Indian IPTV NZ: Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and More

Indian TV in New Zealand, without a satellite dish

For many families, home TV is about more than entertainment. It’s the serial the whole household follows, the devotional programme that starts the day, the news from your home state and the cricket that nobody misses. Until recently, watching Indian channels in New Zealand meant juggling several international apps or installing a large satellite dish. Indian IPTV NZ changes that: every channel arrives over your normal broadband, in one app, on the TV you already own.

Indian channels are included in every IPTV NZ plan at no extra cost. You get them alongside 35,000+ New Zealand, Australian, UK and international channels, so the whole family shares one subscription — the kids can watch cartoons, someone else can catch the rugby, and grandparents can enjoy their favourite Hindi or Punjabi shows, all on the same service.

Languages and regions included

Our Indian line-up covers national and regional television, so you can watch in the language you grew up with:

• Hindi: the biggest selection, with general entertainment, family serials, reality shows, 24-hour news, movie channels, music and kids’ channels.
• Punjabi: music, news, entertainment and devotional channels, including live kirtan and gurbani programming.
• Tamil and Telugu: entertainment, news and blockbuster movie channels from South India’s two largest film industries.
• Malayalam and Kannada: regional news, serials, comedy and movies from Kerala and Karnataka.
• Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali: regional entertainment, news and devotional channels.
• Urdu: entertainment, poetry and drama channels.
• English-language Indian channels: business news, current affairs and lifestyle.

What you can watch

Serials and entertainment

Follow daily soaps and weekly dramas as they air in India, or use catch-up to watch them at a time that suits New Zealand. Reality competitions, talent shows, comedy and talk shows are all part of the line-up.

News from India

Keep up with national politics, business and your home state with round-the-clock news channels in Hindi, English and regional languages. When big stories break, you’ll see them live rather than hours later on social media.

Movies on demand

Alongside dedicated movie channels, the on-demand library of 140,000+ titles includes Indian movies and series in several languages — new Hindi releases, South Indian blockbusters, classic films and regional cinema — ready to start, pause and resume whenever you like.

Devotional and spiritual programming

Start the day with aarti, bhajans, kirtan or spiritual discourses. Devotional channels in several languages broadcast live prayers and festival coverage, which is especially welcome during Diwali, Navratri, Vaisakhi, Eid, Onam and Pongal.

Music and kids

Music channels play the latest film songs and classics across languages, and children’s channels help younger family members pick up their mother tongue while they’re entertained.

Cricket and Indian sport

Cricket is the big one, and every IPTV NZ plan includes premium sport channels that cover it — international series, domestic tournaments and the T20 competitions that bring the country to a standstill. Kabaddi, hockey and other sports popular in India are covered too. Because many matches are played in Indian afternoons and evenings, they often fall in the New Zealand evening or overnight; catch-up on supported channels lets you watch the highlights or the full replay at breakfast.

Want to know more about watching sport on IPTV here? Read our guide to watching live sport in NZ with IPTV.

Watching Indian shows on New Zealand time

India Standard Time (IST) doesn’t change for daylight saving, but New Zealand does. That means the gap is 6 hours 30 minutes during NZ standard time (early April to late September) and 7 hours 30 minutes during NZ daylight time (late September to early April). Here’s what common Indian broadcast times look like in New Zealand:

Indian morning programmes land neatly in the New Zealand afternoon and evening, while prime-time serials air in the early hours. That’s exactly where catch-up and the on-screen TV guide earn their keep: browse the guide, find last night’s episode and press play. Our explainer on EPG and catch-up shows how.

Setting up an Indian IPTV box in NZ

You can watch Indian IPTV on any device IPTV NZ supports: a Smart TV app, a streaming stick, an Android TV box, a MAG box, a phone, a tablet or a computer. For the main family TV, many households choose an Android TV box or a MAG box, because both are quick, reliable and easy to use with a remote. If you’re shopping for one, our IPTV box NZ guide explains what to look for.

A few tips make Indian TV easier for everyone at home:

• Create a favourites list of the channels each person watches most, so nobody has to scroll through thousands of channels.
• Use the language categories in your player to jump straight to Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil or other channels.
• Set your device to New Zealand time so the TV guide shows the right local times.
• Use parental controls in your player if children use the same TV.

Not confident with setup? Message us on WhatsApp and we’ll walk you through it step by step, or set up a favourites list with you over chat.

One plan for the whole family

There’s no separate Indian package and no add-on fee. One IPTV NZ plan gives you Indian channels, New Zealand and Australian TV, UK and international channels, premium sport and PPV events, and the full on-demand library. Choose the plan length that suits you: the 12-month plan is the best value at US$7.08 a month, or start with a single month to see how it fits your household.

Indian IPTV NZ: common questions

Ready to bring Indian TV home? Message us on WhatsApp and tell us which languages you watch. Or explore the IPTV NZ homepage and compare plans and prices.