Freeview (New Zealand)
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This article is about New Zealand digital television service. For the British digital television service, which is also called Freeview, see Freeview.
Freeview is free television service in the New Zealand, It is sent to people's home using a digital signal by either over the air or by satellite. It is planning to have more channels than the normal television (analogue) provides. The service was put on air on 2 May 2007. The service was created as a local copy of the British digital television service, also known as Freeview.
Some TVs can receive Freeview automatically, but most people have to buy a special box to connect to their old TV or replace their satellite box, if they want to get by satellite.