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Sunday 19 March 1995
from the NZ Listener

TV One
6.30am eTV
6.30 Full of Sound and Fury (Rpt, G)
7.30 Praise Be (G)
8.00 One World of Sport: America’s Cup 1995
America’s Cup Challenge semifinals, live from San Diego
10.30 One World of Sport: Cricket (BNZ Centenary Series)
New Zealand v Sri Lanka, second test (day two). Live from Carisbrook, Dunedin.
Includes America’s Cup Challenge semifinals from San Diego and live updates from the Weet-Bix Ironman from Auckland
6.00pm One Network News
6.30 Barrymore
7.35 Heartbeat (Rpt, G)
8.40 Montana Sunday Theatre: Seaforth (PGR)
9.40 One World of Sport: Rugby (Super 10).
North Harbour v New South Wales, delayed coverage from Onewa Domain, Takapuna
11.30 One World of Sport: America’s Cup 1995
America’s Cup Challenge semifinals, highlights
12.00am Matlock
1.00 BBC World (Starting today) (Continues to 7am)

TV2
6.25am Joe 90 (Rpt, G)
6.50 Little Dracula
7.10 Son of a Gunn (G)
7.30 Treasure Island (G)
7.55 The Road Runner Show (Rpt, G)
8.15 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (G)
8.35 The Incredible Dennis the Menace (G)
9.00 Tales from the Cryptkeeper (PGR)
9.25 Double Dragon (G)
9.45 Ghostwriter (G)
10.15 Batman: The Animated Series (Rpt, PGR)
10.35 2 Stupid Dogs (Rpt, G)
11.00 Top of the Pops
11.30 Classic Top of the Pops (Final)
Noon EastEnders (Rpt, G)
1.10 The Sunday Cinema: House Calls (1978) (Rpt, PGR)
3.05 Behind the Scenes: “Drop Zone”
3.30 Stand by Your Man (PGR)
4.00 Banjo Paterson’s “The Man from Snowy River” (G)
5.00 UK Gladiators (G)
6.00 2 Sports Action: Lion Red Big League
Winfield Cup 1995, round two, delayed coverage
7.30 60 Minutes
8.30 The Sunday Premiere Movie: Alien 3 (1992) (AO)
10.45 The Sunday Horrors: The Awakening (1980) (Rpt, AO)
12.50am Flying Blind
1.20 Movie: The Big Sleep (1978) (AO)
3.05 Neighbours (Rpt, G)
3.55 Face the Music (Rpt, G)
4.30 The Ricki Lake Show (Rpt, PGR)
5.10 Paradise Beach (Rpt, G)
5.40 M-A-S-H (Rpt, G) (Continues to 6.05am)

TV3
6.30am Music and the Spoken Word (G)
7.00 World of Puppetry (Starting today) (G)
7.25 Mike & Angelo (G)
7.55 Tiki Tiki Forest Gang (G)
8.25 Hi-de-Hi! (G)
8.55 It Ain’t Half Hot Mum (G)
9.30 Mother and Son (G)
9.55 Graham Kerr’s Kitchen (G)
10.20 Beyond 2000 (Rpt, G)
11.10 Realm of the Alligator (G)
Noon The Magical World of Disney: The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964) (G)
2.00 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (G)
3.00 Land of the Giants (G)
4.00 3 Sport: Five Nations Rugby.
Wales v Ireland, delayed coverage from Cardiff
6.00 3 National News
6.30 Beadle’s About (aka The Joke’s on You!) (G)
7.30 Models Inc. (PGR)
8.30 Sunday Night at the Movies: Backdraft (1991) (AO)
11.30 Entertainment Tonight (PGR)
12.25am Frenzy (PGR)
12.55 Late Movie: When No One Would Listen (1992) (AO)
2.55 Home Shopping
4.55 Closedown

