TVNZ 7

TVNZ 7
CountryNew Zealand
Broadcast areaNew Zealand
Pacific Islands[1]
HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
Programming
Picture format576i 16:9 (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTelevision New Zealand
Sister channels
History
Launched30 March 2008
Closed30 June 2012
Replaced byTVNZ 1+1
Former namesTVNZ News 24 (working title)
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview|HDChannel 7

TVNZ 7 was a commercial-free New Zealand 24-hour news and information channel on Freeview digital television platform and on Sky Television from 1 July 2009. It was produced by Television New Zealand, which received Government funding to launch two additional channels.[2] The channel went to air just after 10 am on 25 March 2008 with a looped preview reel. The channel was officially launched at noon on 30 March 2008 with a special "kingmaker" political debate held within the Parliament building and featuring most of the elected minor party leaders. The channel went off air at midnight on 30 June 2012 to the Goodnight Kiwi.

It featured TVNZ News Now updates every hour from 6 am to 11 pm, with a specialised 'zone' between 6 am and 9 am on weekdays, throughout which ten-minute bulletins were aired back-to-back. TVNZ 7 also featured an hour-long bulletin, TVNZ News at 8, at 8 pm each night. It was hosted on weeknights by Greg Boyed and on weekends by Miriama Kamo.

While it was originally reported to be a 'rolling news channel', similar to Sky News and CNN Headline News, Eric Kearley, head of TVNZ's Digital Launch team, stated about 70% of the schedule would be "factual variety" programming – a mix of local and overseas documentaries, and programmes that discuss current events and sport, with the remaining 30% being the news updates. A full schedule was released on 28 February 2008.

  1. ^ John Drinnan (24 April 2007). "John Drinnan: TVNZ voice in the Pacific". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Freeview channels given names". Television New Zealand. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.