Underbelly New Zealand Land: Land of the Long Green Cloud

Underbelly New Zealand on DVD

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The startling true story of the real Mr. Asia, Marty Johnstone and New Zealand’s first-ever drug cartel, The Syndicate. See how a boy from Auckland’s North Shore became an international playboy with an industrial-scale global drug empire and how, due to a taste for his own product and a misplaced trust in his friends, ultimately became the architect of his own demise.
1970’s New Zealand sees the country’s most notorious criminals and young entrepreneurs get together to grow a small-scale kiwi operation into a cartel that spanned the globe. A coming of age story from a time when sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll held New Zealand in their thrall, big dreams became a glittering reality and life was for living in the fast lane.
Based on true events, Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud is a six-part drama series that covers the incredible events that put New Zealand’s criminal world on the map, and still resonates to this day.
 

EPISODE 1: Disorganised Crime. Episode one opens a few years before MARTY JOHNSTONE’S wildly amoral criminal journey begins. We also meet BEN CHARLTON, the policeman who provides the canvas on which later events are to be painted.
 

EPISODE 2: Trains ‘n’ Boats ‘n’ Planes. While Ben is temporarily assigned to the Mona Blades disappearance/murder, Marty flaunts his bail conditions and flies to Europe with Andy, where they set up the smuggling of 75000 LSD tabs.
 

EPISODE 3: All At Sea. While the local boat runs and pick-ups continue, with bales sometimes going missing and helicopters chasing speedboats, Marty and Peter prepare for their blue-water enterprise with the Brigadoon.
 

EPISODE 4: Marty/Party. Marty and Bonnie consult with decorators doing a major refit; and Marty’s cocaine habit is growing.
 

EPISODE 5: Dominoes. Recovering from the Konpira Maru disaster, Marty tries to clean himself up in order to get back on top.
 

EPISODE 6: Thirty Of Silver/One Of Gold. JULIE HUE delivers the cash that MARTY made from conning Freddie and then contacts PIAK to buy him Buddah sticks.