89-457: 1News is the news division of New Zealand television network TVNZ . The programme is broadcast live from TVNZ Centre in Auckland . The flagship news bulletin is the nightly 6 pm news hour, but 1News also has late night news bulletins, as well as current affairs shows such as Breakfast and Seven Sharp . The 6 pm programme is New Zealand's most-watched news programme. As of July 2008, it had
178-470: A web portal . The website was closed in 2003, and replaced by a more basic offering that was designed to extend television programming. At the time of its closure, it ranked second amongst local online news providers - behind the New Zealand Herald and ahead of Stuff . 2003 saw a major shake up of TVNZ's news and current affairs programming with entering head Bill Ralston making sweeping changes to
267-562: A "TVNZ Charter" in 2002. This was a list of objectives for TVNZ which specified it must broadcast a wide variety of New Zealand-made content; the broadcaster was given public responsibility to provide news, drama, documentaries and "promote understanding of the diversity of cultures". In 2008 the Government announced that the broadcaster was to become "more public-service" like. TVNZ responded by launching two commercial free channels; TVNZ 6 and TVNZ 7 . By 2011 Prime Minister John Key announced
356-745: A "cheeky darkie" on his radio show on Newstalk ZB and subsequently chose not to renew his contract at TVNZ. Also in 2004 there was the public outcry over newsreader Judy Bailey 's $ 800,000 salary package, negotiated with head of news and current affairs at TVNZ Bill Ralston , she finished her final 12-month contract the following year after 34 years working at the broadcaster. In late 2010, TVNZ garnered criticism over various comments made by Breakfast host Paul Henry . Henry had referred to Delhi Commonwealth Games organiser Sheila Dikshit as "the dip shit woman" and "Dick Shit", going on to state that "it's so appropriate, because she's Indian, so she'd be dick-in-shit wouldn't she, do you know what I mean? Walking along
445-458: A NZ$ 30 million cost-saving measure. On 29 October, TVNZ abandoned plans to shut down its 1News website but proposed expanding the news content of its TVNZ+ streaming service. Breakfast airs short news, sports and weather updates every half-hour, from 6 am until 8:30 am, hosted by Chris Chang. Te Karere is a half-hour news programme broadcast at 4 pm weekdays entirely in Māori . It
534-469: A backup presenter for other bulletins until her death in 2002. On 11 August 1997, the early morning Telstra Business and Breakfast shows were first aired; Telstra Business was hosted by Michael Wilson; Breakfast hosted by Susan Wood and Mike Hosking . In 1998, TVNZ signed 3 National News anchor John Hawkesby to replace Richard Long from the start of 1999. But when Haweskby began presenting One Network News at 6 pm alongside Judy Bailey, there
623-475: A broad range of programming, including news, sport, food, drama, and comedy. Its news service is 1News and its sports division is 1 Sport . The channel, once the traditional home of television sport, has since lost the rights to most of the world's main sporting events, including the Olympics, and All Blacks test matches to pay television competitor Sky . TVNZ's outside broadcasting division, Moving Pictures
712-626: A case against TVNZ with the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), arguing that the broadcaster failed to follow the consultation requirements of its collective agreement with its members. On 6 May, TVNZ executives, staff members, and Wood submitted evidence during an investigative meeting at ERA's Auckland office. During the meeting, a Fair Go employee said that the company had not raised the issues of job cuts and progamme cancellations during staff meetings on TVNZ's future direction. On 10 May, ERA ordered TVNZ to enter into mediation with
801-635: A daily Māori language news bulletin, and shows for minorities, such as Attitude , Neighbourhood , A Taste of Home and Tagata Pasifika . Elsewhere TVNZ 1 specialises in food shows, including the locally produced MasterChef , and international shows, mostly from the BBC and Network Ten Australia. TVNZ 2 targets a younger audience than TVNZ 1. Launched on 30 June 1975, its line up consists of dramas, sitcoms, comedies, children's programming, and reality shows, most of which are produced in New Zealand or imported from
890-418: A disregard for quality genres and in-depth news and current affairs) and re-emphasised television's cultural and democratic functions in their policy thinking. The Clark government's highest profile broadcasting reform to date was the restructuring of TVNZ as a Crown entity in 2003. This introduced a dual remit whereby the broadcaster had to maintain its commercial performance (continuing dividend payments to
979-459: A high local content, and another, primarily for children, screening serious drama and arts at night. These channels would eventually become known as TVNZ 7 and TVNZ 6 respectively. In early 2006, TVNZ purchased Harmonic branded H.262 encoding equipment for the upcoming Freeview DTH service, which is an Electra 1000 on-the-fly video re-encoder. On 14 November 2006, TVNZ announced plans to launch two commercial-free digital channels. The first, with
