Darwin and Newts are brother and sister who, through their fantastic escapades, discover and experiment with early learning science and engineering principles while exploring the natural wonders around their incredible home in New Zealand. Outdoor play, hands on experimentation and FUN are at the forefront as Darwin and Newts use their trike, zipline and waka to navigate their world and face each new challenge with imagination, perseverance and lots and lots of giggles.

Darwin is tidying up the treehouse but Newt’s is causing a real mess and upsetting Burpee who decides to head to the big swamp to see his frog friend Croakette.

Wapiti gets blown away so Darwin and Newt’s use the power of wind to rescue their friend.

Darwin and Newts use the zipline to take Heni to see an incredible giant snail but a malfunction stops them in their tracks. They use their newfound knowledge of magnets to overcome their problem.

Darwin and Newts give Heni a hand in her garden with the help of their friends – the worms!. They learn about soil and how plants grow.

When Burpee gets sore legs from dancing with Croakette, Darwin and Newts help by learning how to catch bugs for his lunch. All the while also observing that the sun casts shadows which help you tell the time of day

Darwin 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.

Darwin 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. 

Why does the moon look different sometimes? Darwin and Newts have fun making craters with Newt’s new catapult invention, and solve the mystery of the disappearing moon.

Darwin 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.

Wapiti takes Darwin, Newts and Heni on an adventure to discover creatures that are awake and active at night.

Darwin and Newts build a rock wall so Burpee can have some privacy.

When Heni and Darwin discover blue ducks nesting by the stream, Newts invents a periscope to let them get a closer look.

Before playing hide and seek, Wapiti challenges Darwin and Newts to learn about how some creatures use camouflage to hide.

The team experiments on ways to lift a giant Halloween pumpkin up to the treehouse, eventually succeeding by making a rope and pulley system.

Darwin records a butterfly’s life cycle when he discovers a caterpillar on one of his plants. Newts figures out how to paint a butterfly with symmetrically-patterned wings.

When Burpee’s Cousins come for a visit, Darwin and Newts discover how tadpoles turn into frogs.

Darwin and Newts help teach Kea's young nephew how to fly while also learning how birds take to the air.

Darwin and Newts learn about tides when they build sand castles out of wet sand only to find that they've disappeared the next day.

Darwin is confused when Kea knocks over his seeds, so he must grow the plants to find out which seeds make which plants.

Darwin and Newts work together to utilize the power of gravity to get Heni’s apples from the top of the hill to the bottom. Learn how gravity pulls things down. 

Darwin and Newts find an old log full of various insects that has fallen across a forest path. They decide to build a bridge over the log in order to protect their new friends.

Inspired 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.

When Newts mixes all of Heni's paints into one color, the kids decide to create new paint from the natural substances that they find around the garden.

Darwin 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.

Newts tries to preserve some ice from a frozen pond to make Burpee and Croakette an iceskating rink. While doing so she and Darwin learn about the different states of water.

Darwin and Newts learn the environment needs protecting from plastic bags when they rescue a little blue penguin who got stuck in one.

Darwin and Newts discover how a balloon moves when air rushes out of it and use their discovery to build balloon powered cars. 

Darwin's wish to lead a successful expedition comes true when he and Newts stumble over the egg of a giant, extinct bird.

Darwin and Newt learn all about fossils when they discover one and then make their very own special fossil handprints. 

Burpee wants to jump further than Croakette in the Annual Frog Jumping Contest, so Darwin, Newts and Heni teach him about physics to help him win.

Newts wants to hide some treasure and draw a treasure map so Darwin can find it. Will Darwin be able to follow the directions and landmarks on the map to find the treasure?

The Five Senses Game

Darwin and Newts compete in Heni’s Five Sense’s Games and discover that they are good at different things.

Darwin and Newts have fun when it snows in Kiwifruit Valley and discover that every snowflake has six sides.

Darwin and Newts observe different cloud shapes in the sky that allow their imaginations to run wild.

It’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.

Newts 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.

Darwin 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.

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.

Darwin discovers how to write secret messages and with Newts’ help plans a surprise for Heni.

Darwin and Newts are building their friend Pupurangi the snail a new home but when the weather gets stormy they need to work fast.