COMPETITION: Win The Brokenwood Mysteries: Series 12 on DVD

For 12 years, this captivating series has charmed audiences across the globe with its charismatic characters, cracking cases and stunning scenery, making it the longest running crime drama in New Zealand. Now, Acorn Media International is delighted to announce The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12 is set to arrive on DVD and digital on 20 July 2026, following its run on U&Drama.

And to celebrate we have a copy on DVD to give away!

Synopsis:

Return to the rustic town of Brokenwood where behind the scenic splendour of small-town life, a web of deception, greed and dark secrets lurks in the shadows… 

 

Brokenwood’s best and brightest detectives are back as Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea – Go Girls, Auckward Love), Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland – The Almighty Johnsons, A Mistake) and Daniel Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri – Boy, Shortland Street) continue to grapple with the tranquil town’s ever-growing murder rate. With the help of their eccentric pathologist, Dr. Gina Kadinsky (Cristina Ionda – Out of Season, Filthy Rich), and the trusty locals, they must employ all manner of unorthodox techniques to solve their most bizarre and macabre murder investigations to date.  

 

The new series features six new feature length mysteries, from attempted alien abductions to a surfing priest with a dark history and a masquerade ball masking a mysterious death. The formidable team also dig into the strange case of a dead bride found by the tracks of a historic railway, a killer ukulele and a stolen family heirloom that leaves blood on the hands of fan-favourite siblings Ray Neilson (Jason Hoyte – What We Do in the Shadows, Nothing Trivial) and Trudy Neilson (Tracy Lee Gray – Educators). 

 

For a delightful mix of retro detective drama, intriguing investigations, warmth, wit and small-town charm, crack open a new casebook of crimes from New Zealand’s most murderous town with The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12. 

The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12 is set to arrive on DVD and digital on 20 July 2026, following its run on U&Drama.

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Who plays Detective Kristin Sims in The Brokenwood Mysteries?

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1. Closing date 27-07-26

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The US's Number One Journalist Nick Shirley exposes yet more fraud, this time in New York.

 

Nick Shirley

"Here is the full 53 minutes of my crew and I exposing New York fraud, we uncovered over $190,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters use the elderly and needy to commit fraud through adult and personal home care scams in NYC. Your tax dollars are paying for elderly Koreans and Chinese to play ping pong and do tai chi, while the fraudsters give $ kickbacks to those who enroll. Like it and share this video, the fraud must STOP.

We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for fraudsters to steal from our pockets. These fraudsters have been able to defraud American taxpayers for years without any pushback from the public and politicians. Time is up.

EXPOSE IT ALL AND END THE FRAUD."

🚨 Here is the full 53 minutes of my crew and I exposing New York fraud, we uncovered over $190,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters use the elderly and needy to commit fraud through adult and personal home care scams in NYC. Your tax dollars are paying for elderly Koreans and… pic.twitter.com/9OiTL5p9zx

— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) July 10, 2026

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