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#17329056492051068-515: A larger population than the South Island, with the country's largest city, Auckland, and the capital, Wellington, accounting for nearly half of it. There are 30 urban areas in the North Island with a population of 10,000 or more: The sub-national GDP of the North Island was estimated at NZ$ 282.355 billion in 2021 (78% of New Zealand's national GDP). Nine local government regions cover
1157-408: A lead-in to One Network News at 6 pm, with support from NZ On Air . The Christchurch and Dunedin based regional news programmes were axed at the end of 1990. In February 1995, the main bulletin was again extended from 30 minutes to a full hour, screening from the now familiar 6 pm timeslot, followed by Holmes at 7 pm. The change coincided with the unveiling of a new studio set which
1246-444: A market share of 44% (651,400+ each night). TVNZ's Executive Editor, News and Current Affairs (formerly known as Head of News and Current Affairs) is Phil O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan had previously been in the role in an acting capacity since June 2022. His predecessors include John Gillespie who departed TVNZ in 2020, and Paul Yurisich who was appointed to the role of Head of News and Current Affairs until he resigned from TVNZ in 2022 after
1335-603: A new non-profit autonomous Crown entity called Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media (ANZPM), commencing 1 March 2023. Under the proposed legislation, both TVNZ and RNZ would become subsidiaries of the ANZPM, which would be supported by both government and commercial funding. The new organisation would also be headed by a board and be governed by a media charter outlining its goals and responsibilities including editorial independence. The Government has also allocated NZ$ 370m over four years in operating expenditure and $ 306m in capital funding from
1424-453: A partnership that would continue for much of the next 15 years. Tony Ciprian moved to the new commercial network TV3 , the network's first sports producer. He was with 3 News for almost 20 years. In July 1988, the Network News was moved to 6 pm and renamed as the Network News at Six but the weekend bulletin remained at 6:30 pm (as the Network News and Sport ). The moving of
1513-482: A programme of public broadcasting reforms. New Zealand's wide-ranging adoption of neoliberal policies in the mid-1980s and 1990s had large sections of the state sector privatised . As a state owned enterprise, TVNZ enjoyed enormous commercial success under CEO Julian Mounter (sustaining two-thirds of the overall audience share) and paid the Crown substantial dividends (over $ 250 million between 1989 and 1999). However,
1602-417: A proposal to disestablish TVNZ and Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and establish a single public media entity. The television and radio broadcaster would have a public-service role to provide content on a variety of platforms, "some of which may be advertising free". By mid-March 2021, the merger proposal was still in its early stages. In late December 2021, former National Party Member of Parliament Simon Power
1691-506: A public broadcaster or a commercial one, there have been other controversies. In 1996, the defamation case Television New Zealand Ltd v Quinn was decided at the Court of Appeal of New Zealand . For 3 weeks in January–February 1999, John Hawkesby became a weekday newsreader for One News, replacing Richard Long (who moved to presenting weekend bulletins alongside Liz Gunn). The change
1780-455: A result of Māui's brothers' hacking at the fish. During Captain James Cook 's voyage between 1769 and 1770 , Tahitian navigator Tupaia accompanied the circumnavigation of New Zealand. The maps described the North Island as " Ea Heinom Auwe " and " Aeheinomowe ", which recognises the "Fish of Māui" element. Another Māori name that was given to the North Island, but is now used less commonly,
1869-736: A review into the hiring of former Al Jazeera presenter Kamahl Santamaria . 1News was awarded Best News in the Qantas Media Awards from 2008 through 2011 and won Best Breaking News in the New Zealand Film and Television Awards 2012 . Television news in New Zealand started in 1960 with the introduction of television. These bulletins were broadcast from New Zealand's four main cities (Auckland, Wellington , Christchurch and Dunedin ) operating independently of each other due to technical constraints. The Wahine disaster in April 1968 highlighted
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#17329056492051958-582: A total of NZ$ 1,023,701 on ANZPM; with TVNZ spending NZ$ 592,424 in the period between 1 March and 31 October 2022. In February 2024 Jodi O'Donnell became CEO of TVNZ. In early March 2024, due to financial difficulties from competing large Internet companies such as Netflix and YouTube and a decline in advertisement revenue, the state-owned broadcaster proposed ending television programmes Fair Go and Sunday along with 1News ' midday and late night news segments. In addition, TVNZ has proposed 68 job cuts (roughly 9 percent of its staff). In response to
2047-587: Is Aotearoa . Use of Aotearoa to describe the North Island fell out of favour in the early 20th century, and it is now a collective Māori name for New Zealand as a whole. During the Last Glacial Period when sea levels were over 100 metres lower than present day levels, the North and South islands were connected by a vast coastal plain which formed at the South Taranaki Bight . During this period, most of
