About Us
Country TV is New Zealand’s home of authentic rural television. Our privately-owned channel is broadcast on SKY TV channel 81 and is available online.
About Country TV
Country TV is a privately-owned TV channel, dedicated to bringing the true rural Kiwi to your screen. Our programme is distributed on the SKY TV platform, channel 81, and is available on our online channel, Country TV Online, offering Live TV and Video on Demand streaming services.
We bring our subscribers a rich selection of the very best in agribusiness, rural lifestyle, equestrian and entertainment programmes.
Tune in and be treated to everything from farming, equestrian, country vets, fishing, hunting, tractor pulling, cooking, gardening and the serious issues facing the agribusiness sector both in NZ and around the globe.
Our Team
Our team brings together extensive experience in broadcasting, production, editing, news production and up to date weather forecasting to create the very best rural and equestrian broadcasting content for you.
Greg Miller
Executive Chairman
Greg was educated at Massey University in Horticulture Science and Management. Having held the position as Group Chief Executive for Kiwi Rail, and Managing Director for Toll NZ, Greg has emphatically delivered across big business and supply chain operations for the past 36 years. He has always had a big interest in the primary sector, and spent many years on his grandparents dairy farm in the Waikato.
Mike Marsden
General Manager Commercial
Mike is an experienced sales and marketing specialist and businessman. Mike has built and managed several businesses and driven the commercial success of large companies, including most recently Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. Mike has also worked extensively in the advertising industry and earlier in his career was a journalist and publisher. Mike has joined Country TV as General Manager Commercial and comes from a rural upbringing in the central North Island.
Luci Winterton
TV Scheduler
Luci joined the Country TV team as the television scheduler in April 2022 after studying production management at film school. After graduating she worked as the production assistant on multiple New Zealand short films and music videos with other New Zealand based film makers. Luci is hoping to bring her technical skills to life at Country TV as well as gain some new skills and take on new opportunities. She enjoys baking, watching movies, fishing, spending time with her friends and family, and going on walks.
Ronan Courtney
Promo Producer / Media Coordinator
Ronan has always had a keen interest in film and television. Starting off in the industry he worked as a video editor in Australia, while writing and directing passion project short films with friends on the side. In 2021 he decided to move to New Zealand to pursue more formal training in the industry by attending film school. Post-graduation he has seen success with his directorial debut short film, Long Life, garnering awards and praise in the film festival circuit. Joining the Country TV team Ronan brings his passion and experience for both writing and editing together to produce content for the channel.