Good Morning (New Zealand show)
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Good Morning is a New Zealand
morning television
magazine lifestyle show. It airs weekday mornings from 9am - 12pm on TV ONE. The show began in 1996 and is hosted by Jeanette Thomas and Rod Chesseman. Episodes typically include segments on cooking, craft, exercise, fashion and beauty, and topical discussion panels, as well as interviews with celebrities and other noteworthy people.
, with its inaugural host Liz Gunn. Production then moved to Auckland
in 1997, and the show became closely linked to its next host, Mary Lambie, who hosted the series from 1997 to 2003.
The content of the series through 1996 and 2003 at times was experimental featuring dating segments, Lambie PI, TV talkback, and Lambie's on-set cat Louis.
Production finally moved to TVNZ's Avalon Studios
in Lower Hutt in 2004 when it made sense for Avalon studios to have a regular series based in Wellington.
Lisa Manning, Evie Ashton, Jeanette Thomas and Jacqui Hudson have all taken turns in the host's chair.
The two-host format with Brendon Pongia and Sarah Bradley began in 2006. In 2007, the show grew to from a two- to a three-hour weekday show.
The show is typically broadcast live, with the usual exception of advertorials that are embedded in the programme. A ONE News bulletin is inserted into the programme at 10am and 11am.
In July 2007, Steve Gray, the show's long-time film and DVD reviewer (11 years) also started co-hosting the show. However, his contact was not renewed for 2010, with Gray speculating his sexuality may have influenced this decision, saying he'd previously been told by his producer to "tone down your gayness". Gray left Good Morning at the end of 2009.
Former ONE News reporter Hadyn Jones joined the Good Morning team as a new co-host in 2010. But he left the team at the end of 2010, saying he felt news and current affairs was a better fit for him.
In April 2011, TVNZ CEO Rick Ellis announced that as part of TVNZ's plan to sell its Avalon Studios, Good Morning would be moved to a new Auckland studio and Jeanette Thomas and Rod Cheeseman will replace Sarah Bradley and Brendon Pongia as hosts in 2012.
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magazine lifestyle show. It airs weekday mornings from 9am - 12pm on TV ONE. The show began in 1996 and is hosted by Jeanette Thomas and Rod Chesseman. Episodes typically include segments on cooking, craft, exercise, fashion and beauty, and topical discussion panels, as well as interviews with celebrities and other noteworthy people.
History
The show began in 1996, originally broadcast from WellingtonWellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, with its inaugural host Liz Gunn. Production then moved to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
in 1997, and the show became closely linked to its next host, Mary Lambie, who hosted the series from 1997 to 2003.
The content of the series through 1996 and 2003 at times was experimental featuring dating segments, Lambie PI, TV talkback, and Lambie's on-set cat Louis.
Production finally moved to TVNZ's Avalon Studios
Avalon, New Zealand
Avalon, a suburb of Lower Hutt in New Zealand, formed as a private residential development in the 1970s on land formerly occupied by market-gardens on the left bank of the Hutt River...
in Lower Hutt in 2004 when it made sense for Avalon studios to have a regular series based in Wellington.
Lisa Manning, Evie Ashton, Jeanette Thomas and Jacqui Hudson have all taken turns in the host's chair.
The two-host format with Brendon Pongia and Sarah Bradley began in 2006. In 2007, the show grew to from a two- to a three-hour weekday show.
The show is typically broadcast live, with the usual exception of advertorials that are embedded in the programme. A ONE News bulletin is inserted into the programme at 10am and 11am.
In July 2007, Steve Gray, the show's long-time film and DVD reviewer (11 years) also started co-hosting the show. However, his contact was not renewed for 2010, with Gray speculating his sexuality may have influenced this decision, saying he'd previously been told by his producer to "tone down your gayness". Gray left Good Morning at the end of 2009.
Former ONE News reporter Hadyn Jones joined the Good Morning team as a new co-host in 2010. But he left the team at the end of 2010, saying he felt news and current affairs was a better fit for him.
In April 2011, TVNZ CEO Rick Ellis announced that as part of TVNZ's plan to sell its Avalon Studios, Good Morning would be moved to a new Auckland studio and Jeanette Thomas and Rod Cheeseman will replace Sarah Bradley and Brendon Pongia as hosts in 2012.
Former hosts
- Liz Gunn
- Mary Lambie
- Lisa Manning
- Evie Ashton
- Sarah BradleySarah BradleySarah Bradley is a TV presenter and the daughter of the controversial former naval officer Captain Ian Bradley....