2136-504: Is a television network that is broadcast throughout New Zealand and parts of the Pacific region. All of its currently-operating channels are free-to-air and commercially funded. TVNZ was established in February 1980 following the merger of the two government-owned television networks, Television One (now TVNZ 1 ) and South Pacific Television (now TVNZ 2 ), under a single administration. It
2225-549: Is an hour-long political show that airs at 9 am on Sundays. Presented by Jack Tame , it consists of an interview with a politician that has been in the news during the previous week and a panel debate on a political hot topic. Q+A has been screening since March 2009, originally on Sunday mornings; since July 2018, it has been broadcast in primetime. By mid-2020, it returned to its traditional Sunday morning timeslot. TVNZ Television New Zealand ( Māori : Te Reo Tātaki o Aotearoa ), more commonly referred to as TVNZ ,
2314-633: Is presented by Scotty Morrison . The weather is also broadcast in Māori. Te Karere regularly attracts between 50,000 – 80,000 viewers a day. 1News at Six is 1News ' flagship hour-long bulletin, airing nightly at 6 pm; it is hosted by Simon Dallow on weekdays and Melissa Stokes at weekends. Sport is hosted by Hayley Holt or Andrew Saville, and weather by Daniel Corbett , Erin Conroy or Renee Wright. The bulletin has five segments separated by advertisement breaks. National and international news stories for
2403-419: Is state-owned but commercially funded through advertising. There has been reoccurring debate about TVNZ's role and whether it should be treated as a public-service broadcaster or a fully commercial network. TVNZ 1 TVNZ was created in February 1980, through the merger of Television One and South Pacific Television (which was renamed TV2). Until January 1989, it was paired with Radio New Zealand as
2492-647: Is the governing board of Television New Zealand. It is appointed by the Minister of Broadcasting and Media , who was at the time Willie Jackson . As of August 2017 , the directors are: the chairperson Dame Therese Walsh (Wellington), deputy chairperson Andy Coupe (Hamilton), Abby Foote (Christchurch), Cameron Harland (Lower Hutt), Toko Kapea (Wellington), Kevin Malloy (Auckland), Julia Raue (Auckland) and Susan Turner (Auckland). Former board members include Roger MacDonnell (2010-2016). The Fifth Labour Government introduced
2581-515: The 1News website by February 2025, investing more in its TVNZ+ streaming service and reorienting its youth-oriented platform Re:News to focus on video storytelling. On 29 October, TVNZ abandoned plans to shut down its 1News website but proposed expanding the news content of TVNZ+. On 7 November 2024, TVNZ proposed cutting 90 roles and creating 41 new roles in order to save NZ$ 30 million. This includes cutting several roles on its Breakfast and Seven Sharp current affairs shows. The TVNZ Board
2670-486: The 2018 census , and an increase of 570,957 people (17.6%) since the 2013 census . Of the total population, 733,893 people (19.3%) were aged under 15 years, 743,154 (19.5%) were 15 to 29, 1,721,427 (45.2%) were 30 to 64, and 609,534 (16.0%) were 65 or older. Ever since the conclusion of the Otago gold rush in the 1860s, New Zealand's European population growth has experienced a steady 'Northern drift' as population centres in
2759-423: The 2022 New Zealand budget for funding the ANZPM. On 8 February 2023, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced that the merger of TVNZ and RNZ into ANZPM would be scrapped due to a shift in government priorities towards "cost of living issues." He confirmed that RNZ and NZ On Air would receive additional government funding. Prior to the public media entity's cancellation, the two public broadcasters had spent
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2848-532: The Cook Islands , Fiji , and the Solomon Islands . While TVNZ provides much of the programming, scheduling and continuity are done locally. North Island The North Island ( Māori : Te Ika-a-Māui [tɛ i.kɐ ɐ mɑː.ʉ.i] , lit. 'the fish of Māui', officially North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui or historically New Ulster ) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand , separated from
2937-624: The Dream11 Super Smash domestic cricket tournament. TVNZ broadcasts timeshift channels of its three television channels. These broadcast the Auckland feed, delayed by one hour. TVNZ 1+1 was launched on 1 July 2012, replacing TVNZ 7 . TVNZ 2+1 was launched on 1 September 2013, replacing TVNZ U . TVNZ Duke+1 was launched on 17 November 2020. Internationally, TVNZ has helped provide television services in Pacific Island nations such as
3026-645: The E tū union over THE staff redundancies caused by its programming cutbacks. TVNZ issued a statement voicing disappointment with ERA's decision and that "we will now take the time to consider the decision and our next steps." On 31 May, Employment Court Chief Judge Christina Inglis dismissed TVNZ's appeal against the Employment Relations Authority's ruling and ruled that TVNZ had to enter into collective bargaining with its employees. On 7 October 2024, TVNZ's management proposed several measures to find NZ$ 30 million in cost-savings including closing down
