NZ Breakers game on TV today: Finals fixtures and live stream guide

The NZ Breakers, who mainly play home games in the Spark Arena in Auckland, is the only non-Australian team competing in this year’s National Basketball League.

Last season, the team under the leadership of their then new head coach Mody Maor, won as runners up, losing to the Sydney Kings. This year, the team is back with hopes of nabbing a championship title.

To stay updated on the NZ Breakers, this guide will have information on their next game on the 2023/24 NBL schedule, TV fixtures, broadcast rights, and streaming options.

Whether a long-time supporter or someone just discovering the team, this resource will ensure fans never miss a moment of the Breakers’ journey as they strive for success in the 2023/24 NBL season.

What time is the NZ Breakers game live today on TV?

Fortunately, there are several options for watching NZ Breakers games in Australia, including Foxtel, Foxtel from Telstra, Kayo Sports streaming and Network Ten.

In this section you will find the NZ Breakers’ NBL fixtures, with the dates, times and providers who will be broadcasting their games.

Use this section to check out the upcoming TV schedule featuring the NZ Breakers journey through the NBL season, as well as where to watch these games live today.

NBL Finals	Dates (AEDT)	Streaming Service
Illawarra Hawks v NZ Breakers	LIVE: Mon, 4 Mar, 7:30pm	Foxtel / Kayo
Melbourne United v TBC	LIVE: Thurs, 7 Mar, 7:30pm	Foxtel / Kayo / 10Play
Perth Wildcats v Tasmania JackJumpers	LIVE: Fri, 8 Mar, 9:30pm	Foxtel / Kayo / 10Play

New Zealand Breakers 2023/24 TV Guide and NBL streaming rights

The 2023/24 NBL regular season kicked off the 28th of September and includes 20 rounds, where each team will play a total of twenty-eight games. The Finals begin in March of 2024 with the Play-in tournament, and conclude with a best-of-five NBL Grand Final.

The Australian broadcast rights for the NZ Breakers and 2023/24 NBL season belong to ESPN (Foxtel/Kayo) and Network Ten.

Network Ten will televise two Sunday games live each week, as well as every finals match and the NBL Grand Final. The games will be carried live by 10 Peach and simulcast on their online platform 10 Play. 10 Play will also feature replays of the live games and highlights if you can’t catch the action live.

This means at best, you can stream or watch live NZ Breakers games on free to air only twelve times this season.

For comparison, ESPN and its broadcast partners Foxtel, Kayo Sports and Telstra, will be televising every NBL game live.

That’s all 28 NZ Breakers home-and-away games, as well as every other match that round available to watch Live. This live coverage extends to every game of the 2023/24 NBL Play-in, and the Finals and Grand Final series.

In addition to every NBL game shown live, Foxtel, Telstra and Kayo Sports will offer replays and condensed mini-highlights for those that need to catch up.

Provider	NZ Breakers Games	Streaming Services
Foxtel Now	All 28 NZ Breakers games and every other NBL match shown LIVE	Yes – with subscription
Kayo Sports	All 28 NZ Breakers games and every other NBL match shown LIVE	Yes – with subscription
Foxtel/Telstra	All 28 NZ Breakers games and every other NBL match shown LIVE	Yes – Foxtel Go app
Channel 10 Peach	A total of 11 NZ Breakers games shown Live	Games on 10 Peach simulcast on 10 Plus

Stream the NZ Breakers live with Kayo Sports

You can also stream NZ Breakers games using the Kayo Sports platform. Kayo Sports gives you access to the same NBL broadcasts as Foxtel, so you can stream the NZ Breakers live or on demand.

Kayo Sports doesn’t come with a lock-in contract or set up fees, which means you can cancel anytime if you’re no longer using it. All you need to decide is whether you want the Kayo One vs Kayo Basic plan.

For fans who want to catch up on the action, Kayo Minis provide a 10-20 minute recap after the final whistle has been blown. Other Kayo features include Interactive Graphics, SplitView, No Spoilers, and Key Moments, which provide highlights throughout matches in real-time.

You can also screen every NBL game on Sunday on Kayo Freebies, which simply requires registering an account. The only downfall is that there won’t be many free NZ Breakers games available, as they only play on a total of eleven Sundays.

Watch the NZ Breakers live online with Foxtel Now

One option to watch the NZ Breakers live is with Foxtel Now. The Foxtel Now online streaming service offers access to all the sport on Foxtel via their Sports Pack.

That means that you get access to all the live and on-demand sports Foxtel and ESPN have to offer, including every game of the NBL 2023/24 season, live NBA action and the Australian Boomers and Opals. ESPN on Foxtel Now also includes an NBL pre-game show, the weekly NBL Slam, and NBL Switch on Saturdays.

Foxtel Now is available on a variety of internet connected and mobile devices, and comes with no lock-in contract so you’re free to pause or cancel your subscription at anytime. Likewise, you can get the same programming using Foxtel Now from Telstra.

Watch or stream NBL games on Sunday free with 10 Peach or 10 Play

Network Ten is the official free to air provider for the 2023/24 NBL season. The two games held on Sunday in each round will be available to watch live on 10 Peach and their online streaming platform, 10 Play.

10 Play is available on a variety of mobile and internet connected devices including iOS or Android mobile devices, various Xbox Ones, Desktops and Laptops, Google Chromecast, and a variety of Smart TVs.

For die-hard NZ Breakers fans this option means there’s only eleven of their games available on free to air during the regular season. That’s 17 games short of a full season.

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