The decision to jump forward 18 months in Coronation Street episodes in order to catch up with the UK has divided the adoring fans of the long-running soap.
From June 11, viewers will be able to watch Coro nearly in sync with the UK with the renamed 'Coronation Street 2018' to air one week behind the UK on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening at 9.30pm.
Viewers who want to watch the episodes from the missing 18 months will be able to see them on weekdays at 1pm on TVNZ 1.
Both versions - Coronation Street 2018 and Coronation Street Catch-up - will be available on TVNZ OnDemand.
The decision was greeted with derision by some on Facebook while others were delighted to be able to watch more current episodes.
"About time TVNZ. Great," Stephanie wrote.
"Finally catching up," Elaine wrote.
"Cannot wait. Being up to date on the cobbles is fantastic," Sarah wrote.
There were plenty, though, who were unhappy with the change.
"Sorry but why can't you just leave it as is," Deb wrote.
"Who do you feel you have to??? Why not leave it alone. Or have it on 7 days a week until we are close. I have only been watching this program for the past two years and don’t mind just leaving it as it is I really don’t care if we are 18 months behind as we have program re-runs older than Coro lol," Susan wrote.
Others had suggestions on how the catch-up process should work.
"Put it on 5 days a week at a reasonable hour, wed (sic) soon catch up," one woman wrote.
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