3115-412: The Network News to 6 pm also marked the introduction of computer-generated weather graphics and the arrival of Jim Hickey and Penelope Barr, who replaced Veronica Allum and Sue Scott as weather presenters. On 3 April 1989 TVNZ launched a new nightly current affairs programme, Holmes , which was presented by Paul Holmes . Holmes began screening at 6:30 pm. At the same time, the duration of
3204-824: The Network News at Six was reduced back to 30 minutes and the regional news programmes were transferred to around 5:45 pm on TV2. The year saw the introduction of TVNZ's first foreign correspondents – Liam Jeory in London and Susan Wood in Sydney. In October 1989, the weekend Network News and Sport was moved from 6:30 pm to 6 pm. In November 1989, the Network News was relaunched as One Network News ; its renaming due to competition from new broadcasting station TV3's news programme 3 National News . In December 1989, both Top Half and Today Tonight were axed by TVNZ but The Mainland Touch and The South Tonight continued for another year and screened on TV One at 5:45 pm as
3293-602: The 1970s and 1980s, when New Zealand had only one or two TV channels. While the Broadcasting Minister, Steve Maharey , ruled out turning TVNZ into an entirely non-commercial broadcaster, on 25 February 2006, he stated that the Labour Government was "pretty much settled" on the introduction of two new free-to-air, non-commercial channels available via digital television. One screening high-end international documentaries, re-runs of One News and minority programmes with
3382-654: The Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ). The broadcaster was initially based in Television One's former headquarters at the Avalon television centre in Lower Hutt , with TV One broadcasting out of Avalon and TV2 broadcasting out of Auckland. However over the course of the 1980s, operations were gradually moved to Auckland. In 1989, TVNZ moved to a new television centre in central Auckland. In preparation for
3471-746: The Crown) while simultaneously implementing a new public service Charter. The TVNZ Charter would require the negotiation and reconciliation of potentially contradictory commercial and public service imperatives. The final version of the TVNZ Charter included a range of public service objectives and expectations. However, this dual remit precluded any transformation of TVNZ into fully-fledged public service broadcaster, and TVNZ's efforts to balance its pursuit of commercial performance and Charter objectives were soon being criticised. Despite some investment in local content, including new documentaries and discussion programmes,
3560-478: The Government of tight-fistedness. In late 2011, TVNZ and its pay-TV rival Sky Network Television announced the joint venture Igloo , which is to provide a low-cost pay-TV service for households not currently covered by Freeview or Sky. Igloo closed in 2017. In mid 2013, TVNZ changed its on-screen branding to a more flat, modern look. TVNZ went fully digital in December 2013, with the accompanying shutdown of
3649-402: The North Island have grown faster than those of New Zealand's South Island. This population trend has continued into the twenty-first century, but at a much slower rate. While the North Island's population continues to grow faster than the South Island, this is solely due to the North Island having higher natural increase (i.e. births minus deaths) and international migration; since the late 1980s,
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3738-549: The North Island is named New Ulster (named after Ulster province in northern Ireland) which was also a province of New Zealand that included the North Island. In 2009 the New Zealand Geographic Board found that, along with the South Island, the North Island had no official name. After a public consultation, the board officially named it North Island, or the aforementioned Te Ika-a-Māui, in October 2013. In prose,
3827-574: The North Island was covered in thorn scrubland and forest , while the modern-day Northland Peninsula was a subtropical rainforest . Sea levels began to rise 7,000 years ago, eventually separating the islands and linking the Cook Strait to the Tasman Sea . The North Island has an estimated population of 4,077,800 as of June 2024. The North Island had a population of 3,808,005 at the 2023 New Zealand census , an increase of 213,453 people (5.9%) since
3916-583: The North Island. From north to south, they are Whangārei , Auckland , Hamilton , Tauranga , Rotorua , Gisborne , New Plymouth , Napier , Hastings , Whanganui , Palmerston North , and New Zealand's capital city Wellington , which is located at the south-west tip of the island. The island has been known internationally as the North Island for many years. The Te Reo Māori name for it, Te Ika-a-Māui , also has official recognition but it remains seldom used by most residents. On some 19th-century maps,
4005-684: The TVNZ.co.nz domain. The broadcaster said it was "upping the ante" for digital offerings. Sir Paul Holmes returned to TVNZ as the host on the new political programme Q+A in 2009. He hosted the programme until late 2012, when illness prevented him from continuing his duties. He died on 1 February 2013. On 3 November 2009, TVNZ celebrated One News' 40th birthday with some archival footage available on their website. Later that year, Jennie Goodwin , David Beatson , Dougal Stevenson and Lindsay Perigo returned to read one Breakfast news segment each. A Saturday edition of Breakfast , called Saturday Breakfast ,
