Breakfast (New Zealand Television Programme)

Infobox Television
show_name = Breakfast


caption = "Breakfast" Intertitle
format = News & Magazine show
runtime = 150 Minutes
presenter = Paul Henry and Pippa Wetzel
Peter Williams and Alison Mau (News)
Tamati Coffey (Weather)
country = flag|New Zealand
first_aired = August 1997
last_aired = present
website = http://tvnz.co.nz/breakfast | www.onenews.co.nz

"Breakfast" is a live magazine style news and current affairs programme which airs on weekdays between 6:30am and 9am on TV One. The show looks at the day's headlines and events happening in New Zealand and around the world. Breakfast is a division of "One News", and both are closely linked together, sharing reporters, production teams and resources. The "Breakfast" production team also produces the "One News at Midday" bulletin.

Presenters

Current

* Paul Henry
* Pippa Wetzel
* Peter Williams (Newsreader Mondays-Wednesdays)
* Alison Mau (Newsreader Thursdays-Fridays)
* Tamati Coffey (Weather presenter and roving reporter)

Reporters

* Amy Kelly - Auckland
* Rachel McGreagor - Auckland
* Sarah Briscow - Auckland
* Jay Harkness - Auckland
* Matt McLean - Wellington
* Jack Tame - Christchurch

Past Presenters

The show has had many different presenting line-ups since it began in August 1997:

* 1997-1999 - Mike Hosking and Susan Wood
* 2000 - Mike Hosking and Alison Mau
* 2001 - Mike Hosking and Liz Gunn
* 2002-2003 - Mike Hosking and Kate Hawkesby
* 2003 - Mike Hosking - sole presenter.
* 2004 - Alison Mau and Paul Henry
* 2005-2007 - Paul Henry and Kay Gregory
* 2007-present - Paul Henry and Pippa Wetzel

Newsreaders and other presenters:
* Liz Gunn - Newsreader 1997.
* Kate Hawkesby, Simon Dallow, Julie White, Alison Mau - shared duties as newsreaders between 1998-2001.
* Neil Waka - Newsreader 2002.
* Peter Williams - Newsreader 2003-present.
* Mike Hall - Weather presenter & roving reporter - 2002-2003
* Rochelle Gillespie - Weather presenter & roving reporter 2005-2007.
* Stephen Stuart - Sports presenter 2005-2007.

how format

10 minutes of news, sport and weather is presented every half hour between 6:30 and 8:30. Weather, presented by Tamati Coffey is presented from a location around the country, usually where an event is happening.

Mostly, the show has interviews with newsmakers or TVNZ reporters on the day's headlines. The first hour of the show is devoted to news stories, and the rest of the show has entertainment/light-hearted/special interest segments.

Regular segments include:

* Today in History - daily at 6:40
* Reporters' round up - daily at 7:40 - reporters from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
* Prime Minister Chat - Mondays at 7:15
* Media - Mondays at 8:40
* Health - Mondays at 8:55
* Sport - Mondays & Fridays at 7:55
* Music - Tuesdays at 7:50
* Gardening - Tuesdays at 8:50
* The week in Review - Fridays at 8:20
* Europe Correspondant - Fridays
* US Correspondant - Tuesdays

Extra Shows

* Highlights of Breakfast and NZI Business screen on TVNZ 7 daily at 11:10am and 4:10pm.
* "Best of Breakfast" is a pre-recorded show hosted by either Wetzel or Henry, and has highlights of the week's programming. Screens on TV One at 7:00am on Saturdays.

Competition

The main competitor to Breakfast is "Sunrise" on TV3