Brokenwood: Population 5000 and declining slowly – one by one or, two by two depending on the murder rate that week.

In Brokenwood, an early morning mist will often give way to a glorious day. As far as towns go it's bucolic, pastoral yet curious. \

All-in-all, Brokenwood is a pretty nice place to live if you watch your back and sleep with one eye open.

It's a thriving community and diverse enough to always be throwing up surprises like the growing gay and lesbian community, the amateur dramatic group, the covert drug manufacturers, the refugees.

This isn't a town with a clichéd, small town demographic. It's complex, colourful and lively.