Sky Movies (HBO)
6.30am Mr Saturday Night (1992) (GA)
8.30 Across Five Aprils (1992) (G)
10.00 Swing Kids (1993) (GA)
Noon Nostalgia at Noon: You Were Never Lonelier (1942) (B&W) (G)
1.35 Slapstick Short Films: Charlie Chaplin, Behind the Screen (G)
2.00 Living Free (1972) (G)
3.30 Herman (1990) (G)
5.15 A Century of Cinema (G)
6.30 HBO Sunday Family Movie: Dennis the Menace (1993) (G)
8.30 HBO Sunday Night Movie: Truly Madly Deeply (1991) (GA)
10.15 Sniper ((1993) (R16)
12.00am Stay Tuned (1992) (GY)
1.25 Aliens (1986) (RP13)
3.40 Closedown

Orange
7.00am The Juice 3 from One
10.00 Mother’s Day
10.30 Growing Up Together
11.00 Jones & Jury
11.30 Alice
Noon Kate & Allie
12.30 Three’s Company
1.00 The Love Connection
1.30 Supermarket Sweep
2.00 Play Your Cards Right
2.30 Prisoner (aka Prisoner: Cell Block H)
3.00 Growing Pains
3.30 Maniac Mansion
4.00 Full House
4.30 Children’s Ward
5.00 Road to Avonlea
6.00 Planet Fashion
6.30 Banjo Paterson’s “The Man from Snowy River”
7.30 Movie: Gardens of Stone (1987) (GA)
9.25 Remington Steele
10.25 The She-Wolf of London
11.30 The Juice Late Night
1.00am The Juice Night Train (Continues to 7am)

Horizon Pacific (ATV, Coast to Coast, Capital City, Southern)
3.00pm BBC World News
3.30 World Business Review
4.00 BBC World News
4.30 Food and Drink
5.00 BBC World News
5.30 Tomorrow’s World
6.00 Sunday Documentary
Frontiers of Flight: Powered Flight
7.00 Christopher Columbus
8.00 Local Business Show
8.30 Sunday Concert
Pavarotti in Central Park
9.30 Hill Street Blues
10.30 World News Week
11.00 Closedown

CTV
4.45pm Teletext
5.00 Farming Canterbury (G)
6.00 The World of Golf (G)
6.30 Oderings Homes and Gardens (G)
7.00 Snappers (G)
7.30 Poldark (PGR)
8.30 The Angel of Bengal (G)
9.30 CTV’s World: Newsweek (G)
10.30 The ECM Music Show (G)
11.30 Closedown
Includes Welcome to Canterbury at 1.30am

Horizon Pacific Television (HPTV) was a group of regional television stations out of Auckland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Dunedin which commenced transmission on the afternoon of Sunday 19 March 1995 at 3pm. High quality dramas, documentaries, classic movies, specials and programming from BBC World (now BBC World News) were broadcast, as did local news and current affairs.

The stations were ATV (Auckland), Coast to Coast (Waikato/Bay of Plenty), Capital City (Wellington) and Southern (Dunedin). All stations had their own news and sales teams and small production crews. Programme buying and national sales and marketing were co-ordinated from HPTV, the parent company, in Auckland.

HPTV was 100% owned by TVNZ until it ceased transmission in mid-1997 due to a lack of profitability. In November 1995, Christchurch’s CTV also joined the group.

At the same time HPTV launched, TV One (now TVNZ 1) commenced 24 hour transmission by joining BBC World as its regular overnight programme. Described as ‘the BBC’s international news channel’, BBC World had been broadcasting to audiences worldwide since the split of BBC World Service Television into two separate services, i.e. BBC World (now BBC World News) and BBC Prime (now BBC Entertainment) in January 1995.

Prior to the start of 24 hour broadcasts, TV One screened the 1985 film Sweet Dreams (based on the life of American country singer Patsy Cline, played by Jessica Lange) at 10.40pm on the evening of Saturday 18 March 1995 and then closed transmission for the very last time. Sung by Annie Crummer, Peter Morgan, Dalvanius and the Patea Maori Club with the New Zealand Youth Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Matt Catingub, “God Defend New Zealand/The New Zealand Expo Song” had been used by TV One for its startup and closedown sequences since the second quarter of 1988.