4094-553: The United States. Locally produced content includes Shortland Street , Motorway Patrol and What Now , and international shows (which are predominantly American) include The Big Bang Theory , The Simpsons and The Walking Dead . TVNZ 2 is sold by TVNZ as the "home of entertainment". TVNZ Duke was launched on 20 March 2016. It initially broadcast between the hours of 6pm and midnight, although it occasionally screened live sport events outside of these hours. On average,
4183-492: The actions of the demigod Māui . Māui and his brothers were fishing from their canoe (the South Island) when he caught a great fish and pulled it right up from the sea. While he was not looking, his brothers fought over the fish and chopped it up. This great fish became the North Island, and thus a Māori name for the North Island is Te Ika-a-Māui ("The Fish of Māui"). The mountains and valleys are believed to have been formed as
4272-434: The analogue transmitters to free up spectrum for telecommunications use. In January 2017 TVNZ launched their 'New Blood Web Series Competition' supported by NZ On Air. The competition is calling for aspiring content creators to submit a web series pilot episode. The winner will receive $ 100,000 to make a complete web series, which will launch through TVNZ's online channels. In addition to debates over whether TVNZ should be
4361-568: The board of TVNZ in October 2005, was obtained and released by Green MP Sue Kedgley . The memo outlined three (four) options. These were: On 15 February 2006, a group of 31 prominent New Zealanders signed an open letter, published as a full-page newspaper advertisement, calling for better quality programmes and less advertising on TVNZ. These included mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary , and former governors-general Sir Michael Hardie Boys and Dame Catherine Tizard . However, they were accused of being out of touch and nostalgic for local programmes from
4450-451: The channel broadcasts from 10:30 am until late on weekdays, and from 7 am until late on weekends. It screens programming for a male audience with comedy, drama and factual series such as Two and a Half Men , Family Guy , The Simpsons , Everybody Hates Chris and River Monsters . It also screens a number of sporting events such as the Men's and Women's Hockey Pro Leagues and
4539-468: The closure of these channels. 6 in 2011, and 7 in mid-2012, with much of their content put into TVNZ Heartland and TVNZ Kidzone24 which are only available behind a Sky TV paywall. The Fifth National Government abolished the Charter in 2011. Political opponents accused the Government of reducing TVNZ's commitments as a public broadcaster. TVNZ 1 is TVNZ's flagship channel. Launched on 1 June 1960, it has
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#17329056492054628-511: The commercial success had been achieved through an unabashed pursuit of ratings through populist and tabloid content, and prior to the 1999 election the National-led government was evidently positioning TVNZ for commercialisation Labour-led administrations since 1999 explicitly recognised the market failures of a wholly commercial broadcasting sector (e.g. saturation-level advertising, low levels of local content, heavy reliance on cheap imports and
4717-429: The content on TV One and TV2 remained similar to the pre-charter schedules, with a continuing high proportion of light entertainment and reality-TV shows. TVNZ continues to pay dividends to the Crown. However, from 2006 until 2009 TVNZ received $ 15.11 million each year from Government to assist it with fulfilling Charter obligations. There was much debate about the initial secrecy surrounding funding allocations and
4806-417: The election of a National Party-led government under John Key in 2008, the Charter was abolished in favour of a return to the 1990s model of a full commercial broadcaster. There is much debate on the future of TVNZ, which focuses on the nature of public service broadcasting and its commercial role. An example was in a memo called A More Public Broadcaster written by outgoing Chief Executive Ian Fraser to
4895-485: The first three segments (approximately 35 minutes), sport news in the fourth segment (approximately 10–15 minutes), and weather and light-hearted news in the last segment. Seven Sharp is a half-hour current affairs programme which airs at 7 pm each weekday. Presented by Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells , it features mostly current event or local human interest stories. It was launched in 2013, replacing Close Up and long serving broadcaster Mark Sainsbury . Q+A
4984-487: The formats of many programmes. A new state-of-the-art studio came into use for One News programmes, but many presenters were culled. The changes saw the end of Long and Bailey's 15-year partnership; from January 2004, the main 6 pm bulletin reverted to a single-headed broadcast with Judy Bailey as anchor. Jim Hickey , TVNZ's most popular weather presenter, and sports presenter April Bruce (née Ieremia) also left in 2003. Hickey returned to One News in 2007. Close Up
