Darwin and Newts

Season 1

Darwin and Newts are two siblings who discover and experiment with early scientific principles as they explore the natural wonders of their incredible New Zealand home.

40 Episodes

  • Swampy Mess
    E1
    Swampy MessDarwin and Newts are tidying up the treehouse and causing a real mess. Burpee gets upset, and heads to the big swamp to see his frog friend Croakette. But the swamp is far away and frogs need water - can Darwin and Newts save Burpee in time?
  • Sailing Away
    E2
    Sailing AwayWapiti gets blown away, so Darwin and Newts must use the power of wind to rescue their friend.
  • Snail Chase
    E3
    Snail ChaseWhen Darwin and Newts use the zip line to take Heni to see an incredible giant snail, a malfunction is overcome thanks to their newfound knowledge of magnets.
  • Worm Dance
    E4
    Worm DanceDarwin and Newts give Heni a hand in her garden with the help of their friends - the worms.
  • Burpee Needs Lunch
    E5
    Burpee Needs LunchWhen Burpee gets sore legs from dancing with Croakette, Darwin and Newts help by learning how to catch bugs for his lunch. In the process, they observe that the sun casts shadows, which helps you tell the time of day.
  • Chasing Rainbows
    E6
    Chasing RainbowsDarwin and Newts want to touch a rainbow so go on an adventure to catch one. They discover what is needed to make a rainbow, and Heni creates one especially for them.
  • Wapiti's Antler Party
    E7
    Wapiti's Antler PartyDarwin and Newts are puzzled when no one shows up for Wapiti's Antler Day party. Finding some footprints they follow them to find where everyone has gone.
  • Who's Eating The Moon?
    E8
    Who's Eating The Moon?Darwin and Newts have fun making craters with Newts' new catapult invention, and solve the mystery of the disappearing moon.
  • Darwin's Lucky Fishing Hat
    E9
    Darwin's Lucky Fishing HatDarwin and Newts go fishing, but when Darwin's lucky fishing hat ends up in the river they must work out how to get it back.
  • Awake At Night
    E10
    Awake At NightWapiti takes Darwin, Newts and Heni on an adventure to discover creatures that are awake and active at night.
  • Burpee's New Shower
    E11
    Burpee's New ShowerDarwin and Newts build a rock wall so Burpee can have some privacy.
  • Baby Blue Ducks
    E12
    Baby Blue DucksWhen Heni and Darwin discover blue ducks nesting by the stream, Newts invents a periscope to let them get a closer look.
  • Hiding and Seeking
    E13
    Hiding and SeekingWapiti challenges Darwin and Newts to learn about how some creatures use camouflage before he lets them play hide and seek with him.
  • Pumpkin Pulley
    E14
    Pumpkin PulleyThe team experiment with ways to lift a giant pumpkin up to the treehouse - eventually succeeding with a rope and pulley.
  • Monarch Butterfly
    E15
    Monarch ButterflyDarwin records a butterfly's life cycle when his swan plants attract a caterpillar that becomes a chrysalis, while Newts figures out how to paint a butterfly with symmetrically-patterned wings.
  • Burpee's Cousins Come To Stay
    E16
    Burpee's Cousins Come To StayWhen Burpee's cousins come for a visit, Darwin and Newts discover how tadpoles turn into frogs.
  • Manuiti Learns To Fly
    E17
    Manuiti Learns To FlyDarwin and Newts help teach Kea's young nephew how to fly, and along the way learn how birds take to the air.
  • Crabby Crabs
    E18
    Crabby CrabsDarwin and Newts learn about tides when they build sand castles out of wet sand and find they've disappeared the next day.
  • Cheeky Kea
    E19
    Cheeky KeaDarwin is confused when Kea knocks over his seeds, so he must grow the plants to find out which seeds make which plants.
  • The Big Apple Run
    E20
    The Big Apple RunDarwin and Newts work together to utilise the power of gravity to get Heni's apples from the top to the bottom of the hill.
  • Our Little Forest Friends
    E21
    Our Little Forest FriendsDarwin and Newts find an old log full of various insects across a forest path and build a bridge over it to protect it.
  • The Big Sticky Web
    E22
    The Big Sticky WebInspired by a spider, Darwin and Newts build a web-like trap to nab a food thief, and find it is a hedgehog preparing to hibernate.
  • Heni Paints A Picture
    E23
    Heni Paints A PictureWhen Newts mixes all of Heni's paints into one colour, the kids decide to create new paint from the natural substances they find around the garden.
  • Noisy Newts
    E24
    Noisy NewtsDarwin and Newts learn about sound and vibration when Newts becomes obsessed with drumming. Darwin takes what they've learned to make a home-made telephone.
  • Burpee and Croakette's Ice Skating Rink
    E25
    Burpee and Croakette's Ice Skating RinkNewts tries to preserve some ice from a frozen pond to make Burpee and Croakette an ice skating rink, and she and Darwin learn about the different states of water.
  • Bluey the Penguin
    E26
    Bluey the PenguinDarwin and Newts learn the environment needs protecting from plastic bags when they rescue a little blue penguin who got stuck in a plastic bag.
  • Balloon-Powered Rocket Car
    E27
    Balloon-Powered Rocket CarDarwin and Newts discover how a balloon moves when air rushes out of it and use their discovery to build balloon-powered cars.
  • Eggspedition
    E28
    EggspeditionDarwin's wish to lead a successful expedition comes true when he and Newts stumble over the egg of a giant, extinct bird.
  • The Muddy Path
    E29
    The Muddy PathDarwin and Newts discover what a fossil is and make their very own special fossil handprints.
  • The Annual Frog Jump
    E30
    The Annual Frog JumpBurpee wants to jump further than Croakette in the Annual Frog Jumping Contest, so Darwin, Newts and Heni help him train.
  • The Treasure Map
    E31
    The Treasure MapNewts and Darwin pretend to be pirates and Newts wants to hide some treasure, so she and Darwin have to draw a map to find where X marks the spot.
  • The Five Senses Games
    E32
    The Five Senses GamesDarwin and Newts compete in Heni's Five Senses Games and discover that they are good at different things.
  • It's Snowing In Kiwifruit Valley
    E33
    It's Snowing In Kiwifruit ValleyDarwin and Newts have fun when it snows in Kiwifruit Valley and discover that every snowflake has six sides.
  • The Story of Sheepy
    E34
    The Story of SheepyDarwin and Newts observe different cloud shapes in the sky, and Newts lets her imagination run wild.
  • The Festival of Bubbles
    E35
    The Festival of BubblesIt's the Annual Big Bubble Festival at Kiwifruit Valley and Darwin discovers how to make the best long-lasting bubble mix for the big day.
  • Darwin's Precious Collection
    E36
    Darwin's Precious CollectionNewts and Heni go searching for gold to complete Darwin's rock collection, while Darwin stays at the treehouse to grow crystals from his new crystal-growing set.
  • Heni's Apple Orchard
    E37
    Heni's Apple OrchardDarwin and Newts follow an apple tree through the seasons, becoming worried when it becomes sick in winter but learning that the tree's changes are part of a natural cycle.
  • Garden Emergency
    E38
    Garden EmergencyWhen Darwin's garden starts drying out during a hot, rainless summer, the kids try different methods of watering it, eventually building an aqueduct using the water from Burpee's pond.
  • Invisible Ink
    E39
    Invisible InkDarwin discovers how to write secret messages and with Newts' help plans a surprise for Heni.
  • A Stormy Day
    E40
    A Stormy DayDarwin and Newts are building their friend Pupurangi the snail a new home, but when the weather gets stormy they need to work fast.

 

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