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Saturday 4 March 1989
from the NZ Listener (with thanks from Patrick Te Pou)

TV One
6.45 Teletext in Vision
7.00 My Little Pony ‘n’ Friends
7.30 Raccoons (Rpt)
8.00 The Kidsongs TV Show
8.25 Yogi’s Treasure Hunt
8.50 Whiz Kids (Rpt)
9.45 Sport On One
Cricket New Zealand vs Pakistan
Racing DB Draught Classic
6.30 Network News and Sport
7.00 Murder She Wrote
8.00 The Return of Shelley
8.30 Aspel and Co
9.20 Network News
9.35 The Equalizer
10.35 The Two Ronnies (Rpt
11.30 The Paper Chase
12.25 Closedown

Network Two
11.20 Teletext in Vision
11.35 The Paper Lads (Rpt)
12.00 Out of This World
12.25 Saturday Matinee: The Charge at Feather River (1953) (Rpt)
2.00 Lost in Space (Rpt)
2.50 Entertainment This Week (Rpt)
3.40 The Betty White Show
4.05 Alison Holst’s Microwave Menus
4.40 The Henderson Kids II (Rpt)
5.30 Batman (Rpt)
6.00 Taxi (Rpt)
6.30 Perfect Strangers
7.00 Griffin’s Top Town
7.30 Summertime Special: TV’s Censored Bloopers
8.30 Lotto
8.35 Sonny Spoon
9.35 Saturday Night Movie: Popeye Doyle (1986)
11.25 Late Movie: Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975)
1.05 Closedown

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Thursday 28 April 1983
from The Southland Times (with thanks from Blair Howden)

TV One
10.00 Play School (rpt)
10.25 You and Your Child (rpt)
10.30 the Richard Simmons Show
10.55 Yoga With Sandra Riddle
11.00 Royal Tour- Christchurch Walkabout
12.20 The Young and the Restless
1.10 See Here
1.15 Beauty and the Beast
1.40 Days of our Lives
2.35 Play School (rpt)
3.00 Sesame Street
4.00 After School (begins today)
It’s the Wolf
Smurfs
Video Dispatch
Smurfs
5.05 The Tomorrow People (rpt)
5.30 View Finder
6.00 The Renovators
6.30 News
7.30 Coronation Street
8.00 Supersale
8.30 The Agatha Christie Hour: The Red Signal
9.30 Open All Hours
10.05 Dynasty
11.00 News and Weather
11.05 Closedown

TV2
2.30 A Horseman Riding By (rpt)
3.25 General Hospital
3.50 Thursday Afternoon Movie: The Redhead and the Cowboy (1953) (rpt)
5.15 Happy Days
5.45 News
5.50 Te Karere
6.00 The Young Doctors
6.30 Father Murphy
7.30 That’s Incredible
8.30 Remington Steele
9.30 Eyewitness News
10.00 The Professionals (rpt)
10.55 Prisoner (rpt)
11.50 Closedown

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Two channels barely on air for 12 hours a day in 83, that’s amazing.

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Meanwhile, 24 hour TV was already a reality in Australia on Channel 9 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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Not much entertainment choice for shift workers in those days. I remember my uncle’s bedroom being stacked with paperback novels in the 1970s and frequent visits with him to Angus and Robertson because he would come home from afternoon shift and have little else to wind down with except a good book. Still have some of those Robert Ludlum, Frederick Forsyth, James A. Michener and Jon Le Carre novels that were passed on to me.

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Here what is found that is from 7 October 1960 from NZ Listener

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Saturday 20 October 1984

From Wairarapa Times Age

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On the evening of Sunday 21 October 1984 on TV2 (now TVNZ 2), screened Heroes the eight part series following the fortunes of a young kiwi band, the show marked a first major role for Jay Laga’aia ( Star Wars ), and an early gig for Michael Hurst (with blonde Billy Idol spikes). Band keyboardist John Gibson co-wrote the series music; he later became an award-winning film composer. Margaret Umbers ( Shortland Street, Bridge to Nowhere ) was a non-musician in the cast (with Hurst), but since has sung regularly in a jazz band. A second series follow in 1986.

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Where’s the Christmas and Boxing Day Guides from the Past?

