Motorway Patrol - 20th Year Special

Television (Full Length) – 2019

Reality series Motorway Patrol celebrates 20 years with this 'greatest hits' package of memorable roadside moments spanning from 1999 to 2019. The format is simple — a camera crew tags along with Auckland police patrolling the city's motorways. Stressful situations abound, from a touch-and-go helicopter rescue in foggy weather to onslaughts of colourful abuse from intoxicated motorists. Some encounters highlight the physical dangers of policing while others capture the diverse side of the job, including a lost elderly man, saving puppies and being first on the scene to a roadside birth.

I had my sunglasses on there and put them on pretty quickly to try and cover up my embarrassment..it wasn't one of my finest days.
– Former highway patrol officer Andy Francis on accidentally locking himself and two others in an interview room