Kate Hawkesby (born April 1st, 1973) is a New Zealand

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and

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who currently works as the 'Early Edition' presenter (weekdays from 5am) for

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. While working as a reporter, presenter and news reader for

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between 1995 and 2007 she became the youngest person to present a '' One News at 6'' bulletin.

Career

She has worked extensively as a reporter in the field, from reporting live from the

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in LA, to flying with the

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in an

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Hercules to

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to report on trouble in Bougainville as it edged towards

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. Kate Hawkesby began presenting on ''TV2 Headline News'', then fronted the ''Breakfast'' and ''Midday'' news,

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with

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. In 2002, she became the co-anchor of TV One's ''Breakfast'' show with

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. Highlights included co-hosting a week-long "road show" of live programmes around the country, and covering the

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races live, as well as interviewing a wide range of newsmakers and politicians. In 2004, Hawkesby joined Eric Young as host of the late news show ''Tonight'', which she fronted on her own for two years after Young left. She left on maternity leave in late 2006 and has since announced she will not return. She hosted an impromptu three-hour live breaking news special as Chechen rebels seized a school in

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, Russia, and held hundreds of children hostage. As well as presenting ''Tonight'', Hawkesby has interviewed a range of musicians from

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for the show. She had the only exclusive TV interview with Olympic boxer

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who was convicted of manslaughter. Hawkesby was also a regular fill-in on ONE News. On top of her newsreading duties, Hawkesby has also hosted a raft of TV specials for TV One, including ''

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'' premiere in Wellington, the

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Awards, and the Young Musician of the Year Awards. She also hosted the launch of Fashion Week in 2004. Offscreen Hawkesby works as an MC for many corporations and charities, supporting the

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, Child Cancer, and the Breast Cancer Research Trust. She also took part in this year's

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Campaign. Hawkesby has been a finalist in the

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Best Presenter category six times, and was a finalist in the People's Choice Award for Best Female TV Personality 2005. She also hosted TV ONEs ''How Normal Are You?'' in 2005.

Personal life

Hawkesby has a Political Studies degree, and worked overseas on London's ''

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'' newspaper before returning to New Zealand to get married. Her marriage to Richard Lyne ended in 2007 after twelve years; they have three children. Her second marriage is with

; he has two children from his previous marriage.Anchorman: The Legend of John Hawkesby from Jono and BEN at Ten
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