Rising Lights

Season 2 · 2023 · 5 episodes

Rūrangi’s culture war intensifies between the transgender activists, farmers and local Māori - all while ancestors from the past reach out to the living with unfinished business.

1LandfallTensions between Rurangi's farming and Maori communities culminate in a strange phenomenon that awakens the past.
2Face ValueAnahera stands up to Aunty Beth on the marae, Caz returns to Auckland to seek out Ellie, and Jem experiences his first queer nightclub.
3Plum LifeJem is crushed to realise the town is gossiping about his sexuality. Caz tries to convince Anahera to let local queer kids host a Rainbow Youth Group in her op shop.
4In Milk We TrustCaz is forced to watch the documentary about his dead lover, Anahera and Ellie have a karaoke duel, and Jem wants to go back in the closet.
5The Boat of TruthTensions in Rurangi grow. Anahera confesses her true feelings, Jem makes a painful decision, and Caz's pursuit of Andy's ghost takes him to a dangerous new low.

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