Discovery NZ - Eden & Rush (2021)
Channel: Patrick Te Pou
Date: 2022-03-08

I was informed that, on 21 March, Discovery New Zealand (which owns Three, Bravo, HGTV and Newshub) will launch two new free-to-air channels - Eden and Rush. The team at Discovery NZ are absolutely delighted and the two new channels will combine the best of Discovery's own global library with the best of carefully selected programming from local and international sources.

Eden (seen on screen as "eden") delivers viewers 'A Better Everyday' as New Zealand's new fourth mass market general entertainment channel. It offers a range of programmes that entertain, inform and provoke new thinking and interests for viewers. In my opinion, Eden plays host to British dramas, documentaries, game shows, lifestyle programmes and films, plus an 8pm news bulletin from Newshub. An Australian drama series, "The Newsreader", will premiere on Eden on 24 March and a new British drama, "Finding Alice", will follow in May.

Eden can be found on Freeview channel 8 and Sky channel 13, and a one-hour timeshift of that channel will be on Freeview 18 and Sky 505.

Rush will launch as New Zealand's home of high adventure, high octane and high adrenaline reality television. Titles from launch will include "Manhunt with Joel Lambert", "Man vs. Wild" with Bear Grylls, "The Wheel", "Goblin Works Garage", "Iron Resurrection" and "Texas Metal".

Rush can be found on Freeview channel 14 and Sky channel 24.

Also from 21 March, some Freeview channels will move EPG positions:

- TVNZ DUKE to Freeview 6 (and Sky 23)
- TVNZ 1 +1 to Freeview 11 (and Sky 501)
- TVNZ DUKE +1 to Freeview 12 (and Sky 504)
- Three +1 to Freeview 13 (and Sky 503)
- HGTV to Freeview 19 (and Sky 21)
- Al Jazeera English to Freeview 20 (and Sky 90)

At the same time, the best of Choice TV's programming can be seen on Eden and both The Edge TV and Breeze TV will go off air but can be streamed live as 'online only' channels via theedge.co.nz and thebreeze.co.nz. And if you're a big fan of music videos on your TV screen, then why not head to Juice TV on Freeview channel 200 (CH200).