The Brokenwood Mysteries

2018-10-28

S05 E01 · 2018-10-28 · 92 min

Scared To Death

It's the annual Brokenwood A&P show, time for that special kind of Kiwi carnival! Amidst the shearing displays, the ‘Calf Day' competition and wood chopping, is the usual assortment of fun rides and fairground attractions. The sun is shining on happy family entertainment and ever popular this year is the shonky old Ghost Train.

S05 E02 · 2018-11-04 · 92 min

Bride Not To Be

The Cream Boat is a charming vessel that chugs its way up the scenic Brokenwood waterways. It carries sightseers and Christmas parties and often Hen Parties. Professional tennis player, Ophelia Marley, is one such lucky Hen. Her Bridesmaids have organised a big day migrating from the township via the Cream Boat to the Tidal View Lodge where they stay overnight.

S05 E03 · 2018-11-11 · 91 min

Tontine

Cycling is very de rigour around the globe and no less in Brokenwood. When one such MAMIL, (Middle Aged Man In Lycra), Lester Nyman, reaches the top of a local mountain after a gruelling ride and suffers a massive coronary, it doesn't seem suspicious. But then Gina reveals his toxicology showed astronomical levels of caffeine in his system and Mike starts to look more closely.

S05 E04 · 2018-11-18 · 93 min

The Dark Angel

On the edge of Brokenwood sits an abandoned mental health facility, an asylum named Brokenwood Downes. Now derelict, the spooky buildings provide a great hideout for local teenagers.

2019-11-10

S06 E01 · 2019-11-10 · 93 min

The Power of Steam

Mike and his team are taken into a world of Victorian dress-up and escapism when they investigate a murder at the Brokenwood Steampunk event.

S06 E02 · 2019-11-17 · 93 min

A Real Page Turner

World-renowned crime-writing author Jack Rudd visits Brokenwood to give a reading at the local book club from his latest novel - but never leaves, falling victim to a method of murder portrayed in his own book.

S06 E03 · 2019-11-24 · 93 min

Dead Men Don't Shoot Ducks

When an animal activist is killed on the first day of duck hunting season, Mike and the team must determine whether it was an accidental shooting, or something more sinister

S06 E04 · 2019-12-01 · 93 min

Dead and Buried

Some familiar faces return when the team investigates a suspicious suicide at the Brokenwood Women’s Prison.

2021-03-29

S07 E01 · 2021-03-29 · 92 min

The Garotte and the Vinklebraun

Mike and his team are thrust into a world of antiquities when a TV crew from the hit series All Things Old and Beautiful comes to town, and one of the hosts is murdered.

S07 E02 · 2021-04-05 · 92 min

The Witches of Brokenwood

The Brokenwood Health Retreat proves rather unhealthy for one unfortunate visitor, leaving the team of detectives with a very tricky case to solve.

S07 E03 · 2021-04-12 · 93 min

Dog Day Morning

When four masked men attempt to rob the Brokenwood Savings Bank, it's up to Mike and the team to determine which one of them pulled the trigger and killed the bank manager.

S07 E04 · 2021-04-19 · 91 min

Something Nasty at the Market

Mike, Kristin and the team investigate the murder of a Farmer's Market Owner who staggers into the crowd with a garden implement fatally embedded in her back.

S07 E05 · 2021-04-26 · 92 min

Exposed to the Light

A fundraising evening at the historic Brokenwood Empire Cinema turns deadly when a fire breaks out, and when the smoke clears, a local businessman is found strangled.

S07 E06 · 2021-05-03 · 92 min

Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson

When Mike mysteriously leaves Brokenwood on other police business, Kristin is left to lead the investigation into a 1970s party where several party-goers wind up dead.

2022-07-01

S08 E01 · 2022-07-01 · 95 min

From the Cradle to the Grave

Mike Shepherd and the team get a lesson in local history when the Brokenwood museum uncovers a dead body in the most unlikely of places.

S08 E02 · 2022-07-04 · 90 min

Death 'n' Bass

The Brokenwood crime fighters are called in to investigate a murder at a music festival, where it would appear the victim was quite literally killed by sound.

S08 E03 · 2022-07-11 · 91 min

Spark to a Flame

In the remote community of beaches at Pateke Point, a local resident ends up bludgeoned to death by an unknown blunt object and locked inside a house not her own.

S08 E04 · 2022-07-18 · 94 min

Three Coins in a Fountain

When the world champion of the curious sport of Spoofing is found dead in a fountain, the Brokenwood detectives must determine who was willing to commit murder in order to win at all costs.

S08 E05 · 2022-07-25 · 93 min

Good as Gold

A 160-year-old family feud over gold becomes the main motive for murder when a modern-day cowgirl is gunned down in cold blood.

S08 E06 · 2022-08-01 · 92 min

Four Fires and a Funeral

The charred remains of a body are discovered in a burned out rural shed. Mike and Kristin are tasked with identifying the body; it seems that this is the third in a run of "accidental" deaths, all attended by the Brokenwood Fire Brigade.

2023-04-10

S09 E01 · 2023-04-10 · 94 min

Brokenwood: The Musical

The history of Brokenwood gets new life as a musical. But the setting literally brings with it a shock for the composer.

S09 E02 · 2023-04-17 · 93 min

Old Blood Money

Mike and the team discover more than one dead body, and a significant amount of family rivalry, in the manor house where a pair of aging siblings live.

S09 E03 · 2023-04-24 · 93 min

Nun of the Above

The team at Brokenwood must navigate a group of nuns who've taken a vow of silence when a member of their order is strangled on their way to chapel.

