2023/24 holiday opening hours
CAB will be closed from Friday 22 December until Wednesday 10 January 2024. We will have an on-call holiday service to deal with any requests on the days when the office is officially closed. All requests should be sent to advice@commercialapprovals.co.nz.
Below are the broadcasters material deadlines for the holiday season. Note that there are differences between the networks so please take extra care.
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 |