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CHRISTMAS & BOXING DAY 1991 (Part 1)
Christmas Eve
from the NZ Listener

TV One
10.15am Teletext in Vision
10.30 Family Film on One: Lost in America (1985) (PGR)
Noon Newhart (Rpt, G)
12.30 ABC World News
1.00 Film on One: A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
2.50 About Face
3.20 Top of the Hill (Rpt, G)
4.20 Kate & Allie (Rpt, G)
4.50 Take the High Road (G)
5.25 The Upper Hand (G)
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Coronation Street Special
7.35 A Country Practice (G)
8.35 Tuesday Documentary: Postcard from Glendhu Bay
9.35 Birds of a Feather (Final) (PGR)
10.20 Three of the Best
Highlights of a concert at the Aotea Centre in Auckland, featuring performances by singer Rob Guest, pianist Carl Doy and Brian Smith
11.25 Carols by Candlelight
Direct from Victoria Square in Christchurch; introduced by Simon Barnett
12.35am Closedown

Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 My Little Pony 'n Friends (Rpt, G)
7.00 The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (Rpt, G)
7.25 Jem (Rpt, G)
8.00 ITN World News
8.30 Breezily and Sneezily (Rpt, G)
8.40 Sesame Street
9.35 The Kidsongs TV Show (Rpt, G)
10.05 Aerobics Oz Style
10.30 Neighbours (Rpt, G)
11.00 The Paul Daniels Magic Show (G)
Noon Christmas Eve Matinee: A Christmas Story (1983) (G)
1.45 The Little Rascals (B&W) (Rpt, G)
2.00 Who’s the Boss? (Rpt, G)
2.30 ALF (Rpt, G)
2.55 Johnson and Friends (Rpt, G)
3.05 Granpa (Rpt, G)
3.35 The Little Flying Bears (G)
4.00 Flintstone’s Christmas (Rpt, G)
5.00 The Bugs Bunny Show
6.00 Perfect Strangers (Rpt, G)
6.30 Studs
7.00 Neighbours (G)
7.30 Channel 2 Santa Parades Special
Introduced by Simon Barnett, Catherine McPherson and Jason Gunn
8.30 Christmas Eve Movie: Scrooged (1988) (AO)
10.30 Blackadder’s Christmas Carol (Rpt, PGR)
11.30 Late Night Movie: Silver Streak (1976) (Rpt, AO)
1.45am Closedown

TV3
6.25am EBS, including:
6.25 Aunties’ Alphabet (Rpt. G)
6.30 Pinocchio (G)
7.00 The Real Ghostbusters (Final) (Rpt, G)
7.30 Police Academy (Rpt, G)
8.00 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (G)
8.30 Closedown
Noon The Bold and the Beautiful (PGR)
12.30 Generations (PGR)
1.00 NBC Nightly News
1.30 Another World (PGR)
2.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show (G)
3.30 Super Mario Bros (G)
4.00 Dennis the Menace (Rpt, G)
4.30 Double Dare
5.00 Voltron
5.30 Home and Away (G)
6.00 3 National News
6.30 Discovery (G)
7.00 Give Us a Clue (G)
7.30 The Father Dowling Mysteries (PGR)
8.30 Christmas Eve Movie: Christmas Eve (1986) (Rpt, PGR)
10.30 Nightline
10.45 Babes (PGR)
11.15 Midnight Caller (Rpt, PGR)
12.05am Closedown

Sky Movies
Noon Nostalgia at Noon: Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968) (G)
2.00 Original Top 10: Kingdom Chums (1990) (G)
3.00 Pickwick Papers (1985) (G)
4.20 Rudolph and Frosty: Christmas in July (G)
6.00 *batteries not included (1987) (GY)
8.00 A Cut Above (1989) (GA)
10.00 Business as Usual (1987) (GA)
11.30 Silent Witness (1985) (R18)
1.03am Closedown

CTV
4.30pm Susan Sells
5.30 First Report (News)
6.00 CTV Christmas Eve Special
A night of Christmas spirit with classic Christmas carols. Sue Wells, Grant Mangin, Jim Hopkins and George Balani played host and featured special guests from the Canterbury region
8.00 First Report (News) (Rpt)
8.30 CTV Christmas Eve Special (Continued)
10.00 Movie: Anything Goes (1956) (G)
11.45 CTV Christmas Eve Special (Continued)
12.05am Closedown

Dedicated to @TheStyles83.

