The peak of the national pageant 's popularity was in the 1980s when the event was televised on TVNZ . Interest waned in the 1990s as the contests suffered from political correctness , faced opposition from feminists and struggled to gain sponsorship . From 2005-2007 no national pageant was held ; in 2007 an Auckland community trust bought the franchise and the pageant was held to select the country 's representative to Miss World 2008 was held in May 2008
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