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Claybourne

Claybourne

Written by: Andrew Dubber
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Te Irirangi in the far north of New Zealand, 1998. An American corporate fixer drives into a coastal town to sort out a "problem" at a satellite station - only "problem" doesn't even begin to describe it. There's a body on the beach, a Koestler Industries cover-up, a government military conspiracy, an unexpectedly sentient AI, and a Taniwha who wants him dead. Also, terrible mobile signal, and you can't get a latte.


Ninety-six episodes of rural noir, 90s tech paranoia, small-town soap opera, and supernatural thriller. Northern Exposure meets Stranger Things in fax-machine-era small-town New Zealand.


Originally broadcast on Newstalk ZB; winner of Best Dramatic Production, 1999 NZ Radio Awards.


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Episodes
  • Episode 8: Electricity

    Episode 8: Electricity
    Jun 11 2026
    The satellite station's power fluctuates in ways the manual doesn't cover. Lights flicker in the hotel. Somewhere in the circuitry, something is listening, learning, and beginning to play.

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    7 mins
  • Episode 7: Interrogated

    Episode 7: Interrogated
    Jun 10 2026
    Constable Bigby arrives from Kawakawa to ask questions about the body on the beach. His investigation is thorough in some places and conspicuously shallow in others. Someone in town is already managing the narrative.

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    7 mins
  • Episode 6: Recognition

    Episode 6: Recognition
    Jun 9 2026
    Mata sees something in the stranger that the prophecy foretold. Queenie, the iwi matriarch, watches from the shore. Recognition is not always a welcome thing.

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    6 mins
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