TVNZ
Source Passport
NZ-M-00002-2
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- Legal name
- Television New Zealand Limited
- Country
- New Zealand
- Type
- Television
- Founded
- 1960
- Editor-in-chief
- Jodi O'Donnell (Chief Executive)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- TVNZ
- TVNZ 1
- TVNZ 2
- TVNZ DUKE
- TVNZ+
- 1News
- Company registration number Pending check
- NZ Company Number 408578
- Registered address Pending check
- 100 Victoria Street West, Auckland Central, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
3 sources
- New Zealand Companies Office register, TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND LIMITED (408578), read 2026-10-20 (company number 408578, status Registered; address 100 Victoria Street West, Auckland Central, Auckland, 1010)
- New Zealand Treasury, commercial portfolio entry "Television New Zealand Limited", read 2026-10-20 (Crown entity company, established 1960, head office Auckland; primary legislation Crown Entities Act 2004, Television New Zealand Act 2003, Companies Act 1993; board chair Andrew Barclay 1 Nov 2025 to 31 Oct 2028; Letter of Expectations 2026/27 dated 7 April 2026)
- TVNZ Annual Report FY25 (year to 30 June 2025), read 2026-10-20 (limited liability company under the Companies Act 1993, wholly owned by the Crown, bound by the Television New Zealand Act 2003; Chief Executive Jodi O'Donnell; revenue NZ$281.1m: advertising 266,385k, programme funding 5,399k, other trading revenue 9,282k; dividend NZ$3.1m; brands TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2, TVNZ DUKE, TVNZ+, 1News, tvnz.co.nz; 100% non-trading subsidiaries and 44.9% of Freeview Limited)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type The Crown (New Zealand Government) 100% Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- The Crown (New Zealand Government)
2 sources
- TVNZ Annual Report FY25 (year to 30 June 2025), read 2026-10-20 (limited liability company under the Companies Act 1993, wholly owned by the Crown, bound by the Television New Zealand Act 2003; Chief Executive Jodi O'Donnell; revenue NZ$281.1m: advertising 266,385k, programme funding 5,399k, other trading revenue 9,282k; dividend NZ$3.1m; brands TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2, TVNZ DUKE, TVNZ+, 1News, tvnz.co.nz; 100% non-trading subsidiaries and 44.9% of Freeview Limited)
- New Zealand Treasury, commercial portfolio entry "Television New Zealand Limited", read 2026-10-20 (Crown entity company, established 1960, head office Auckland; primary legislation Crown Entities Act 2004, Television New Zealand Act 2003, Companies Act 1993; board chair Andrew Barclay 1 Nov 2025 to 31 Oct 2028; Letter of Expectations 2026/27 dated 7 April 2026)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix Pending check
Source Share of revenue Commercial advertising Over 50% Public funding Under 10% Events and other Under 10% - Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho Government or public body programme funding NZ$5,399,000 recognised in FY25 (split between the two not given)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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