kcfromaustcrime, My Review of The Water's Dead by Catherine Lea was just published:
https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/waters-dead-catherine-lea
... first novel featuring DI Nyree Bradshaw (BETTER LEFT DEAD is now available), set in the upper north island region of New Zealand, with idyllic scenery, pockets of poverty, a strong, tight knit Māori community, and a lot of fractious relationships.