I’ve never read this. It’s by Charles Dickens. I don’t think I recommended it; but it might be an okay film. Dickens’ stuff is set in the Quincunx era. He was a major influence on Charles Palliser.
I trust you’re appreciating the Art Deco look of Napier, most of which was destroyed in an earthquake just before WW2, and rebuilt in a distintive style.

the glorious panorama of hone heke

annika looking jolly

christian and mika supping on what might possibly be a big mac. here we see christian sporting a rather fetching pink lumberjack shirt.