Utopia 9-12

Utopia Series 2 Episodes 1-4

9 “A Fresh Start”
Back with a vengeance, Tony is determined to kick off the newly expanded NBA with efficiency, however is foiled at every turn by office distractions, fitness initiatives and tech issues. Nat is touched by Katie’s hometown banding together to raise $30,000 to fix their local swimming pool, and vows to help, inadvertently triggering a billion-dollar rural health initiative in the process.

Spotted at a meeting was Peter Rowley, best known in NZ as co-conspirator on the McPhail & Gadsby Show

Gadsby, Rowley & McPhail
Gadsby, Rowley & McPhail

10 “Shovels Ready”
Tony is excited to finally get started on a tunnelling project on the verge of construction, however Rhonda’s insistence on a fanciful launch event jeopardises the entire project. Exhausted from constant commuting back and forth from the NBA’s Brisbane office, Nat asks the human resources department to hire a colleague as a manager there, but HR have other ideas.

11 “Keep Out – Public Property”
Faced with questions about why a new parkland project has no parkland, Tony and the Authority have no answers. Nat is desperate to receive contracts from Adelaide, but the NBA’s new courier isn’t as efficient as she would have hoped. Healthy Heart Week hits the office.

12 “Dot Dot Dot”
After the Prime Minister foolishly promises an ‘Education Nation’ initiative to the media, Jim asks Tony to create one for him. Nat receives a Freedom of Information request, and goes to Rhonda and Hugh for help.