Sportscafe returns to TV2 with its own unique combination of ad lib comment, special guests and general mayhem, which occasionally manages to contain some sporting insight. Hosted by Ric Salizzo, Marc Ellis, Lana Coc-Kroft, Eric Rush and Graeme Hill, it’s hard to describe what is going to happen on the show because they usually don’t [ Read More ]
Beijing Olympics TV Schedule set to deliver
June 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
TVNZ will broadcast more than 800 hours of free-to-air Olympics action to New Zealanders this August, delivering LIVE coverage of the world’s biggest television event on TV ONE, TVNZ Sport Extra (Freeview Channel 20) and two dedicated on-line ‘channels’. When the world’s elite athletes gather in Beijing, Kiwi viewers can expect expanded coverage, and new [ Read More ]
State of Origin TV show Rugby v Rugby League
May 2, 2008 By 5 Comments
Hosted by Oscar Kightley, Stage of Origin pits rugby players against league players in a hilarious theatre sports comedy special. Stage of Origin screens on Friday, May 9th at 8:30pm on 3. Stage of Origin takes some of rugby and league’s hardest men and watches them do everything from River Dancing to being drag queens [ Read More ]
Rugby League to feature in 100% Maori programme
April 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It’s a television first! New channel Te Reo is proud to screen world-class rugby league that’s totally in te reo Maori – only on RIIKI NRL, every Tuesday night at 8.30 PM. Ground-breaking new series RIIKI NRL features delayed coverage of games from the NRL 2008 season. But for the first time ever, the commentary [ Read More ]
Sports stars feature on Hyundai Code
April 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Former Silver Fern and current Northern Mystics player Temepara George joins Beijing-bound triathlete Sam Warriner and reigning Oceania women’s snooker champion Ramona Belmont as special guests on award-winning sports entertainment show HYUNDAI CODE this Thursday April 24 at 8.30 PM (repeats Sunday April 27 at 4.00 PM). Without doubt one of the most dynamic players [ Read More ]
ITM Fishing Show returns
April 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The fishing show made by fishermen for fishermen, ITM Fishing Show premieres on Saturday, April 26th at 4:30pm on TV3. When the show’s creators Matt Watson and Kerren Packer first made the ITM Fishing Show in 2004, they were light on budget and TV-making experience, but what they lacked in experience they made up for [ Read More ]
NZ Breakers Basketball team feature in finals
February 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
NZ Breakers Maori Television are ready to broadcast the Harvey Norman NZ Breakers in the playoffs of Australia’s Hummer Championship NBL for the first time – and fans can catch their first quarter-final game live on Maori Television this Thursday February 21. Coach Andrej Lemanis’ team has finished seventh after the 30-game regular season and [ Read More ]
Code sports TV programme launches new version this season
February 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Fans of Maori Television’s award-winning sports entertainment show HYUNDAI CODE will witness the launch of a new and improved ‘Mean, Maori, Mean’ version in the season premiere on Thursday February 28 at 8.30 PM (repeats Sunday March 2 at 4.00 PM). Voted Best Sports Programme at last year’s Air New Zealand Screen Awards, HYUNDAI CODE [ Read More ]
TVNZ to broadcast LA Galaxy match
October 26, 2007 By Leave a Comment
TVNZ will broadcast the exhibition match between Wellington Phoenix FC and the LA Galaxy – featuring star signing David Beckham – LIVE on TV ONE and simulcast at tvnz.co.nz. The match will also be available to viewers at tvnz.co.nz after the event. TVNZ is the host broadcaster for the match in the capital on Saturday, [ Read More ]
Netball full coverage on TV One
October 19, 2007 By 1 Comment
TV ONE will be the home of the Silver Ferns this November, with full coverage of all New Zealand games, as the Kiwi team compete to win back-to-back Netball World Championship titles. All Silver Ferns matches will be broadcast free-to-air on TV ONE. For those unable to watch the action live, games broadcast on TV [ Read More ]