5073-415: The four main regions: Top Half (Auckland and the upper North Island ), Today Tonight (Wellington and the lower North Island and originally the upper South Island), The Mainland Touch (Christchurch, Canterbury and later the upper South Island ) and 7:30 South (Dunedin, Otago and Southland ). Initially, these programmes aired at 7:30 pm and ran for half an hour in duration. In February 1982,
5162-471: The human interest element of an event outlined in the network news. In late 1983, Nationwide was dropped, with the main bulletin extended to fill the time and give greater sports news coverage. During the mid-1980s, Philip Sherry and Tom Bradley shared the role of newsreader on a rotating roster with Richard Long and Tony Ciprian alternately presenting sports news. Weather was presented on alternate nights by Veronica Allum and Sue Scott. The main bulletin
5251-652: The internal migration flow has been from the North Island to the South Island. In the year to June 2020, the North Island gained 21,950 people from natural increase and 62,710 people from international migration, while losing 3,570 people from internal migration. At the 2023 census, 63.1% of North Islanders identified as European ( Pākehā ), 19.8% as Māori , 10.6% as Pacific peoples , 19.3% as Asian , 1.9% as Middle Eastern/Latin American/African, and 1.1% as other ethnicities. Percentages add to more than 100% as people can identify with more than one ethnicity. Māori form
5340-517: The larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait . With an area of 113,729 km (43,911 sq mi), it is the world's 14th-largest island , constituting 43% of New Zealand's land area. It has a population of 4,077,800 (June 2024), which is 76% of New Zealand's residents, making it the most populous island in Polynesia and the 28th-most-populous island in the world. Twelve main urban areas (half of them officially cities) are in
5429-587: The launch of TV3, TVNZ became a profit-oriented state-owned enterprise in 1988. Broadcasting in New Zealand was deregulated in 1989. Private broadcasters were allowed to operate in competition to TVNZ. The Broadcasting Act 1989 also established the organisation now called NZ on Air which funds public broadcasting and independent media production in New Zealand. In 1990, TVNZ competed with TV3 with an advertising campaign backed by "expensive imported programmes" and local sports coverage. The Labour-led government under Helen Clark from 1999 to 2008 pursued
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#17329056492055518-444: The main bulletin was revamped and broadcast from 6:30-7:30 pm; the one-hour package incorporated the day's national and international news, regional news programmes and the weather forecast. At the same time, Dunedin's 7:30 South was rebranded as The South Tonight and TVNZ introduced a feature segment called Nationwide ; it contained regional items of national interest, as well as "sidebars" – items which, for example, focused on
5607-582: The majority in three districts of the North Island: Kawerau (63.2%), Ōpōtiki (66.2%) and Wairoa (68.5%). Europeans formed the plurality in the Auckland region (49.8%) and are the majority in the remaining 39 districts. The proportion of North Islanders born overseas at the 2018 census were 29.3%. The most common foreign countries of birth were England (15.4% of overseas-born residents), Mainland China (11.3%), India (10.1%), South Africa (5.9%), Australia (5.5%) and Samoa (5.3%). The North Island has
5696-512: The move to the new purpose-built Avalon television centre . TV One began broadcasting on 1 April 1975 and moved its evening news bulletin to 6:30 pm, with Dougal Stevenson or Bill McCarthy reading the news on a rotating roster until 15 February 1980. The launch of TV One also coincided with the opening of the Avalon television centre, allowing the news to broadcast primarily in colour. TV2 followed suit on 30 June 1975 and its main evening news
5785-649: The name and job to the left side. In early March 2024, TVNZ proposed ending several television programmes including "1News at Midday" and "1News Tonight" due to a decline in advertisement revenue and competition from digital competitors such as Netflix and YouTube . In addition, TVNZ has proposed 68 job cuts, amounting to about 9 percent of its staff. On 9 April, TVNZ confirmed that 1News' Midday and late night bulletins would be axed by mid-May 2024. Midday broadcast its final bulletin on Friday 3 May 2024, hosted by Indira Stewart. On 7 October 2024, TVNZ's management proposed closing down 1News' website by February 2025 as part of
5874-510: The need for a nationwide news network; footage shot in Wellington could not be broadcast in other centres around the country at the same time, and the extra-tropical cyclone which contributed to the disaster also grounded air traffic preventing the film being flown to other centres. In October 1969 the nationwide TV network was completed. The first network news broadcast was live on 3 November 1969 at 7:35pm, read by Dougal Stevenson . This bulletin
5963-449: The next year, its main evening news was read by Tom Bradley and Philip Sherry (later replaced by John Hawkesby ) until South Pacific Television ceased transmission on 15 February 1980. TV One and South Pacific Television were amalgamated into Television New Zealand on 16 February 1980 and its main evening news continued to broadcast at 6:30 pm on TV One. From 31 March 1980, four regional news programmes were broadcast – one in each of
