In the local good news department: The Brokenwood Mysteries returns:
The reliably charming local murder-mystery behemoth The Brokenwood Mysteries returns [on 15 June 2025] for an 11th season, with Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland still on the beat solving improbable homicides. In the picturesque fictional New Zealand town with an abnormally high murder rate, it’s up to the affable duo to unearth the shocking truths.