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Overview of the events of 2014 in New Zealand television
This is a list of New Zealand television events and premieres that occurred in 2014, the 55th year of continuous operation of television in New Zealand .
13 January – TVNZ serial drama Shortland Street returns from its summer break, revealing the characters who died in the 2013 season finale.[ 1]
14 January – It is announced that Trackside , the New Zealand horse racing channel, will no longer be aired on Freeview and will become a pay-per-view channel.[ 2]
16 January – TVNZ reveal they will be airing the 2014 Grammy Awards on their free-to-air channels direct from the United States. A first for New Zealand free-to-air networks[ 3]
3 February – Former TV3 reporter, Rachel Smalley , joins TVNZ current affairs show, Q+A [ 4]
5 February – Sky Network Television announce they will no longer resell their services through Telecom .[ 5]
8 February – After winning the broadcasting rights in 2013, Prime Television begins coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics .[ 6]
17 February – Television New Zealand unit manager , Shane Taurima resigns after it is revealed he took part in political conferences and allowed the opposition party (Labour ) to use TVNZ facilities.[ 7] [ 8]
17 February – After a year on hiatus, the controversial reality show, The GC returns for a second season and begins airing on TV3 and funded by Te Mangai Paho .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
19 February – Robert Rakete joins the Australian children's act, The Wiggles as the Brown Wiggle.[ 12]
19 February – New Zealand actor, Charles Mesure joins the cast as Blackbeard in US television drama, Once Upon a Time alongside fellow New Zealander, Rose McIver (who plays Tinkerbell ).[ 13]
24 February – With the old UHF /VHF system being turned off in New Zealand in December 2013, Sky Television 's profits increase by 22%[ 14]
28 February – TVNZ reporter, Lisa Owen defects to TV3 to cohost The Nation .[ 15]
9 March – MasterChef New Zealand contestants, Glynn and James, receive complaints regarding posts made on their Facebook page, however TVNZ releases a statement saying they have no control over Facebook or Twitter accounts made by contestants.[ 16]
11 March – A Trademe.co.nz advert receives a complaint regarding the use and misinterpretation of the surname, "Ramsbottom" minutes are going live.[ 17]
13 March – Actress Rose McIver is cast in upcoming US television based on a comic book series, iZombie [ 18]
13 March – New Zealand On Air confirms that they will help fund a two part telemovie for cancelled television show, Nothing Trivial to give closure to the fans.[ 19]
16 March – TV3 confirms that the next series of The Block NZ will be set on Newell Street in Auckland suburb, Point Chevalier [ 20]
17 March – Chefs Ben Bayly and Gareth Stewart are confirmed as being the judges for new reality show, My Kitchen Rules NZ [ 21]
17 March – In a controversial move, the Board for Māori Television push for former TVNZ Māori and Pacific unit general manager, Paora Maxwell to become CEO of the network.[ 22]
17 March – Seven Sharp co-anchorman, Jesse Mulligan is confirmed as the new host for comedic television show, Best Bits , replacing comedian, Te Radar [ 23]
21 March – Comedian Rhys Darby 's mockumentary show, Short Poppies is confirmed to debut on Netflix in April 2014[ 24]
22 March – English comedian Tony Robinson announces he will release a television series showing New Zealand war stories[ 25]
23 March – After announcing when series three of The Block NZ will be based, residents of Point Chevalier 's Newell Street unite to stop the shows production[ 26]
24 March – Sommet Sports announcing they will be providing a satellite service on Freeview and Sky Television effective 14 April.[ 27]
14 April – Sommet Sports begins airing on Sky Television [ 28]
28 March – New Zealand television blogger, Chris Philpott retires from blogging after the birth of his first child.[ 29]
30 March – Residents of the Auckland suburb, Point Chevalier , discover the houses in the next series of The Block NZ will be multistoried, much to their dismay.[ 30]
1 April – Rhys Darby 's parody television series, Short Poppies , becomes available in New Zealand on TVNZ On Demand .[ 31]
1 April – Actor Temuera Morrison receives a $1.1 million grant from New Zealand on Air to fund a variety show.[ 32]
26 April – TV Rotorua and Info Rotorua announcing they will be providing a satellite service on Freeview and Sky Television effective 26 April.[ 33]
28 August - Spark New Zealand launches its Lightbox streaming service.[ 34]
TBA – Prime also holds the rights to broadcast the 2014 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand.[ 35] International series [ edit ] *Due to low ratings, TV3 moved Hotel GB from its primetime slot to airing at 9.30am on Saturdays effective 22 February.
Telemovies and miniseries [ edit ] Programming changes [ edit ] Programmes changing networks [ edit ] Criterion for inclusion in the following list is that New Zealand premiere episodes will air in New Zealand for the first time on the new network. This includes when a program is moved from a free-to-air network's primary channel to a digital multi-channel, as well as when a program moves between subscription television channels – provided the preceding criterion is met. Ended television series which change networks for repeat broadcasts are not included in the list.
°Originally, The Michael J. Fox Show was shown as part of TV3's new line-up. However, it has since been dropped by TV3 and was picked up and has begun airing on sister network, Four.
Free-to-air premieres [ edit ] This is a list of programmes which made their premiere on New Zealand free-to-air television that had previously premiered on New Zealand subscription television . Programs may still air on the original subscription television network.
Subscription premieres [ edit ] This is a list of programmes which made their premiere on New Zealand subscription television that had previously premiered on New Zealand free-to-air television. Programmes may still air on the original free-to-air television network.
Programmes returning in 2014 [ edit ] Milestone episodes in 2014 [ edit ]
Domestic television series which have reached a milestone in 2014
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Programmes ending in 2014 [ edit ]
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