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CHRISTMAS & BOXING DAY 1991 (Part 2)
Boxing Day
from the NZ Listener

TV One
10.00am Teletext in Vision
10.15 Family Film on One: The Great Heep (1985)
Noon Danny Kaye International Children’s Awards (G)
1.45 Amate the Great Fig Tree
3.00 The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
4.20 Kate & Allie (Rpt, G)
4.50 Emmerdale
5.25 The Upper Hand
6.00 One Network News
6.30 The Year of the Stork (G)
7.00 Fergie: The Duchess of York (G)
7.35 Coronation Street (G)
8.05 The Bill (PGR)
8.35 Minder: An Officer and a Car Salesman
10.10 Mini-Series: The Women of Brewster Place (Part 1) (AO)
12.05am Closedown

Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 My Little Pony 'n Friends (Rpt, G)
7.00 The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (Rpt, G)
7.25 Jem (Rpt, G)
8.00 ITN World News
8.30 Breezily and Sneezily (Rpt, G)
8.40 Sesame Street
9.35 The Kidsongs TV Show (Rpt, G)
10.05 Aerobics Oz Style
10.30 Neighbours (Rpt, G)
11.00 The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Noon Boxing Day Movie: Legend (1985) (G)
1.50 The Little Rascals (B&W) (Rpt, G)
2.00 Who’s the Boss? (Rpt, G)
2.30 ALF (Rpt, G)
2.55 Johnson and Friends (Rpt, G)
3.05 Jimbo and the Jet Set
3.10 Fireman Sam (Rpt, G)
3.20 Nellie the Ele[phant
3.25 Poddington Peas (Rpt, G)
3.35 The Little Flying Bears (G)
4.00 The Jetsons (Rpt, G)
4.30 Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (G)
5.00 The Bugs Bunny Show
6.00 Perfect Strangers (Rpt, G)
6.30 Studs
7.00 Neighbours (G)
7.30 All Together Now (Starting tonight) (Rpt, PGR)
8.00 “The Naked Gun 2 1/2”: Looking Down the Barrel of Comedy
8.30 Chances (AO)
9.30 Skate America 1991
11.30 Superforce (G)
11.55 The New Mike Hammer (PGR)
1.00am Closedown

TV3
6.25am EBS, including:
6.25 Aunties’ Alphabet (Rpt. G)
6.30 Pinocchio (G)
7.00 The Real Ghostbusters (Final) (Rpt, G)
7.30 Police Academy (Rpt, G)
8.00 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (G)
8.30 Kids’ Holiday Movie: The Prince and the Pauper
11.30 Get Smart
Noon Boxing Day Movie: The Red Pony (1949) (G)
2.00 3 Special: America’s All-Star Tribute to Oprah Winfrey
3.00 3 Sport: Racing
The NZ Herald Derby Day, live from Ellerslie
5.00 3 Special: New Kids on the Block at Disney MGM Studios (Rpt)
6.00 3 National News
6.30 Discovery (G)
7.00 Give Us a Clue (G)
7.30 After Henry (PGR)
8.00 Shelley (Rpt, PGR)
8.35 Boxing Day Mystery Movie: Agatha Christie’s Thirteen at Dinner (1985) (Rpt, PGR)
10.35 Babes (PGR)
11.05 Rolling Stone Magazine’s 20th Anniversary Special
1.05am Closedown

Sky Movies
Noon The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) (G)
1.35 Bye Bye Red Riding Hood (1986) (G)
3.15 The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (1966) (G)
4.50 National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985) (GY)
6.25 Scrooged (1988) (GA)
8.10 Dangerous Pursuit (1989) (RP13)
10.10 Wilt (1989) (RP16)
11.45 Mountaintop Massacre (1983) (R16)
1.17am Closedown

CTV
11.00am CTV Race Day
Includes live racing from Awapuni and harness racing from Ashburton
6.00pm What Would You Do? (G)
6.30 Canterbury Top Ten Hits
7.00 World Alive (G)
7.30 Hopkins’ Half Hour (The Best of Jim Hopkins)
8.00 Colin’s Sandwich (G)
8.30 Movie: Explorers (1985) (G)
10.30 Closedown

Dedicated to @TheStyles83.

