bᵻtwˌiːn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən tə dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ˌɛmtˌiːvˈiː wʌz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈuː zˈiːlənd æz ɐ fɹˈiːɾʊˈɛɹ tʃˈænəl baɪ tˌiːvˌiːˌɛnzˈiː jˈuːzɪŋ kˈɑːntɛnt fɹʌm jˌuːkˈeɪ vˈɜːʒən ʌv ˌɛmtˌiːvˈiː.
Between June 1997 to June 1998, MTV was operated in New Zealand as a free-to-air channel by TVNZ using content from UK version of MTV.