- Jacqui Hudson
- Angela D'Audney
- Alice Worsley
- Hadyn Jones
- Brendon PongiaBrendon PongiaBrendon Pongia is a New Zealand television presenter and basketball player, formerly for the national team, the Tall Blacks. He co-hosted Good Morning alongside Sarah Bradley from 2006-2011. He has also appeared on the Māori Television show Iwi All-Stars and Code.Pongia grew up in Greymouth and...
- Steve GraySteve GraySteven Gray is a New Zealand television presenter and blogger who most recently co-hosted the weekday morning show, Good Morning. Before promotion to the show, Gray was its long-serving film and DVD reviewer and gossip columnist....
Segments
| Segment | Host | Airs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Segments | ||||
| Advertorials | Aroha Hathaway Melanie Kerr Mark Bunting |
Daily | ||
| Gossip | Sebastian van der Zwan | Mondays | ||
| Psychic medium | Sue Nicholson | Mondays | ||
| Sport | John McBeth and Keith Quinn Keith Quinn (broadcaster) Keith Quinn , is an author, and one of New Zealand's most experienced television sports commentators.A sports fan from an early age, Quinn was educated at Wellington College, before joining state broadcaster the NZBC as a cadet in 1965... |
Mondays | ||
| Music Reviews | Simon Sweetman Stacey Morrison Robyn Walker |
Mondays | ||
| Movie Reviews | Liam Ryan | Mondays | ||
| Nutritionist | Claire Turnbull | Mondays | ||
| Cooking | Laurent Loudeac Martin Bosley Judith Cullen |
Mondays | ||
| Women's Panel | Pinky Agnew Ginette McDonald Lisa O'Neill |
Mondays | ||
| Stylist | Lisa O'Neill | Mondays | ||
| Health | Dr Cathy Stephenson | Tuesdays | ||
| Clinical Psychologist | Dr Duncan Thompson | Tuesdays | ||
| Crafts | Fifi Colston | Tuesdays | ||
| Cooking | Steve Joll Simon Holst |
Tuesdays | ||
| Baby Whisperer (baby care) | Sharlene Poole | Tuesdays | ||
| Hadyn Jones and Brendon Pongia | The Man Cave | Tuesdays | ||
| On the Couch (advice panel) | Dr Duncan Thompson Various |
Tuesdays | ||
| Book Reviews | Kate De Goldi Laura Kroetsch Kerre Woodham |
Tuesdays | ||
| Cooking | Astar Astar Astar is a New Zealand television presenter who appears on the weekday morning series, Good Morning as the arts and crafts presenter. She was formerly the yoga instructor on the show.Astar was born and raised in Southland.... |
Wednesday | ||
| Entertainment news | Nelson Aspen | Wednesdays | ||
| Animal Corner | Viv Harris | Wednesdays | ||
| Practical Parenting | Kerryn Palmer | Wednesdays | ||
| Antiques | Anthony Gallagher | Wednesdays | ||
| Parenting Panel | Darryl Gardiner Various |
Wednesdays | ||
| Craft and Flowers | Astar Astar Astar is a New Zealand television presenter who appears on the weekday morning series, Good Morning as the arts and crafts presenter. She was formerly the yoga instructor on the show.Astar was born and raised in Southland.... |
Thursdays | ||
| Te reo Maori | Matai Smith Matai Smith Matai Smith , is a Māori television presenter on the Māori Television, TV3 and TVNZ networks. He currently co-host the children's show Pukana, an educational/variety show in the Māori language, hosts the show Whanau, a drama series that teaches the Maori language, and presents the weekly Maori... |
Thursdays | ||
| Legal issues | Bill Bevan | Thursdays | ||
| Political Panel | Willie Jackson Barry Soper Barry Soper Barry Soper is a conservative New Zealand political journalist, and has been featured regularly on radio and television since the 1970s.... Jane Clifton |
Thursdays | ||
| Baking | Tamara Jane Tony Hanks |
Thursdays | ||
| Entertainment news | Nelson Aspen | Fridays | ||
| Cooking | Adam Newell Anthony Shone |
Fridays | ||
| Gardening | Dennis Greville Heather Tait |
Fridays | ||
| Home stylist | Susan Elijas | Fridays | ||
| Male Panel | Paul Sinclair Barry Soper Barry Soper Barry Soper is a conservative New Zealand political journalist, and has been featured regularly on radio and television since the 1970s.... Frank Torley Te Rau Kupenga |
Fridays | ||
| Fashion | Sally-ann Moffat | Occasionally | ||
| Hair | Richard Kavanagh | Occasionally | ||