S09 E04 · 2023-05-01 · 92 min

Going to the Dogs

Mike, Kristin and Chalmers must determine who wanted a local vet nurse dead when she uncovers a doping scandal and gets murdered for knowing too much.

S09 E05 · 2023-05-08 · 94 min

Shot of Love

A death at a motel at first looks like an accident, but something is not right in the stories the guests tell.

S09 E06 · 2023-05-15 · 90 min

Motorcycle Mamas

A motorcycle gang comes to Brokenwood to celebrate the wedding of one of its members, Debbie. But a tragic death saw a couple stop the party.

2024-04-29 · Detectives Mike Shepherd, Kristin Sims and Daniel Chalmers continue to wrestle with the alarming murder rate in Brokenwood. With the help of their curious pathologist, Dr Gina Kadinsky, they use all manner of unconventional methods to solve the town's more macabre and unusual crimes. From a brutal murder with a Jurassic twist to a spooky crime scene amidst the Day of the Dead, a lovestruck dental patient and a vicious visit to a House of Horrors, this seasons' homicides capture the quirky spirit of New Zealand's deadliest town.

S10 E01 · 2024-04-29 · 93 min

Brokenwood-o-saurus

After dinosaur fossils are discovered in the foothills of Brokenwood, the town buzzes about the potential boost for tourism; but when a paleontologist turns up dead, the future doesn't look so rosy.

S10 E02 · 2024-05-06 · 92 min

Day of the Dead

When the Brokenwood Small Business Association stage a Mexican "Day of the Dead" night market, they don't bargain on an actual dead body becoming part of the festivities.

S10 E03 · 2024-05-13 · 93 min

Publish or Be Damned

A writers retreat on a picturesque estate generates ample inspiration when the mentor, Dame Audrey McKinnon, is found deceased, floating under a nearby waterfall.

S10 E04 · 2024-05-20 · 93 min

Love You to Death

Brokenwood's favorite dentist, Sonny Lyman, is the subject of Jools Fahey's amorous attentions; Jools becomes a prime suspect when Sonny's wife is found gassed in an oven.

S10 E05 · 2024-05-27 · 91 min

House of Screams

The House of Screams, a local scare attraction, becomes the venue for an actual murder when a teenager is found with a sickle through his neck.

S10 E06 · 2024-06-03 · 92 min

Three Gold Leaves of Jesus

While a visiting theatrical troupe puts on a nativity play at St. Judas, a precious holy relic goes missing, and the actor playing Jesus is killed.

2025-04-21

S11 E01 · 2025-04-21 · 90 min

The Ghost in You

Shepherd and his team investigate when a devoted fan of the band Stolen Arrow falls to her death from a bell tower. The detective must dig into the band’s secrets and dark history to find the actual cause of the victim’s demise.

S11 E02 · 2025-04-28 · 90 min

Sudden Death Round

When popular radio host Ryan Osbourne is killed in an explosion at his old high school, the shockwaves rattle the community. The hidden rivalries and secrets that emerge create a long list of suspects for Shepherd.

S11 E03 · 2025-05-05 · 90 min

All Hallows Eve

After a man is fatally stabbed during a séance, and no weapon is found, Shepherd digs into the eerie incident to catch the murderer. Questioning if supernatural forces were involved, the team must separate superstition from reality.

S11 E04 · 2025-05-12 · 91 min

How the Other Half Dies

When Brokenwood's elite begin to act strangely, the occurrences come to a head after a wealthy man is crushed by a chandelier in his home. As Shepherd investigates, he uncovers a tangled mystery filled with greed and revenge.

S11 E05 · 2025-05-19 · 89 min

The End of the Line

A science teacher mysteriously dies ziplining while staffing a leadership camp for teens. But after the victim's past reveals a web of uneasy alliances and rivalries, Shepherd must cipher through a long list of suspects.

S11 E06 · 2025-05-26 · 93 min

An Oades to Christmas

When a man dressed as Santa is found dead on the side of the road, the team investigates. But after Gina examines the body and concludes the cause of death was a heart attack.

2026-04-06

S12 E01 · 2026-04-06

They're Out There Alright

When a chef is found dead in a crop circle, alien abduction theories spark as a UFO convention arrives in Brokenwood; but after another death occurs, Mike and Kristin investigate whether the truth is extraterrestrial or all too human.

S12 E02 · 2026-04-13

Angels and Demons

Young and charismatic priest Canon Zach Mantell shakes up Brokenwood's parish with his unconventional style; but when his wife dies in the church cemetery, Mike and Kristin find clues that point to a murder.

S12 E03 · 2026-04-20

Midnight in the Garden

A lavish New Year's Eve masquerade comes to a tragic end following the death of its mysterious host the following morning; as gripping secrets emerge, Mike and the team must unmask the killer among the party guests.

S12 E04 · 2026-04-27

No Return Ticket

A celebratory vintage train ride ends in tragedy when a bride is murdered and thrown out beside the tracks; as Mike and his team investigate, they must dig through old rivalries and family tensions to find the killer hiding on the train.

S12 E05 · 2026-05-04

Death Has Four Strings

Brokenwood's ukulele orchestra rehearsal hits a sour note after a property developer is killed with a snapped instrument; Mike and Kristin look into grudges within the band as the suspects multiply.

S12 E06 · 2026-05-11

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

When a woman is murdered in Ray's restaurant, Trudy is found at the scene covered in blood and becomes the prime suspect; as Mike and the team investigate, they uncover a web of lies, secrets, and a deadly scheme.