<P> On 19 October 2015, the Seven Network and South Pacific Pictures renewed the show for a second season . It premiered on 23 August 2016 in Australia . On January 24, 2017, the Seven Network announced that the series had been renewed for a third season . It screened from 12 September 2017 with a mid-season finale after 8 episodes . </P> <P> In December of 2017, the Seven network announced the show has been renewed for a fourth season . </P> <P> George Turner is a popular columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper, writing a weekly column which he insists must be exactly 800 words . After his wife dies, he buys - over the internet and unseen - a house in a (fictional) small New Zealand seaside town called Weld, where his parents took him on holiday as a child . He then has to break the news to his two teenage children, Shay and Arlo . But the colourful and inquisitive locals in Weld ensure Turner's dream of a fresh start does not go exactly to plan . </P> <Ul> <Li> Erik Thomson as George Turner </Li> <Li> Melina Vidler as Shay Turner </Li> <Li> Benson Jack Anthony as Arlo Turner </Li> <Li> Rick Donald as Woody; an Australian expat builder who moved to Weld for the surf . </Li> <Li> Bridie Carter as Jan; George's former boss and editor in Sydney </Li> <Li> Emma Leonard as Tracey; an Australian expat and Shay and Arlo's form teacher at Weld High School . </Li> <Li> Michelle Langstone as Fiona; the owner - operator of the Weld Boat Club and a volunteer ambulance driver . </Li> <Li> Anna Jullienne as Katie; a part - Maori artist and owner of the Weld arts and crafts gallery . </Li> <Li> Cian Elyse White as Hannah; a surfer who works part - time at the Weld Boat Club and the local surf shop . </Li> </Ul>

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