It was later shut down and replaced by a time-shifted feed of MTV Europe with local inserts.
Horizon Pacific Television started on 19 March 1995 (Sunday) at 3pm[1] as part of a diversification of TVNZ's business units post-deregulation.
[4] In 1997, Television New Zealand announced that it was going to withdraw the operations of Horizon Pacific due to a lack of financial sustainability to continue.
[7] At launch, Horizon Pacific carried news bulletins from BBC World, documentaries, drama series (such as Hill Street Blues), lifestyle and musical programming, as well as local programmes.
[1] From its launch day, BBC World began being carried overnight on TV One instead of closing down.