Four of the five committee members of Brokenwood Golf Club start on their regular morning round-only to find the horribly disfigured body of the fifth, in a bunker near the first green. Suspicion falls on the so-called Clubhouse Bandit, who has been stealing trophies from the club and is dating the dead woman's daughter.

Four of the five committee members of Brokenwood Golf Club start on their regular morning round-only to find the horribly disfigured body of the fifth, in a bunker near the first green. Suspicion falls on the so-called Clubhouse Bandit, who has been stealing trophies from the club and is dating the dead woman's daughter.

During a hunting trip, three friends set off in pursuit of a kill, but one of them ends up with a bullet in the head. Who fired the fatal shot? Or was there a fourth shooter? Although Shepherd and Sims find out the deceased's fiancee had been having a fling with his best man, one of her older relationships may hold the key to the killing.

During a hunting trip, three friends set off in pursuit of a kill, but one of them ends up with a bullet in the head. Who fired the fatal shot? Or was there a fourth shooter? Although Shepherd and Sims find out the deceased's fiancee had been having a fling with his best man, one of her older relationships may hold the key to the killing.

When DC Breen and his rugby team show up for practice, they are shocked to see their coach dead, stripped, and tied to a goalpost. Shepherd and Sims try to find out who would want to do that to a beloved pillar of the community. When a second body is found, the detectives believe the deaths are related. Could a serial killer be on the loose?

When DC Breen and his rugby team show up for practice, they are shocked to see their coach dead, stripped, and tied to a goalpost. Shepherd and Sims try to find out who would want to do that to a beloved pillar of the community. When a second body is found, the detectives believe the deaths are related. Could a serial killer be on the loose?

Jared lands the title role in the Brokenwood Theatre Society's production of Hamlet, but a young cast member, Ben Faulkner, falls dead at the end of a performance. At first the detectives think Ben died of natural causes, until Shepherd smells a lethal poison on the body. Then he and Sims dig deeper into the lives of the eccentric cast and crew.

Jared lands the title role in the Brokenwood Theatre Society's production of Hamlet, but a young cast member, Ben Faulkner, falls dead at the end of a performance. At first the detectives think Ben died of natural causes, until Shepherd smells a lethal poison on the body. Then he and Sims dig deeper into the lives of the eccentric cast and crew.

When Jared discovers a severed human hand in a crayfish pot on Brokenwood Beach, Shepherd, Sims, and Breen set about finding who the hand belongs to and if he or she is still alive. Suspicion falls on the Keelys, who own the crayfish pot and fiercely protect their family's fishing legacy and territories.

When Jared discovers a severed human hand in a crayfish pot on Brokenwood Beach, Shepherd, Sims, and Breen set about finding who the hand belongs to and if he or she is still alive. Suspicion falls on the Keelys, who own the crayfish pot and fiercely protect their family's fishing legacy and territories.

Shepherd and Jared attend a country concert by Shepherd?s favorite musician, Holly Collins, at which she announces that it will be her final show. When she is found the next morning electrocuted in her hotel bathtub, it appears to be a suicide-or perhaps a drunken accident. But Shepherd believes the cause of death to be more sinister, with only Holly's dysfunctional band members and a note written in lipstick on the bathroom mirror as clues.

Shepherd and Jared attend a country concert by Shepherd?s favorite musician, Holly Collins, at which she announces that it will be her final show. When she is found the next morning electrocuted in her hotel bathtub, it appears to be a suicide-or perhaps a drunken accident. But Shepherd believes the cause of death to be more sinister, with only Holly's dysfunctional band members and a note written in lipstick on the bathroom mirror as clues.

Ray has created "Lord of the Ringz Tours" tailored for tourists. Not long afterwards, his wife Debbie is found dead under a giant foam spider.

Ray has created "Lord of the Ringz Tours" tailored for tourists. Not long afterwards, his wife Debbie is found dead under a giant foam spider.

When the coffin is opened at Declan?s funeral, what is revealed is not his body but that of a young woman.

When the coffin is opened at Declan?s funeral, what is revealed is not his body but that of a young woman.

Charlie Baxter, chairman of the Classic Car Restoration Society, is found dead next to his much loved El Dorado

Charlie Baxter, chairman of the Classic Car Restoration Society, is found dead next to his much loved El Dorado

Mike and his team investigate the murder of a man dressed as Santa, found with his throat slit.

A surprise guest interrupts the picnic that Kristin, Breen and Gina throw for Mike's birthday. The celebrations come to a halt when they realize that the visitor is Kristin's ex-boyfriend.

A death at Brokenwood's Historic Village brings Mike and his team into contact with New Zealand's colonial past. It appears that Brokenwood might have to come to terms with having its first serial killer.

The team must investigate family, friends and rival neighbors following a chilling discovery among a local farmer's crop.