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Breakfast

‘I will miss you all’: Jenny-May Clarkson bids goodbye to Breakfast

‘I will miss you all’: Jenny-May Clarkson bids goodbye to Breakfast

The long-serving TVNZ presenter promised she wouldn’t cry – but three hours is a long time to hold it together.
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By Tara Ward | 21st November, 2025
Staff writer
Jenny-May Clarkson’s life in TV

‘I’m still that guy’: Why Jenny-May Clarkson will never miss the 6pm news

'In a time when we crave being connected, I think linear television is one way to connect us all.'
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By My Life in TV | 10th May, 2025
Guest writer
Two brave Wellingtonians and the wind (Screengrab: TVNZ)

‘No chance of a good hair day’: In appreciation of live weather reporters

The art of the wild weather cross is alive and well.
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By Tara Ward | 3rd May, 2025
Staff writer
It’s Ali Mau’s life in TV (Photo: Sky / Design: Tina Tiller)

‘I should have walked out’: The live Breakfast moment Ali Mau regrets to this day

The journalist, broadcaster and author takes us through her life in television, including the Succession moment she witnessed first hand. 
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By My Life in TV | 5th April, 2025
Guest writer
It’s Indira Stewart’s life in TV (Photo: TVNZ / Design: The Spinoff)

‘Filled my heart’: Indira Stewart on celebrating 50 years of Polyfest 

'It's given me such a profound gratitude for just what the power of community can do.'
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By My Life in TV | 29th March, 2025
Guest writer
Chris Chang and Jenny May Clarkson return to Breakfast (Screengrab: TVNZ)

‘We live in hope’: Everything you missed from the return of Breakfast

We recap the return of our sole surviving early morning TV news show.
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
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 & Tara Ward | 3rd February, 2025
Staff writer
Image by Tina Tiller

‘It was bad, but good character building’: Chris Chang’s live TV nightmare

The Breakfast presenter on living the Olympics dream, Love Island accents and his love for Jeff Probst.
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By My Life in TV | 27th January, 2024
Guest writer
Chris Chang, Jenny-May Clarkson, Daniel Faitaua and Anna Burns Francis are back for more Breakfast (Image: Screengrab)

‘Hello, big boy’: Everything you missed from the return of Breakfast

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new Daniel Faitaua.
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By Tara Ward | 22nd January, 2024
Staff writer
Matty McLean is leaving Breakfast after 16 years of early starts (Design: Tina Tiller)

Unicycles, chillies and interpretive dance: Matty McLean’s greatest Breakfast moments

From singing through his first live cross to interpretive dancing through the weather, Matty McLean’s time on Breakfast has been anything but boring.
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By Tara Ward | 22nd November, 2023
Staff writer
Breakfast’s Matty McLean interviews a road cone thief. (Photos: TVNZ / Design: Tina Tiller)

Was this Breakfast’s freakiest interview yet?

Breakfast viewers were plunged straight into what appeared to be a hostage situation this morning. The victims? Dunedin's road cones.
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By Tara Ward | 3rd May, 2023
Staff writer
Banana buckwheat porridge with honey walnuts (Photo: Emma Boyd)

Recipe: Banana buckwheat porridge with honey walnuts

The end of summer isn't all bad when autumn means comfort food like this delicious twist on traditional porridge.
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By Emma Boyd | 5th March, 2023
Contributing writer
Additional design by Tina Tiller

‘A complete fever dream’: Matty McLean on winning Treasure Island: Fans v Faves

'I've truly spent the last three or four years going, I desperately need another shot at this. I need my redemption arc.'
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By Alex Casey | 2nd March, 2023
Senior writer
Three’s AM and TVNZ’s Breakfast are back at it (Image: Tina Tiller)

Everything we learnt from the return of AM and Breakfast

Old mates, new faces... and lots of sausage chat.
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By Tara Ward | 23rd January, 2023
Staff writer
The last show in a long year (Screengrabs: Three, TVNZ / Design: Archi Banal)

Have yourself a very hairy Christmas: Breakfast and AM sign off for 2022

Where were you the day Ryan Bridge milked a cow live on TV?
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By Tara Ward | 16th December, 2022
Staff writer
Image: Archi Banal

Breakfast keeps calm and carries on

Skinny jeans, rocket ships and Elvis: just another day on Breakfast.
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By Tara Ward | 3rd June, 2022
Staff writer
Kamahl Santamaria (Photo: Supplied)

Why the Kamahl Santamaria saga could cause even bigger problems for TVNZ

The resignation of its highest-profile recruit in years has become a rolling firestorm for TVNZ’s newsroom, at the worst possible time.
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By Duncan Greive | 1st June, 2022
Founder
Kamahl Santamaria. Image: Tina Tiller

From Middle East to middle NZ: Kamahl Santamaria on joining Breakfast

The new TVNZ host talks about returning home after more than 15 years at Al Jazeera, and the task of filling John Campbell's shoes.
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By Toby Manhire | 27th April, 2022
Editor-at-large
John Campbell on Breakfast (Design: Archi Banal)

Tears, tissues and tunes on John Campbell’s last Breakfast

Television has never been so positive, so early.
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By Tara Ward | 8th April, 2022
Staff writer
Design: Archi Banal

Remembering John Campbell’s most chaotic moments on Breakfast

Where were you the day he danced on a Japanese train platform?
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By Tara Ward | 7th April, 2022
Staff writer
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby, Ryan Bridge, Melissa Chan-Green and William Waiirua host Three’s new AM show. Image: Supplied/Tina Tiller

Breakfast TV wars: Is ‘ruthless’ Melissa Chan-Green the X factor that will help AM win?

New look, new hosts, new vibe. Can AM hold its own against Breakfast?
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By Chris Schulz | 7th February, 2022
Guest writer

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