A secondary and localised transmission issue impacting customers in Canterbury caused the prolonged issues last night. Pixelation and audio issues continue into the second day. Photo / 123RF“Unfortunately, this coincided with a secondary and localised transmission issue that impacted Freeview reception in Canterbury on Three, Bravo, Eden, Rush and HGTV. Viewers fume over glitchesOne affected viewer told the Herald they thought the “TV was going to blow up and disintegrate”. “I thought the TV might be dying.”Another woman who had just bought a new TV just weeks earlier thought her model was faulty.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 24, 2025 18:41 UTC