6052-490: The programmes supported. The allocation of $ 5 million toward coverage of the 2008 Olympics, the rights for which are secured by a competitive tender between broadcasters, was possibly the most controversial. In 2009 the Government gave control of that funding to funding agency NZ On Air . NZ On Air announced the creation of the contestable "Platinum Fund" in April 2009, setting aside the $ 15.11 million for high quality drama, documentary and other programme types. Following
6141-535: The proposed cuts and layoffs, the Better Public Media Trust has proposed funding TVNZ through a $ 60 annual levy on individuals or alternatively a digital services levy. On 13 March 2024, TVNZ employees affiliated with the E tū union objected to TVNZ's proposal to slash almost 70 jobs. E tū negotiations specialist Michael Wood said that E tū members were unhappy with the proposed restructure and "shoddy" consultation process. In early May 2024, E Tū filed
6230-480: The street... she's just so funny, isn't she?" Henry also questioned whether the Governor-General of New Zealand Anand Satyanand was "even a New Zealander", going on to ask, "Are you going to choose a New Zealander who looks and sounds like a New Zealander this time ... are we going to go for someone who is more like a New Zealander this time?" Following widespread public complaints and official criticism, Henry
6319-446: The two main islands of New Zealand are called the North Island and the South Island , with the definite article. It is also normal to use the preposition in rather than on , for example "Hamilton is in the North Island", "my mother lives in the North Island". Maps, headings, tables, and adjectival expressions use North Island without "the". According to Māori mythology , the North and South Islands of New Zealand arose through
6408-465: The upcoming Freeview HD DTT service, which are the Electra 7000 for HD and Electra 5400 for SD on-the-fly video re-encoders. The proposal was criticised by TV3 , which accused the Government of "bailing out" TVNZ and argued that the money would be better spent on new programming. Although Sue Kedgely welcomed the decision to make the channels (including children's programming) commercial-free, she accused
6497-665: The weather team in September 2014. In December 2014, Jim Hickey left his position as head weather forecaster. Nearly a year later Karen Olsen left the weathercaster position, making her final broadcast on 16 November 2015. In July 2015, TVNZ rebranded its news website to One News Now, focused specifically on breaking news and video content. The change was expected to double the website's number of video views. Some changes were criticised for an apparent pivot towards "clickbait". In May 2016, TVNZ began syndicating news video with Stuff. One News programmes were renamed 1News in 2016, when TV One
6586-510: The working title TVNZ News 24 , would feature news, sport and special interest content, and be launched in late 2007. This would be followed by a channel featuring children's, families', arts and documentary programming, with the working title of TVNZ Home, in early 2008. While 80 per cent of the programming would be local content, 70 per cent of this would consist of repeats from TVNZ's existing channels or its archive. In April 2008, TVNZ made another purchase of more H.264 encoding equipment for
6675-801: Was a direct reaction to the programme's market share decline in Auckland to 3 News . An emotional Bailey signed off for the final time at the end of the 6 pm One News bulletin on 23 December 2005. She was TVNZ's longest serving newsreader and had been reporting and presenting with both NZBC and TVNZ for 34 years. When the 6 pm edition of One News returned after the Christmas break of 2005–2006, it reverted to double-headed presentation with Wendy Petrie and Simon Dallow taking over from Bailey. The weekend 6 pm bulletin remained single-headed until September 2008, when popular presenter Peter Williams joined Bernadine Oliver-Kerby as co-anchor. In December 2008, One News relaunched online news product under
6764-476: Was a public outcry over the separation of Bailey and Long, that lead to Long reinstated as co-anchor at 6 pm three weeks later. Hawkes'bay later took TVNZ to court, a dispute that he subsequently won. The programme was renamed again on 31 December 1999 to One News . On 19 March 2000, TVNZ launched its first digital initiative nzoom.co.nz. Staffed by 20 journalists, nzoom included news, sports, entertainment and home and garden sections, in additional to being
6853-600: Was appointed as the chief executive of TVNZ. Power had recently stepped down as acting chief of Westpac Bank when the bank appointed Catherine McGrath as chief executive in November 2021. Power assumed the position in March 2022, on the 4th April 2023 Power Resigned effective from the 30th June 2023 with Brent McAnulty taking over as acting CEO. In mid-June 2022, Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson introduced draft legislation to TVNZ and fellow public broadcaster Radio New Zealand into
6942-534: Was broadcast from 3 September 2011, hosted by Rawdon Christie and Toni Street , and ran until the end of 2012, when it and One News at 4:30 were cancelled for financial reasons. In September 2012 an announcement was made that TVNZ would discontinue Close Up at the end of 2012. The final Close Up programme screened on 30 November 2012 and in early 2013, an announcement was made of the replacement show, named Seven Sharp . The first show screened on 4 February 2013. Former BBC meteorologist Daniel Corbett joined
