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So I have so far been really enjoying Marcus Lush and South, but would love to know what others were thinking. I think all of the places he has been to are just amazing! And I'm loving all the people he's meeting along the way. I think in the last episode he travlled to Fiordland by boat and traced Captain Cook's boat Journey - so so interesting! Definitely wont be tuning out any time soon.

7:00pm Sunday, August 16 on TV One

South: The cardinal point on the mariner's compass, 180° clockwise from due north; an area or region lying in the south.

Southland has become a cardinal point for television and radio personality Marcus Lush's life. Moving to the region six years ago was a transformative process for him. While work introduced him to the area, the southern terrain, isolation and history, captured his imagination.

It is one thing to navigate the twists and turns of Southland's undulating geography, it is another to feel it and understand the nuances of what makes this region special and important to nationhood. Whether braving Foveaux Strait on an oyster boat; canoeing down remote river gorges; or trekking into the wilds of Fiordland, Marcus Lush was up for it, and the result is TV ONE's new series South, starting tonight at 7pm.