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#1
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Tv etc, whats sky like is there other options down there?

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Sky, Netflix, something called Lightbox. A few channels of 'normal' TV.
You can get pretty much anything via the net these days. I can watch BBC or ITV live for example if I choose to.
You can get pretty much anything via the net these days. I can watch BBC or ITV live for example if I choose to.

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It is still possible to receive TV shows through an old-fashioned TV aerial if anyone still does that these days. That experience is typically described as dire - because the shows are awful and the ad-breaks are long.
There is SKY TV which will show sport and a lot of shows from America and the UK. I don't know how far behind they are on Coronation Street, Eastenders or Last of the Summer Wine, they are a little bit behind but they are shown.
If you live in a city in NZ now there will be high-speed internet available and the Internet can provide TV you want. I have heard that the different service providers don't offer all shows in all places though so there may be some restrictions.
There is SKY TV which will show sport and a lot of shows from America and the UK. I don't know how far behind they are on Coronation Street, Eastenders or Last of the Summer Wine, they are a little bit behind but they are shown.
If you live in a city in NZ now there will be high-speed internet available and the Internet can provide TV you want. I have heard that the different service providers don't offer all shows in all places though so there may be some restrictions.

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We use apple tv here and amazon, but then just have a digibox...

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Oh and we will be in Auckland, Henderson or hobsonville are 2 places we're looking at...

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Chorus is the name of the company that provides the network infrastructure, there is a map on their website showing which services are available in specific locations.
https://www.chorus.co.nz/tools-suppo.../broadband-map
Sky TV in New Zealand is a completely different company to Sky TV in the UK so it is similar but not exactly the same.