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CHRISTMAS & BOXING DAY 1991 (Part 3)
Christmas Day
from the NZ Listener

TV One
10.45am Teletext in Vision
11.00 Praise Be for Christmas
Noon Forsyth’s Show (G)
12.50 Movie: Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) (G)
3.10 The Royal Variety Performance 1991
5.30 Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Special (G)
6.00 One Network News
6.20 The Queen’s Christmas Message 1991
This programme was repeated on Channel 2 at 8.30pm
6.30 All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special (G)
8.00 The Bill (PGR)
8.55 May to December Christmas Special
9.50 Movie: From Russia with Love (1963) (Rpt, AO)
11.40 In Sickness and in Health Christmas Special (PGR)
12.15am Closedown

Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 Blue Toes the Christmas Elf (G)
6.55 Casper’s First Christmas Special (Rpt, G)
7.20 The Christmas Tree (Rpt, G)
8.00 ITN World News
8.25 Jason and Thingee: A Merry Little Christmas (G)
8.30 What Now Christmas Special
10.30 Yogi’s First Christmas
Noon Christmas Day Matinee: Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) (Rpt, G)
2.10 Christmas Comes to Pacland (Rpt, G)
2.35 Jason and Thingee Unwrap Christmas
2.40 Fireman Sam Christmas Special (Rpt, G)
3.05 The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (G)
4.05 The Smurfs Christmas Special (Rpt, G)
4.35 Yogi’s All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
5.00 Bugs Bunny Christmas Day Special
6.00 The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas (G)
6.30 Christmas Day Family Movie: Annie (1982) (Rpt, G)
8.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message 1991 (Rpt)
Repeated from an earlier broadcast on TV One (at 6.20pm)
8.40 Christmas Day Movie: The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) (Rpt, PGR)
10.25 Motown 30: What’s Goin’ On!
12.05am Closedown

TV3
6.30am The Adventures of Candy Claus (Rpt, G)
7.00 The EBS Christmas Show, including:
7.05 Pinocchio (G)
7.45 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (G)
8.30 Police Academy (G)
9.00 Kids’ Christmas Special: The Little Match Gilr (1987) (Rpt)
10.35 Mr Krueger’s Christmas (Rpt, G)
11.00 3 Special: Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Noon Christmas Day Movie: Samson and Delilah (1951)
2.00 Nora’s Christmas Gift (Rpt, G)
2.50 The Oprah Winfrey Show (G)
3.30 Carols of Christmas
4.00 The Disney Christmas Gift (G)
4.45 Celebrity Knockout from Walt Disney World (G)
5.35 3 Special: The Making of “The Rocketeer” (G)
6.00 3 National News
6.30 Kids’ Christmas Special: Runaway Ralph (G)
7.10 Disney Special: Disney’s Christmas on Ice
8.00 Christmas Special: Bruce Forsyth Live at the London Palladium
9.00 Christmas Day Movie: The Main Event (1979) (Rpt, PGR)
10.45 Late Movie: The Man Who Loved Women (1983) (AO)
12.35am Closedown

Sky Movies
Noon Nostalgia at Noon: The Snowball Express (1972) (G)
1.45 A Christmas Carol (1982) (G)
3.00 Primo Music Box (G)
4.00 Alice in Wonderland (1951) (G)
5.30 Box Office America (G)
6.00 White Christmas (154) (GA)
8.00 Ghostbusters 2 (1989) (GY)
10.00 Tequila Sunrise (1988) (GA)
11.55 Mad Max 2 (1981) (RP16)
1.27am Closedown

CTV
5.00pm Susan Sells
5.30 First Report
6.00 Christmas Day Music Special
7.00 Oderings Homes and Gardens: Christmas Special
8.30 Movie: The Music Man (1962) (G)
11.10 Closedown

Dedicated to @TheStyles83.

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A shame nothing like this is a Xmas eve staple here anymore, unlike Australia.

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Where is the New Years TV Guide?

