Where to watch New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands (2016) in the UK

New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands (2016) is available to watch free in the UK on BBC iPlayer. Last verified on 17 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

Isolated from the rest of the world since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand’s magnificent wildlife has been left to its own devices for 80 million years, with surprising consequences. This series reveals New Zealand’s rich and intriguing wildlife stories, from the bustling communities of penguins hiding away in giant daisy forests to the kakapo – Earth’s only species of flightless nocturnal parrots. New Zealand was also the last place to be discovered and settled by people who brought with them new animals, like merino sheep and new predators like the stoat. Finally the series meets the pioneering conservation heroes who are fighting to save some of its most endangered species.

• Film
• 2016
• 150 min
• ★ 7.7/10 TMDB
• Documentary