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Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard

  • Merrick and Rosso

    A word of warning! Merrick and Rosso aren’t gardeners. This week these Australian comedians hosted Burke’s Backyard as part of... read more
  • Adachi Museum Japan

    The Adachi Museum of Art is famous for its collection of around 1300 contemporary Japanese paintings, including works by Taikan... read more
  • Bowlingual in Japan

    Don met with a group of Japanese dogs and their owners to test the Bowlingual, a dog ‘translation’ device. The... read more
  • Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve, NZ

    Don visited the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute – guardian of Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and the world famous... read more
  • Maori Tattoos, NZ

    Maori people have long been famous for having some of the world’s most spectacular tattoos. Traditional tattoos, or Mokos as... read more
  • Possum Pam NZ

    Don visited Possum Pam, a Christchurch company that is making a whole range of products from Australian brushtail possum pelts.... read more
  • World's Biggest Magnolia

    World’s Biggest Magnolia, NZ

    While Don was driving along a street in Matamata, he spotted one of the best examples of a deciduous flowering... read more
  • Keas, NZ

    The Kea (Nestor notabilis) is an alpine parrot that lives in the high country of the South Island of New... read more
  • Ted Smyth, in NZ

    Ted Smyth is regarded as one of the finest garden designers in the world. He lives and builds his gardens... read more
  • Hagley Park, Christchurch, NZ

    Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. It was first settled by Europeans in about... read more
  • Kiwi

    Don met with Tara Atkinson-Renton, Head of the New Zealand Native Section at Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch. Tara showed... read more
  • Hobbiton, NZ

    Don and the Burke’s Backyard team travelled to Matamata, a rural town in the Waikato region of the North Island.... read more