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TVNZ 7 is a commercial-free New Zealand 24-hour news and information channel on Freeview digital television platform. It is produced by Television New Zealand, which received Government funding to launch two additional channels. [2] The channel went to air just after 10am on March 25, 2008 with a looped preview reel. After a countdown which lasted at least an hour, the channel was officially launched at 12 noon on March 30, 2008 with a special "Kingmaker" political debate featuring the elected minor party leaders. Winston Peters (NZ First) declined to participate. The debate was held within the Parliament building.
It features TVNZ News Now updates at the top of the hour from 6am-11pm, with a specialised rolling 10 minute bulletin 'zone' between 6am and 9am, where 18 bulletins will show in that zone. TVNZ 7 also features an hour long bulletin, TVNZ News At 8 at 8pm each night, hosted on weeknights by ONE News Tonight presenter Greg Boyed and Geraline Knox, a lawyer and broadcaster who presented news bulletins on NTV-7.
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, has stated about 70% of the schedule will 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.
The channel is expected to be made available to viewers in the Pacific Islands, allowing New Zealand a 'voice in the Pacific'.[1]
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- TVNZ News Now: Fiona Anderson, Ben Christie, Jenny-May Coffin, Rochelle Gillespie, Tiffany Hardy, Sandra Kailahi, Miriama Kamo, Glen Larmer, Phil McGrath, Sonia Voigt, Renee Wright
- TVNZ News at 8: Greg Boyed, Geraline Knox (Weekends: Miriama Kamo and Sonia Voigt)
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