Food Network was a New Zealand pay

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focused entirely on programming relating to food. It was based in

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and was New Zealand's only channel dedicated to the food, wine and restaurant society. The network never originated its own domestic content. The channel was launched on

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on 1 November 2005 as Food TV by The Living Channel New Zealand Limited. The Living Channel New Zealand Limited, which owned Food TV as well as sister channel

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was acquired by

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on July 2, 2014. On 1 December 2018, Food TV was rebranded as a localised version of the American

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. On 3 February 2021, Sky announced that Food Network would close in New Zealand and a selection of Food Network shows would be moved to its sister channel,

. On 1 March 2021 the channel's schedule was replaced with a localised version of

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References

Sky TV Press release
25 August 2005. Retrieved 23 Feb 2006.

External links

* New Zealand television channels English-language television stations in New Zealand

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