The NZ Government have announced free to air digital TV will be phased in from next year. Now, all you need is a DVB-S card and MythTV. Did you know New Zealand had a MythTV users list? There is also lots of useful information at the KnoppMyth wiki page for NZ and, of course, the WLUG wiki.
Update: TVNZ and BCL both have press releases out. The content will not be encrypted, but the technology hasn't been anounced - probably not HDTV.
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One nice thing about this is that according to this article http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3701756a28,00.html there will be an electonic program guide (EPG). Now lets hope that this is freely accessible and if only Sky would join in too....
The Sky EPG is currently freely accessible - I believe the standard doesn't really support encrypting that data. I have no reason to believe the FTA EPG should be anything but freely accessible too.
DVB-T would work too, at least in the cities. TVNZ has had trials going for a while in Auckland.