[00:03.46]Most of the land sits in warm waters,
[00:06.59]but travel south and the character of the islands change.
[00:10.16]New Zealand is not tropical but temperate.
[00:16.89]The ocean currents which cool New Zealand's waters
[00:20.51]occasionally bring icebergs.
[00:28.92]Starting in the Antarctic,
[00:30.83]they've drifted for nearly eight months,
[00:35.17]on the way, passing the most southerly outpost in the South Pacific.
[00:43.67]Where New Zealand's temperate seas
[00:45.68]merge with the icy waters of the Southern Ocean,
[00:48.81]lies a solitary piece of land
[00:56.81]85 miles of wave-lashed coastline.
[01:16.04]It looks desolate, but it's not deserted.
[01:25.95]At certain times of year,
[01:27.48]there's more life here than on any other island in the Pacific.