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.

In the season premiere Kristin, Breen and Gina are celebrating Mike’s birthday with a picnic when a surprise guest drops in, and to make matters worse, it’s Kristin’s ex-boyfriend.

Charity Highmore-Browne is the owner and curator of Brokenwood’s Historic Village. A stickler for all things Victorian, Charity lives in a time warp.

With December approaching Brokenwood is alive and well with Christmas spirit. That is until a gruesome sight confronts Mike and his team; Santa Claus with his throat slit. Or as…

Holly Collins is not only DSS Mike Shepherd’s favourite country musician she’s also playing in Brokenwood. Unfortunately it turns out to be her final gig. When she is found electrocuted…

Four close friends go hunting in the bush on a stag trip. But the groom-to-be never comes back – he was shot through the head. Initially this would seem to…