TVNZ is massively wrong if it thinks that NZ shows are what NZ audiences want; they want good shows - doesn't matter if they're local or not. That said Black Hands has the potential to be their Netflix True Crime thriller event that TVNZ's wanted for yearshttps://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/117227335/tvnz-fights-streaming-competition-with-local-content …
Yeah agree about representation. That's a fair point. But think about the Netflix model, and how it plays for a global audience; they don't just target local, and TVNZ's dogged desire to do so works for TV audiences, but lesser so for streaming outside of Shorty and a few others