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The fictional town of Brokenwood has a population of about 5,000 and is located some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the coast. It is in a farming area, with crops ranging from wheat to local wine, and the surrounding area is home to many people who have escaped city life (from retirees to alternative lifestylers). [4]
The show follows events around the latest in a mysterious chain of deaths which have occurred on a one-lane bridge near the town of Queenstown. [1] The series is also notable for its inclusion of aspects of Māori spirituality as a core part of the plot, such as the notion of matakite , roughly equivalent to divination.
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Production has begun on “Tangata Pai,” a Warner Bros. Discovery-backed drama that claims to be the first primetime series in which 30% of the dialog will be in the Maori language. The eight ...
The show was broadcast on TV3 and streaming service ThreeNow in New Zealand, from 14 August 2023. It was shown on Paramount+ in Australia, and is due to appear on Sundance Now in the United States. It was a huge domestic success, holding the biggest weekly viewing figures for a drama on ThreeNow since it launched.
Aroha Bridge focuses on the fictional community of Aroha Bridge and the multicultural community within it, with a focus on "authentic, urban Māori characters". [1] The series focuses on the biracial twins Kōwhai and Monty Hook as they try to navigate the complex relations of their whānau and hometown all while the two try to achieve stardom.
Following the screening of the pilot episode viewers branded the show as "fake" and "pathetic" and within hours a Facebook page called "Cancel the GC TV Show" was started. [6] According to a New Zealand Herald article the Facebook page had over 2100 "likes" within 12 hours of the show's airing. There have also been questions about the show's ...
In the early days of television in New Zealand, Māori-language programming was scarce. Suggestions were made as far back as 1976 by the New Zealand Māori Council to create a Māori and Polynesian current affairs programme, followed by a second petition in 1978 to create a Māori production unit within the BCNZ, with the aim of adding "a Māori dimension to regular viewing".