A small number are produced in New Zealand which are either of a comedic, soap opera or reality nature, with rest of the line-up taken from international catalogues.

Broadcasting began in Christchurch five hours later at 6 pm, due to extra time being needed to fix an aerial fault at the city's Sugarloaf transmitter.

[2] The opening weekend saw the country's first telethon, raising over $485,000 for the St John Ambulance Service.

During its first year, TV2 introduced the Goodnight Kiwi cartoon for its closedown, although it was not until 1980 that it assumed its most recognised form.

TV2 began broadcasting in Wellington on 24 November 1975, after the city's infamous winds hampered aerial installation at the Mount Kaukau transmitter.

[9] South Pacific Television closed down for the last time at 12:15 am on 16 February 1980, after airing a two-hour farewell special.

The following year Northern Television began producing programmes as the first private enterprise TV broadcaster in the country.

In 1983 Northern TV was forced to close due to high costs and low advertising revenue.

[citation needed] On New Year's Day 2012, TV2 introduced a new look graphics package with a new theme song for the network.

Home Learning TV was launched on 15 April 2020, and broadcast on the channel from 9 am to 3 pm on weekdays instead of a timeshift of TVNZ 2.

It was part of the government's efforts to encourage continued educational engagement during the nationwide lockdown that had closed all New Zealand schools.