Sky News New Zealand
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| Sky News New Zealand | |
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| Owned by | British Sky Broadcasting, Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, Seven Media Group |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Website | www.skynews.co.nz |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| SKY Digital | Channel 90 |
| Cable | |
| TelstraClear InHome | Channel 90 |
Sky News New Zealand is very similar to Sky News Australia, and appears on Sky Television. The majority of programming is the same as Sky News Australia, though as time progresess local content is increasing.
In the late 1990's Sky News Australia began to be broadcast in NZ. Then "Sky News Australia NZ" was launched, it having a small amount of NZ-specific content.
In late 2005 Sky Television purchased Prime TV and in 2006 relaunched its local nightly news programme Prime News - First at 5:30. This was previously produced in the Sydney Sky News Australia studio. The relaunch included establishing a local news team, moving production of the show to studios in Auckland and a new weekday presenter, former TVNZ presenter Eric Young. This news service is identical to Sky News using the same graphics and music, and provides nightly local news headlines on Sky News New Zealand. Sky News in New Zealand does not include the 'active' services available in Australia.
In March 2007 Sky News Announced a new news programme which would be produced by Prime TV in New Zealand titled "Sky News New Zealand Evening News". Sky News NZ Evening News airs at 7pm local time and is repeated twice through the evening at 8.30pm and 9pm local, and is presented by Primes Eric Young and Suzy Clarkson.
Local programming on Sky News New Zealand includes:
- Sky News NZ Evening News which airs Live at 7pm NZT and has repeats at 8.30pm and 9.00pm.
- NZ Newsweek every Friday and Saturday (repeat) afternoons.
- Nightly local news headlines from Prime News in between Sky News Australia programs.
- A weekly current affairs programme called William Up Front, hosted by Newstalk ZB radio host Larry Williams
- When Parliament is sitting coverage of Question Time from TVNZ's One News.
- A replay of Prime TV's hour long chat show Holmes hosted by Paul Holmes on a Saturday.
