About Freeview HD

On Monday the 14th April 2008 Freeview|HDTM , our new digital terrestrial service will officially launch, further expanding the options that Kiwi’s have to access their favourite programmes in digital quality for free.


Freeview|HDTM will provide crystal clear digital pictures and sound on all channels with the added bonus of some of your favourite programmes broadcast in High Definition.

On Wednesday the 2nd of April the network will go-live and digital terrestrial receivers will be available from Freeview retailers to access the service. The official launch event will be on the 14th April.

Where is it available?

Freeview|HDTM is broadcast on a digital terrestrial network and received via a UHF aerial.

It will be available in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. That’s 75% of New Zealand homes.

Full coverage maps are available for each area.

Outside of these areas, which equates to about 25% of homes, the Freeview satellite service provides free-to-air access to digital television.

Which channels will I get?

The number of channels that have joined the Freeview service currently sits at fifteen – thirteen television and two radio channels.

Broadcasters can choice whether to broadcast their channels on satellite and/or terrestrial so the channel offering may differ between the two platforms.

The Freeview|HDTM service will launch with the following channels:

TV ONE, TV2, TV3, C4, MAORI TV, TVNZ6, TVNZ7, TVNZ SPORT EXTRA, PARLIAMENT TV, TV CENTRAL (Waikato & BoP only), RNZ NATIONAL, RNZ CONCERT.