Home is where the TV is.
It's also usually where the bikkies are.
And the cuppa. Now all of them together,
there's something quite comforting about that.
Freeview is all about good TV.
All the channels we know and love, all your favourite shows,
all in one place. It's good TV, for all Kiwis. Since we like to go above and beyond, there's some good radio in the mix too.
The ultimate high is that it's free.
You don't need to pay a subscription fee for Freeview.
Like long sunny days and the best things in life, it's free to enjoy.
And in a sense, priceless too.
Top Picks This Week
T20 Cricket
The 25/26 home soil cricket season is swinging into action this week, starting with the BLACKCAPS.
A rivalry that started 20 years ago in the T20i format continues, with Australia crossing the Tasman to take on the BLACKCAPS at Bay Oval. Watch LIVE coverage Fri 3 Oct & Sat 4 Oct
Then on Sat 18 Oct and Mon 20 Oct, join us for live coverage of the first and second matches in the three-match T20i series bewteen the Blackcaps and England from Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Catch all the action live and free on TVNZ 1.
I Fought the Law
Starring Sheridan Smith (The Teacher), this powerful true crime drama, tells the heartbreaking real-life story of a mother’s fight to overturn double jeopardy and see her daughter’s killer jailed over three wrenching decades.
Heartland Championship
Sat 4 Oct 2pm - Mid Canterbury v North Otago LIVE START
Sat 11 Oct 2pm - TBC v TBC LIVE START
Sat 12 Oct 2pm - TBC v TBC
Sat 18 Oct 2pm - Meads Cup Final LIVE START
Sun 19 Oct 2pm - Lochore Cup Final LIVE START
Counting The Beat
There are more than five million Kiwis and what we eat, search, buy and even flush is all data telling our story. It knows our secrets and leads us to people, places, and stories you’d never expect.
In Counting the Beat Tāmati Rimene-Sproat travels the motu, meeting the folks behind the numbers, as well as “average” New Zealanders with anything but average lives.
Made with the support of NZ On Air.
NFL
Divergent | Insurgent | Allegiant
This dystopian Sci-fi is based on the Divergent novels by Veronica Roth, and stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoe Kravitz and Kate Winslet.
The Divergent series will be broadcast over 3 weeks, with Divergent on 7 Oct, Insurgent on 14 Oct and Allegiant on 21 Oct.
Match Fit: Union Vs League
Union and league are putting their differences aside as these ex professional rugby players work together to see just who can get back in the game.
Paper Planes
PREMIERE: An imaginative children's film about a young Australian boy's passion for flight and his challenge to compete in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan. Starring Sam Worthington, Ed Oxenbould.
Chucky (S3)
After teenage loner Jake Webber discovers a vintage 'Good Guy' doll at a suburban yard sale, a quiet American town soon erupts into mayhem as a bloodchilling murder spree begins to spill everyone's deepest and darkest secrets.
A Girl's Guide to Hunting, Fishing and Wild Cooking
World-renowned chef Analiese Gregory builds a new life for herself in Tasmania. With help from friends, Analiese learns to shoot and goes on an overnight fishing adventure.
Pork Pie
PREMIERE: A spirited New Zealand road caper featuring three accidental outlaws in a stolen yellow Mini, journeying across the country in a cheeky, media-fueled chase to find lost love and challenge conformity. Starring Dean O’Gorman (pictured), James Rolleston.
Grimsby
Norman (Sacha Baron Cohen), a dimwitted man from Grimsby, reunites with his long-lost brother, Sebastian (Mark Strong), who is one of MI6's deadliest assassins. Together they must save the world from an impending terrorist attack.
Bunnings NPC
Sat 4 Oct 7pm - Manawatū v Hawke's Bay LIVE START
Sat 11 Oct 7pm - Quarter Final 3 LIVE START
Sat 18 Oct 8:30pm - Semi Final 2
Mon 20 Oct 1pm - Semi Final 1
HAVE A LOOK AT OUR 8-DAY TV GUIDE.
Whatever you're into, there's a channel or two for you.
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