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New Year’s Eve 1991
from the NZ Listener

TV One
10.00am Teletext in Vision
10.15 One World of Sport: Cricket
Shell Cup - Auckland v Central Districts, live from Eden Park, Auckland
6.00pm One Network News
6.30 '91: The Way It Was
A review of the major news stories from 1991, introduced by Paul Holmes and Anita McNaught
7.30 A Country Practice (G)
8.35 Only Fools and Horses: Jolly Boy’s Outing
10.15 Brush Strokes (Final) (G)
This programme was rescheduled by TVNZ from 18 November due to a late change.
10.50 Movie: The Dirty Dozen (1967) (Rpt, AO)
1.50am Closedown

Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 My Little Pony ‘n Friends (Rpt, G)
7.00 The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (Rpt, G)
7.25 Jem (Rpt, G)
8.00 ITN World News
8.30 Breezily and Sneezily (Rpt, G)
8.40 Sesame Street
9.35 The Kidsongs TV Show (Rpt, G)
10.05 Aerobics Oz Style
10.30 Neighbours (Rpt, G)
11.00 The Paul Daniels Magic Show (G)
Noon New Year’s Eve Matinee Movie: The Black Stallion (1979) (Rpt, G)
2.20 Roger Ramjet (Rpt, G)
2.30 ALF (Rpt, G)
2.55 Johnson and Friends (Rpt, G)
3.05 Puddle and Lane (Rpt, G)
3.20 Storybook World (G)
3.25 Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey (Rpt, G)
3.35 Babar (Rpt, G)
4.00 The Jetsons (Rpt, G)
4.30 Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
5.00 The Bugs Bunny Show
6.00 Perfect Strangers
6.30 Studs
7.00 Neighbours (G)
7.30 New Year’s Eve Family Movie: The Silent One (1984) (Rpt, PGR)
This film was rescheduled by TVNZ from 13 October due to a late change.
9.30 New Year’s Eve Movie: Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986) (Rpt)
11.35 Pepsi Rockin’ 2 1992
A non-stop music party to welcome in the New Year with special guests and favourite music videos, introduced by Robert Rakete
2.00am Closedown

TV3
6.25am EBS, including:
6.25 Aunties’ Alphabet (Rpt, G)
6.30 Pinocchio (G)
7.00 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (Rpt, G)
7.30 Police Academy (Rpt, G)
8.00 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (G)
8.30 Closedown
Noon The Bold and the Beautiful (PGR)
12.30 Generations
1.00 NBC Nightly News
1.30 Another World
2.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show (Rpt, G)
3.30 Super Mario Bros (G)
4.00 Dennis the Menace (Rpt, G)
4.30 Double Dare
5.00 Voltron
5.30 Home and Away (G)
6.00 3 National News
6.30 Discovery (G)
7.00 Give Us a Clue (G)
7.30 New Year’s Eve Movie Special: Popeye (1980) (Rpt)
9.30 New Year’s Eve Special: Breakthrough to '92
TV3’s own New Year’s Eve party, featuring live music, comedy, interviews, in-studio games, celebrities and celebration. Introduced by Phil Keoghan, Moana Jackson, Marton Csokas and Philippa Mayne
12.10am TVFM New Year’s Special
A selection of music videos throughout the early hours of New Year’s Day
5.00 Closedown

Sky Movies
Noon Nostalgia at Noon: The Singer Not the Song (1961) (G)
2.15 The Making of “Supergirl”
3.10 Seasonal Differences (G)
4.00 The Snowball Express (1972) (G)
6.00 A Christmas to Remember (1978) (G)
8.00 DOA (1988) (GA)
10.00 A Cut Above (aka “Gross Anatomy”) (1989) (G)
11.50 Dead Ringers (1989) (R16)
1.42am Closedown

CTV
5.00pm Mork & Mindy (G)
5.30 First Report (News)
6.00 What Would You Do?
6.30 CTV Classic Hits (G)
7.00 DB Sport
7.30 Hopkins’ Half Hour (The Best of Jim Hopkins)
8.00 First Report (News) (Rpt)
8.30 The Evening Movie: Calamity Jane (1953) (G)
10.20 New Year’s Eve
Live from Victoria Square, Christchurch
12.15am Closedown

Dedicated to @Sheldon_Betteridge.

