​​Koa and Lilly, a young couple from Christchurch, head to Clearwater — a remote lakeside settlement in New Zealand’s South Island — for a quiet holiday.
It’s peaceful, isolated, and slow. The kind of place where you can forget the world for a while.

Meanwhile, a global climate disaster devastates the Northern Hemisphere and spins the world into chaos. New Zealand, one of the few surviving “lifeboat” nations, faces growing pressure: mass immigration, fuel shortages, and rising public panic. From Clearwater, it’s hard to believe — the lake is still, the birds sing, and life continues.

John, a local DOC ranger, quietly steps into leadership. Doug, a neighbouring farmer, reluctantly joins him. Together with Lilly, Koa, and others, a fragile alliance forms. They plant, ration, listen to emergency broadcasts, and try to hold onto some version of normal.

But when the government falls and the South Island declares independence, fear begins to close in. The group decides to shut off all radio contact — cutting themselves off completely.

What begins as survival slowly fractures under the pressure of isolation. With no information, no outside world, and growing distrust, Clearwater’s peace begins to unravel. Leadership is challenged. The lines between caution and control blur.

As silence deepens, so does the fear. What was once a safe haven becomes something much harder to hold together.

The Last Home in Clearwater is a slow-burn drama about collapse, control, and what remains when the noise stops — and all that’s left is each other.