Brokenwood is in mourning after a beloved local poet, Declan O'Grady, passes away from cancer. But the town is in for a surprise when the coffin accidentally falls from the hearse revealing that the corpse inside is not Declan but a young woman identifiable only by a scarlet tattoo.

Brokenwood is in mourning after a beloved local poet, Declan O'Grady, passes away from cancer. But the town is in for a surprise when the coffin accidentally falls from the hearse revealing that the corpse inside is not Declan but a young woman identifiable only by a scarlet tattoo.

The annual Riverstone Beach Hop is a colorful festival that brings classic car enthusiasts together from far and wide to celebrate everything gas powered and chrome plated. But on the morning of the event Charlie Baxter, the chairman of the Classic Car Restoration Society, is found dead next to his beloved El Dorado with a lungful of gasoline. Was this a gas siphoning accident or something more deliberate? And does it have anything to do with the unidentified dead body found in Charlie's garage the day before? Then again, the last person to see Charlie alive may have been Jared Morehu's best friend Greg McQueen who has just pulled into town driving a hot rod called - The Killing Machine, with Jared's ex-girlfriend riding shotgun.

The annual Riverstone Beach Hop is a colorful festival that brings classic car enthusiasts together from far and wide to celebrate everything gas powered and chrome plated. But on the morning of the event Charlie Baxter, the chairman of the Classic Car Restoration Society, is found dead next to his beloved El Dorado with a lungful of gasoline. Was this a gas siphoning accident or something more deliberate? And does it have anything to do with the unidentified dead body found in Charlie's garage the day before? Then again, the last person to see Charlie alive may have been Jared Morehu's best friend Greg McQueen who has just pulled into town driving a hot rod called - The Killing Machine, with Jared's ex-girlfriend riding shotgun.

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 Mike insists - 'not Santa, but a man dressed in a Santa suit.' The man is in fact the much-loved local Mayor Evan Whitestone, who dresses as Santa every year for the Christmas parade. But with local elections looming, attention turns to his four rivals for the mayoral office. Each of them has an axe to grind with Evan, or in this case - a cut throat razor.

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 Mike insists - 'not Santa, but a man dressed in a Santa suit.' The man is in fact the much-loved local Mayor Evan Whitestone, who dresses as Santa every year for the Christmas parade. But with local elections looming, attention turns to his four rivals for the mayoral office. Each of them has an axe to grind with Evan, or in this case - a cut throat razor.

Birthday celebrations are underway in the park when a skydiver drops in unexpectedly

Birthday celebrations are underway in the park when a skydiver drops in unexpectedly

As the historic village readies itself for its monthly opening, the owner is struck dead.

As the historic village readies itself for its monthly opening, the owner is struck dead.

A fight between farmers over land turns ugly when one of them turns up dead - a victim of an obscure poison.

A fight between farmers over land turns ugly when one of them turns up dead - a victim of an obscure poison.

The Detectives turn to a rest home to find the murderer of a high-profile business man who has taken large amounts of money from the elderly.

The Detectives turn to a rest home to find the murderer of a high-profile business man who has taken large amounts of money from the elderly.

When a middle-aged man dies of a heart attack while cycling up a mountain, his demise is thought to be from natural causes. But when Shepherd connects the death to another case involving an angry bull, the detectives suspect a killer is targeting the beneficiaries of a will.