7031-647: Was established in 1962. It provided the production facilities for such events with 8 outside broadcast trucks across the country. This wound up in the mid 2000s after then-Australian owned outside broadcaster Onsite Broadcasting started to expand and took the OB contract off Moving Pictures for the filming of major sports for Sky TV. OSB was then owned by Sky before it was sold to American OB provider NEP . TVNZ 1 also broadcasts rural focused programmes such as Country Calendar and Rural Delivery , Māori community presentations such as Waka Huia , Marae Investigates and Te Karere ,
7120-405: Was initially broadcast at 7 pm before moving to the earlier timeslot of 6 pm by the end of 1975. Jennie Goodwin was the first female newsreader in New Zealand to anchor a nightly television news programme, although Angela D'Audney was the first two years earlier. TV2 was rebranded as South Pacific Television in December 1976 to distinguish itself from the former NZBC channel and within
7209-515: Was launched in November 2004, when Paul Holmes , host of the Holmes programme, resigned following failed contract negotiations. Close Up followed the same format as Holmes , but was hosted by Susan Wood until her sudden resignation in 2006. Mark Sainsbury became the main host following her resignation. In October 2005, TVNZ announced that it would not be renewing long-standing flagship broadcaster Judy Bailey 's contract; some observers believe this
7298-565: Was often days old. The NZBC Network News featured many other newsreaders until the NZBC was dissolved in 1975. The programme was then renamed as simply News . While the NZBC began broadcasting in colour on 31 October 1973, Network News continued to primarily broadcast in black-and-white until the NZBC was dissolved on 31 March 1975. This was to avoid refitting the Wellington studio in Waring Taylor Street with colour equipment while awaiting
7387-530: Was possible due to microwave links being established between the four main centres; the programme was called the NZBC Network News . Initially, it was read by Philip Sherry , Dougal Stevenson or Bill Toft on a rotating roster. Prior to the building of the Warkworth satellite communications station in 1971, international programmes could not be received live – the footage had to be flown into New Zealand and
7476-488: Was renamed TVNZ 1. During the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand as part of cost-cutting measures, 1News reverted to a single news presenter for its 6 pm bulletin. Simon Dallow remained as the sole newsreader while Wendy Petrie lost her role. Petrie would remain at TVNZ as a backup presenter across other 1News programmes. In late July 2023, 1News revamped its intro and banner, by changing the colour from blue to black, and moving
7565-404: Was revamped in November 1986 and renamed as the Network News , with Judy Bailey and Neil Billington initially co-presenting in a double-headed format and replacing Philip Sherry. Tom Bradley moved to weekends, where he alternated with Angela D'Audney as weekend anchor. In February 1988, sports anchor Richard Long took over from Neil Billington as co-anchor of the Network News , the beginning of
7654-570: Was short-lived, and Hawkesby received a $ 5.2m payout. In 2000, the Broadcasting Standards Authority ruled against TVNZ over inaccuracies in a news story about the drug Lyprinol (an extract from the New Zealand green-lipped mussel ), which was erroneously touted as a cure for cancer. In 2004 current affairs veteran of 15 years Paul Holmes sparked a public outcry after he referred to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan as
7743-473: Was suspended from TVNZ for 2 weeks without pay, eventually resigning from the broadcaster. Henry's resignation polarised the New Zealand public, with supporters claiming he was a victim of political correctness , and critics accusing him of pandering to the lowest common denominator . Renewing previous debate about the role of TVNZ as a commercial broadcaster, the Sixth Labour Government announced
7832-764: Was the sole television broadcaster in New Zealand until November 1989 when private channel TV3 (now Three ) was launched. TVNZ operates playout services from its Auckland studio via Kordia's fibre and microwave network for TVNZ 1 , TVNZ 2 and TVNZ Duke , with new media video services via the American-owned Brightcove which is streamed on the Akamai RTMP / HLS DNS based caching network. Its former channels include TVNZ Kidzone (closed 30 April 2016), TVNZ Heartland (closed 31 May 2015), TVNZ U (closed August 2013), TVNZ 7 (closed June 2012), TVNZ 6 (closed 2011), and TVNZ Sport Extra (closed 2009). TVNZ
7921-556: Was used until 2003. On 2 January 1995, the main One Network News bulletin was delayed for 10 minutes after protesters occupied the studio and protested about the Māori language bulletin Te Karere which was off air over the Christmas and New Year period. July 1997 saw the replacement of weekend news presenters Angela D'Audney and Tom Bradley with husband and wife Simon Dallow and Alison Mau . Bradley resigned, but D'Audney stayed as
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