It’s been a brutal year for New Zealand television, with the demise of Three’s Newshub news operation, costing 300-odd jobs; and the canning of TVNZ’s highly rated Fair Go, Sunday and Late News programmes.
It’s also been announced the long-running soap Shortland Street will be cut to three nights a week, down from five, from next year.
But amongst the industry’s slow crumble, is a beacon of hope – The Brokenwood Mysteries, which premiered on Prime TV 10 years ago before moving to TV1, and is now screened in 150 countries. Filming for Season 11 is now underway.
