forever.

In 1997 Osama bin Laden declared war on the USA. Pulitizer Prize winning CNN correspondent Peter Arnett embarked on a mission to locate and interview him.

Three scenic rail journeys cross New Zealand, through some of the world's most spectacular landscapes.

Mark Norris is 42, divorced, and disillusioned with modern relationships. He lives in the city, but his heart is in cyberspace. He believes in love, but a more old fashioned, romantic type of love. The kind of love that he finds offered by Russian women looking for partners on the Internet.

The genesis of the universe and everything in it is described by the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Five Elements: known as Wu Xing. Change is the only constant. Balance and harmony are the objectives. On a cinematic journey throughout China, traversing seasons and geographical touch points, we discover how the Five Elements, remain vibrant and relevant in contemporary times.

How and why New Zealand became a storehouse for discontinued zoological species.

Two young Australian men bike across Russia on a journey of adventure and self discovery.

An aerial journey from the deep south of the South Island to the northern tip of the North Island. We discover the landscapes and meet New Zealanders who talk about their work, interests and culture.

A New Zealand woman is framed on a drugs charge by a corrupt New South Wales cop and battles the system for justice.

Three kiwi adventurers complete a 'world first' and Sea Kayak 500 kilometers down the Antarctic Peninsula to the Antarctic circle.

New Zealand mountaineer, Guy Cotter, returns to Mt Everest one year after the 1996 tragedy and summits the world's highest mountain for a second time.

New Zealand is a geologically young land, created and shaped by tectonic forces, volcanism and the elements. It is a living laboratory for scientists seeking to more accurately understand and predict volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

Eight teams of world cup downhill skiers race non-stop through the night for sixteen hours exceeding speeds of 130kph but for some teams, the race for victory becomes a struggle to survive.

A B.A.S.E jumper escapes death when his canopy fails to open correctly but his companion is not so lucky.

In the Southern Traverse adventure race attitude is everything and the winners and losers are not only the people who cross the finish line first and last.

Three kiwi adventurers complete in a 'world first' and Sea Kayak 500 kilometers down the Antarctic Peninsula to the Antarctic circle.

The host of National Geographic Explorer channel, Boyd Matson, joins team Macpac to compete in one of the world's most demanding endurance races, the Southern Traverse.

A profile of Kiwi mountaineer, Mark Whetu, who survived a night on the summit of Everest and was forced to leave his climbing partner and friend, Mike Reinberger, to die.

The 'Bonnie & Clyde' life style of two B.A.S.E jumpers and the motivations which drive them to take extreme personal RISK. And in our world of speed bumps and smoke-free zones, the need for RISK reflects on the nature of the world we live in. The search for the meaning of RISK is a marker of where society is at today.