2023 holiday deadlines and opening hours
New Zealand’s television broadcasters have released their material deadlines for the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holiday season. Note that there are differences between the networks so please take extra care.
CAB will be closing at 1pm on Friday 22 December and open again on Wednesday 10 January 2023. We will have an ‘on-call holiday service’ to deal with any urgent requests on the days when the office is officially closed.
All requests should be sent to advice@commercialapprovals.co.nz.
TVNZ
| Transmission w/c: | Instructions by: | CAB Approved Material by: |
| Sun 3 Dec 2023 | Wed 29 Nov 2023 | Thurs 30 Nov 2023 |
| Sun 10 Dec 2023 | Wed 6 Dec 2023 | Thurs 7 Dec 2023 |
| Sun 17 Dec 2023 | Mon 11 Dec 2023 | Tues 12 Dec 2023 |
| Sun 24 Dec 2023 | Thurs 14 Dec 2023 | Fri 15 Dec 2023 |
| Sun 31 Dec 2023 | Wed 20 Dec 2023 (10am) | Wed 20 Dec 2023 (10am) |
| Sun 7 & Mon 8 Jan 2024 | Wed 20 Dec 2023 (10am) | Wed 20 Dec 2023 (10am) |
Warner Bro Discovery
| Transmission w/c: | Instructions by: | CAB Approved Material by: |
| Sun 17 Dec 2023 | Mon 11 Dec 2023 | Tues 12 Dec 2023 |
| Sun 24 Dec 2023 | Thurs 14 Dec 2023 | Fri 15 Dec 2023 |
| Sun 31 Dec 2023 | Tue 19 Dec 2023 | Wed 20 Dec 2023 |
| Sun 7 & Mon 8 Jan 2024 | Wed 20 Dec 2023 | Wed 20 Dec 2023 |
Sky
| Transmission w/c: | Instructions by: | CAB Approved Material by: |
| Sun 10 Dec 2023 | Wed 6 Dec 2023 (12pm) | Wed 6 Dec 2023 (5pm) |
| Sun 17 Dec 2023 | Fri 8 Dec 2023 (12pm) | Fri 8 Dec 2023 (5pm) |
| Sun 24 Dec 2023 | Wed 13 Dec 2023 (12pm) | Wed 13 Dec 2023 (5pm) |
| Sun 31 Dec 2023 | Tue 19 Dec 2023 (12pm) | Tue 19 Dec 2023 (5pm) |
| Sun 7 Jan 2024 | Fri 29 Dec 2023 (12pm) | Fri 29 Dec 2023 (5pm) |
| Sun 14 Jan 2024 | Normal deadline – 10 Jan 2024 | Normal deadline – 10 Jan 2024 |