Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation

Government-owned corporation

A government-owned corporation, state-owned company, state-owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government...

 television network

Television network

A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...

 broadcasting in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland

TVNZ Heartland

TVNZ Heartland is a pay TV channel operated by TVNZ featuring 100% New Zealand made shows, most shows are re-runs of classic shows previously screen on New Zealand TV as well as some more recent shows. While TVNZ channels are traditionally available free to air TVNZ Heartland is available...

, TVNZ U and new media

New media

New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...

 services.

A board is appointed by Minister of Broadcasting Jonathan Coleman  to oversee TVNZ. Members are the chairman Sir John Anderson

John Anderson (New Zealand businessman)

Sir John Anthony Anderson, KBE was the Chief Executive and Director of ANZ National Bank Limited and after retiring at the end of 2005, become the chair of Television New Zealand in April 2006, the former employer of the controversial TV-host Paul Henry...

 KBE (Wellington), Anne Blackburn (Auckland), Bryan Gould

Bryan Gould

Bryan Charles Gould, CNZM is a former United Kingdom politician. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1974–79, and again from 1983–94...

 CNZM (Opotiki), Sir John Goulter

John Goulter

Sir John Goulter is a New Zealand business leader based in Northland. He is chairman of the commercial arm of Ngapuhi, Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company. He was recently invested as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit...

, KNZM, JP (Paihia), June McCabe

June McCabe

June McCabe is a New Zealand businessperson. She has numerous governance positions including being a current director of TVNZ the employer of controversial TV-host Paul HenryShe has experience in policy-making, banking and finance...

 (Auckland) and Joan Withers

Joan Withers

Joan Withers, MBA, AFInstD, is a New Zealand businessperson and professional director. She is currently serving as deputy chair on the board of TVNZ and is the Chairwoman of Mighty River Power and Auckland Airport....

 (Auckland).
TVNZ was created in 1980, through the merger of Television One and TV2 (formerly South Pacific Television

South Pacific Television

South Pacific Television was a television channel in New Zealand, which operated between 1976 and 1980.- The Early Days :The channel, then known as TV 2, first went to air on June 30, 1975...

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