''Nightline'' is a
New Zealand
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late night news programme that premiered on
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on 12 February 1990. Its final host was
Sacha McNeil
Sacha McNeil is a New Zealand journalist and news presenter, She presented TV3 program '' Nightline'' from 2011 to 2013. She previously presented '' Firstline'' alongside Michael Wilson.
McNeil has been a TV reporter and presenter since 1999, ...
, and ''Nightline'' ceased to air in December 2013, replaced by controversial broadcaster
Paul Henry's new programme ''
The Paul Henry Show
''Paul Henry'' was a New Zealand morning news and talk show that aired weekdays on Three and was simulcast on Radio Live. Its final lineup consisted of host Paul Henry, news anchor Ingrid Hipkiss, sports anchor Jim Kayes and social media anchor ...
'' in early 2014, and then in 2015 by a new late night news bulletin programme called ''Newsworthy'' with Samantha Hayes and David Farrier at the desk. This was replaced in 2016 by ''Newshub Late''.
Format
Screening Mondays to Fridays at around 10.30pm (subject to scheduling), ''Nightline'' was TV3's late night news programme and provided its viewers with a wrap-up of the day's big news stories, along with breaking news from New Zealand and around the world – all of which were drawn on the resources of the ''
3 News
''Newshub'' (stylised as ''Newshub.'') is a New Zealand news service that airs on the television channels Three and Eden, as well as on digital platforms. It formerly operated across radio stations run by MediaWorks Radio until December 202 ...
'' newsroom. The ever-popular entertainment content blended arts and culture, plus interviews and profiles with some of New Zealand's best-known faces.
''Nightline'' began life in November 1989 as an extended, three-minute newsbreak at around 10.30pm when TV3 began broadcasting. It later became a half-hour, late night bulletin under its producer, Susan Baldacci, and the first full-length edition of ''Nightline'' was broadcast at 10.30pm on the evening of Monday 12 February 1990. A wrap of the day's news was read by Joanna Paul, with Belinda Todd presenting a not-so-serious look at the day's events through off-the-wall entertainment. The programme's contributor was
Bill Ralston
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, TV3's political editor at the time.
When Joanna Paul left TV3 at the end of 1991 to join TVNZ, Neil Waka took over as ''Nightlines newsreader in 1992. Belinda Todd left at the end of that year.
Successive presenters, from 1993 until ''Nightline'' ended in 2013, have included Janet Wilson (1993–94), Leanne Malcolm (1995–98), Carolyn Robinson (1999–2004),
Carly Flynn
Carly Flynn (''née'' Kirkwood) is a New Zealand journalist and television personality.
Personal life
Born and raised in Taupō, New Zealand, where both of her parents were English teachers at Tauhara College, Flynn is the eldest of the three s ...
(2005–2007),
Samantha Hayes
Samantha Hayes (born 25 April 1984) is a South African-born New Zealand journalist and newsreader.
Early life and personal life
Hayes was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa to a New Zealand father and a South African mother. The family rel ...
(2007–2009),
Rachel Smalley
Rachel Smalley is a New Zealand television and radio journalist and presenter. From 2013 to 2017 she hosted ''Early Edition'' every weekday morning on Newstalk ZB and wrote regular columns for ''The New Zealand Herald''.
Early life
Smalley grew ...
(2010–2011) and Sacha McNeil (2011–2013).
Cancellation
In early 2014, MediaWorks confirmed that ''The Paul Henry Show'' would replace ''Nightline''. A release from MediaWorks said: "The ''Nightline'' brand remains a valued part of the 3 News stable and will sit in reserve." According to Rachel Lorimer, MediaWorks' group communication manager for news and current affairs at the time, this meant, "that the
ightlinebrand will be available for use in future years."
Over the last few years the programme had struggled to maintain its viewership, and MediaWorks felt that it was time for change. According to Nielsen, the programme's average audience per episode declined by 29% over the last five years of its life, with viewers dropping from 155,000 in 2009 to 110,000 in 2013.
In the release, Mark Jennings, MediaWorks' director of news and current affairs at the time, said, "Nightline has been a great programme for us over many years and produced some of our best broadcasters, but the landscape is due for change and Paul Henry will lead that change in later evening viewing."
TV3 cancelled ''The Paul Henry Show'' at the end of 2014 and broadcast a temporary bulletin in the slot known as ''3 News Late Edition'' with rotating anchors hosting. News programme ''Newsworthy'' was broadcast from 8 June 2015 to 18 December 2015. It was officially replaced on 1 February 2016 with ''Newshub Late'' hosted by Samantha Hayes.
References
External links
3news.co.nz/nightline*
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New Zealand television news shows
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