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Claybourne
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…
Episodes
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Episode 28: Earthquake
The ground shakes. Bottles fall from Edith's shelves. The satellite station's instruments spike. In a region not known for seismic activity, the tremor raises…
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Episode 27: Eeling
Mata takes Thompson eeling in the creek, a lesson in patience, tradition, and reading the water. Beneath the calm surface, something ancient stirs. The eels…
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Episode 26: Detour
A journey that should have been straightforward takes an unexpected turn into the bush. The forest around Claybourne is dense, old, and not entirely…
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Episode 25: Returning
Someone comes back to Te Irirangi who hasn't been seen in a while. Their return stirs old memories and fresh anxieties. The town is small enough that every…
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Episode 24: Reconciliation
Two people in Claybourne attempt to repair what has been broken between them. Forgiveness comes easier to some than others. The land remembers what people try…
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Episode 23: The Welcoming
Queenie organises a powhiri for the stranger. Thompson stands on the marae atea, uncertain of the protocol but certain that something profound is happening…
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Episode 22: Family
Mike, Mata, and Queenie sit together, and the weight of whakapapa, obligation, and love fills the room. Across town, Frank pours a drink alone. Family is the…
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Episode 21: Bio Weapons
A classified document surfaces that connects the satellite station to something far larger and far darker than telecommunications. The word "Koestler" starts…
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Episode 20: Advice
Edith dispenses wisdom from behind the counter whether you've asked for it or not. Mata seeks counsel from Queenie at the water's edge. Thompson phones LA…
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Episode 19: Bad Call
A decision made in haste has consequences that ripple outward. Someone trusted the wrong person with the wrong information. In a town where the phones can't…
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Episode 18: Conflict
Tensions that have been simmering boil over at the hotel pub. Frank's plans for the town collide with Mata's sense of what the land demands. Thompson discovers…
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Episode 17: Car Accident
The road between Claybourne and Kawakawa is winding, poorly lit, and not always empty. An accident on the coast road changes the stakes. Someone's injuries are…
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Episode 16: Coin Trick
Mike has a trick he likes to show people, and a knack for being in the wrong place at exactly the right time. A small act of sleight-of-hand reveals something…
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Episode 15: Alliance
Strange times make for strange bedfellows. Two people in town who have every reason to distrust each other find common ground in a shared suspicion. Up at the…
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Episode 14: Radio
The DJ's monologue drifts closer to the personal than local radio ought to allow. The voice on Tai Tokerau FM seems to know things it shouldn't. Nobody in town…
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Episode 13: Falling Out
Alliances in Te Irirangi shift like the tide. Old resentments surface between Frank and Mata over land, legacy, and who gets to decide what Claybourne becomes…
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Episode 12: Natural Causes
Bigby is keen to close the case. Natural causes would save everyone a lot of paperwork and a lot of trouble. Not everyone is convinced, and the evidence has a…
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Episode 11: Prank Call
Someone is making phone calls in voices that don't belong to them. Edith's shop becomes a clearing house for confusion and suspicion. The town DJ muses on the…
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Episode 10: Domestic Violence
Karen's past catches a signal through the static. A phone call from the life she fled reminds her that distance is not the same as safety. In a town this…
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Episode 9: Morgue
A trip to the morgue raises more questions than it settles. The cause of death doesn't quite fit, and the dead woman's personal effects tell a story her…
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Episode 8: Electricity
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…
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Episode 7: Interrogated
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…
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Episode 6: Recognition
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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Episode 5: Identified
The dead woman has a name, a history, and a connection to the satellite station that nobody at Koestler wants to talk about. Thompson starts asking questions…
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Episode 4: Dead Body
Karen finds a body washed up on the beach below the satellite station. The town's morning routine shatters. Thompson is beginning to suspect that the "problem"…
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Episode 3: Car Trouble
Thompson's rental breaks down on a back road, and a seventeen-year-old mechanic named Mike is the only help for miles. In a town with a satellite station on…
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Episode 2: Warning
The locals seem friendly enough, but Mata, the town's priest, has a quiet word with the newcomer. Something in Te Irirangi doesn't want Thompson here, and…
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Episode 1: Arrival
An American on holiday receives a fax from his employers about a "problem" at a remote satellite station in New Zealand's far north. Thompson drives into the…
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Trailer
The trailer for Claybourne. A 96-episode audio drama originally broadcast on Newstalk ZB in 1998, winner of Best Drama at the 1999 New Zealand Radio Awards…