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Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt

Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt

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8 episodesENserial

Show overview

Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt has published 8 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes during 2025. That works out to roughly 4 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 41 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.

There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 10 months ago. Published by RNZ.

Episodes
8
Started
2025
Median length
35 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

40 years after the untimely death of Kelly Tarlton, a team made up of friends, family and marine enthusiasts embark upon an adventure to complete one of his final expeditions.

Latest Episodes

S1 Ep 7Bonus: We Found It!

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Critical new information is found prompting a one man mission to see if it will lead to completing the treasure hunt.Read more about the anchor find on the RNZ website here.Special thanks to the Tarlton family for their support and trust in making this podcast.For more about Kelly Tarlton we recommend:Watch: Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's AnchorThrow Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-LampsonKelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. SaleNavigators and Naturalists, By Michael LeeThe Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, By John DunmoreThe Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770, Translated and edited by John DunmoreGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Jul 17, 202520 min

S1 Ep 6The Final Treasure Hunt

Hamish is confronted with a shocking twist in his effort to complete Kelly Tarlton's final treasure hunt. The anchor isn't where it was supposed to be... So where is it?Special thanks to the Tarlton family for their support and trust in making this podcast.For more about Kelly Tarlton we recommend:Watch: Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's AnchorThrow Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-LampsonKelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. SaleNavigators and Naturalists, By Michael LeeThe Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, By John DunmoreThe Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770, Translated and edited by John DunmoreGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Jun 26, 202540 min

S1 Ep 5Anchor Me

Combining the journals of Captain De Surville, the notes of Kelly Tarlton and the stories of past divers, the treasure hunt is about to become submerged. With a crew assembled and using cutting edge technology the seabed of doubtless bay is scoured to rediscover the final anchor of the St Jean Baptiste.Special thanks to the Tarlton family for their support and trust in making this podcast.For more about Kelly Tarlton we recommend:Watch: Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's AnchorThrow Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-LampsonKelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. SaleNavigators and Naturalists, By Michael LeeThe Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, By John DunmoreThe Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770, Translated and edited by John DunmoreGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Jun 19, 202535 min

S1 Ep 4Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World

The final year of Kelly Tarlton’s life saw him forever change the way that aquariums around the world were built. Those who were there share the memories of this achievement and the legacy that’s endured.Special thanks to the Tarlton family for their support and trust in making this podcast.For more about Kelly Tarlton we recommend:Watch: Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's AnchorThrow Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-LampsonKelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. SaleNavigators and Naturalists, By Michael LeeThe Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, By John DunmoreThe Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770, Translated and edited by John DunmoreGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Jun 12, 202533 min

S1 Ep 3The Voyage of the Saint Jean Baptiste

A French ship on an illicit smuggling mission, a crew dying from scurvy and 125-year-old map to a dangerous island known as New Zealand. Our would-be treasure hunters find out how the anchors of the St Jean Baptiste came to be left on the seabed of Doubtless Bay.Special thanks to the Tarlton family for their support and trust in making this podcast.For more about Kelly Tarlton we recommend:Watch: Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's AnchorThrow Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-LampsonKelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. SaleNavigators and Naturalists, By Michael LeeThe Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, By John DunmoreThe Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770, Translated and edited by John DunmoreGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Jun 5, 202546 min

S1 Ep 2Gold, Jewels and Gelignite

Former treasure hunters from Kelly Tarlton’s crew share the outrageous and often dangerous expeditions from around New Zealand's coastline and the world. What do they know about the lost anchor, and can it be found?Special thanks to the Tarlton family for their support and trust in making this podcast.For more about Kelly Tarlton we recommend:Watch: Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's AnchorThrow Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-LampsonKelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. SaleNavigators and Naturalists, By Michael LeeThe Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, By John DunmoreThe Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770, Translated and edited by John DunmoreGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

May 29, 202543 min

S1 Ep 1Meet Kelly

Most people know Kelly Tarlton as the founder of a famous underground aquarium in Auckland. What you may not know is that he was also New Zealand's most successful treasure hunter. 40 years after his death, a tale told on the high seas ignites a quest to complete his final treasure hunt.Special thanks to the Tarlton family for their support and trust in making this podcast.For more about Kelly Tarlton we recommend:Throw Me the Wreck, Johnny: memories of Kelly Tarlton by Steve Locker-LampsonKelly: the Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton by E. V. SaleNavigators and Naturalists, By Michael LeeThe Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, By John DunmoreThe Expedition of the St Jean Baptiste to the Pacific 1769 - 1770, Translated and edited by John DunmoreGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

May 22, 202533 min

Introducing: Kelly Tarlton's Final Treasure Hunt

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Kelly Tarlton is widely known as the visionary of Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World. He was also a highly successful treasure hunter of multiple ship wrecks across the world. 40 years after his untimely death a team made up of friends, family and marine enthusiasts embark upon an adventure to complete one of his final expeditions.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

May 9, 20252 min
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