Christmas Hours & Material Deadlines
CAB will be closed from 5pm Tuesday 23 December until Monday 12 January 2026. 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 14 Dec 2025 | Tue 9 Dec 2025 | Wed 10 Dec 2025 |
| Sun 21 Dec 2025 | Fri 12 Dec 2025 | Mon 15 Dec 2025 |
| Sun 28 Dec 2025 | Fri 19 Dec 2025 (10am) | Fri 19 Dec 2025 (10am) |
| Sun 4 Jan 2026 | Fri 19 Dec 2025 (10am) | Fri 19 Dec 2025 (10am) |
| Sun 11 Jan 2026 | Fri 19 Dec 2025 (10am) | Fri 19 Dec 2025 (10am) |
Deadlines are end of the day (EOD) unless stated otherwise.
Sky TV (including Sky Free channels)
| Transmission w/c: | Instructions by: | CAB Approved Material by: |
| Sun 14 Dec 2025 | Mon 8 Dec 2025 | Tue 9 Dec 2025 |
| Sun 21 Dec 2025 | Thu 11 Dec 2025 | Fri 12 Dec 2025 |
| Sun 28 Dec 2025 | Mon 15 Dec 2025 | Tue 16 Dec 2025 |
| Sun 4 Jan 2026 | Wed 17 Dec 2025 | Wed 17 Dec 2025 |
Deadlines are end of the day (EOD) unless stated otherwise.