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New Year’s Day 1992
from the NZ Listener

TV One
9.55am Teletext in Vision
10.10 Family Film on One: Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (1945) (G)
Noon Movie: The Court Jester (1956)
2.00 UK Today (Rpt, G)
2.10 Belles of Bleeker Street
2.45 Movie: Oklahoma! (1955) (Rpt, G)
5.25 The Upper Hand
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Wildlife on One: Lifesize (G)
7.00 Coronation Street (Double episode) (G)
8.00 The Bill
9.00 Clive James New Year’s Eve Special
10.55 Movie: 10 (1979) (Rpt, AO)
1.15am Closedown

Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 My Little Pony ‘n Friends (Rpt, G)
7.00 The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (Rpt, G)
7.25 Jem (Rpt, G)
8.00 ITN World News
8.30 Breezily and Sneezily (Rpt, G)
8.40 Sesame Street
9.35 The Kidsongs TV Show (Rpt, G)
10.05 Aerobics Oz Style
10.30 Neighbours (Rpt, G)
11.00 1991 Dimension Aerobics Championships (Rpt)
Direct from the Aotea Centre, Auckland. Introduced by Suzy Aiken and Simon Barnett
Noon New Year’s Day Matinee: Jason and the Argonauts (1963) (Rpt)
2.10 The Little Rascals (B&W) (G)
2.30 A Tribute to Billy T James (Rpt)
4.00 Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus (G)
5.00 The Bugs Bunny Show
6.00 Perfect Strangers
6.30 Studs
7.00 Neighbours (G)
7.30 Beverly Hills 90210 (G)
8.30 New Year’s Day Movie: Blazing Saddles (1974) (Rpt)
10.20 All in the Family 20th Anniversary Special (PGR)
11.20 Neon Rider (AO)
12.55am Closedown

TV3
6.25am EBS, including:
6.25 Aunties’ Alphabet (Rpt, G)
6.30 Pinocchio (G)
7.00 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (Rpt, G)
7.30 Police Academy (Rpt, G)
8.00 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (G)
8.30 Kids’ Holiday Movie: Scandalous John (1971)
10.30 Kids’ Holiday Movie: The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
Noon 3 Special: Glenn Miller: A Moonlight Serenade (G)
2.00 3 Sport: Horse Racing
DB Auckland Cup Day, live from Ellerslie
5.00 3 Special: Anne Murray in Disney World (G)
6.00 3 National News
6.30 Discovery (G)
7.00 Give Us a Clue
7.30 Tropical Heat (PGR)
8.30 New Year’s Day Movie: Hatari! (1962)
11.30 3 Special: Elvis '56 (Rpt, G)
12.30am Closedown

Sky Movies
Noon Nostalgia at Noon: The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) (G)
1.35 Porky Pig Show
2.00 Supergirl (1984) (G)
4.00 The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (1966) (G)
5.35 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1989) (GY)
7.20 Scrooged (1988) (GA)
9.00 Hero and the Terror (1988) (R16)
10.40 Ginger and Fred (1986) (GA)
12.45am Phantasm II (1988) (R16)
2.18 Closedown

CTV
11.00am CTV Race Day
Includes live racing from Hastings and Waikouaiti
6.00pm Corbans Fashion and Beauty
6.30 Oderings Homes and Gardens
7.00 Racing Preview
7.30 Our Town… This Year
A review of local issues, people and stories of 1991. Introduced by Grant Mangin
8.30 The Evening Movie: Li’l Abner (1959) (G)
10.30 Closedown

Once again, dedicated to @Sheldon_Betteridge.

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TV One did not broadcast much programmes that day, whereas Channel 2 and TV3 least have some entertaining programmes like Beverly Hills 90210 did not know it was on 2, as it always associated with TV3.

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It was definitely on TV3 by about ‘94/‘95. Wonder what the reason for the switch was.

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Interesting that none of the NZers were 24/7 even by 1992? When did that change?

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@PaddyTePou might know.

I have a feeling it might have been 1994 though. TV1 took BBC World overnight for many years until the early 2010s.

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