Sunrise (New Zealand TV program)
Encyclopedia
Sunrise was a New Zealand
breakfast
television
news
and current affairs
show
which was broadcast live on TV3
. It aired from 7.00am to 9.00am weekdays, and the show featured all the latest current affairs
, News
, Sport
, Business
and Weather
. The programme followed ASB Business
at 6.30am.
TV3 cancelled Sunrise including ASB Business on 8 April 2010, stating the show was financially unsustainable. A farewell was made by the presenters, at 7:00am on 9 April 2010.
The programme was originally hosted by Carly Flynn and James Coleman
, however Coleman resigned in September 2008, hosting his last show on 26 September 2008. Oliver Driver
replaced Coleman as Flynn's co-host from 6 October 2008.
Sunrise was supplemented by TV3's midday bulletin 3 News at 12, which first went to air on Tuesday, 2 October 2007.
In a move to give the show a different feel to rivals, Sunrise tended to use both presenters to start discussions with guests, rather than a direct interview.
Sunrise was also available streaming live on the 3news website.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night's sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
and current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
show
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
which was broadcast live on TV3
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
. It aired from 7.00am to 9.00am weekdays, and the show featured all the latest current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
, News
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
, Sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
, Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and Weather
Weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate...
. The programme followed ASB Business
ASB Business
ASB Business was a half-hour business news programme in New Zealand, with insights into issues affecting the business sector. It was broadcast on TV3 between 6.30am and 7.00am weekdays, followed by Sunrise.-Format:...
at 6.30am.
TV3 cancelled Sunrise including ASB Business on 8 April 2010, stating the show was financially unsustainable. A farewell was made by the presenters, at 7:00am on 9 April 2010.
As of finale
- Carly FlynnCarly FlynnCarly Flynn is a New Zealand journalist who use to work for TV3 but now works in radio.-Personal life:Born and raised in Taupo, New Zealand, where her father was head of English at a local college, Carly studied media arts at Wintec where she majored in journalism.She is married to cameraman Dave...
(Host) - Oliver DriverOliver DriverOliver Driver is a New Zealand actor, director, broadcaster and television presenter.-Television:Driver was the host of Let's Be Frank, and the Creative Director of New Zealand's only alternative music television station, ALT TV, The channel is now no longer on air...
(Co-Host) - Sacha McNeilSacha McNeilSacha McNeil is a New Zealand television news presenter, who currently appears in TV3 program NightlineShe has been a TV reporter and presenter since 1999, including appearing in One News, Breakfast and Tonight shows, before joining the TV3 News and Sunrise teams in August 2007, where she worked...
(News) - Rod Cheeseman (Sport)
- Josh Heslop (Weather presenter and Roving reporter)
Reporters
- Susana Talagi - Auckland based reporter
- Brook Sabin - Auckland based reporter
- Jennifer Colwill - Wellington based reporter
Backup presenters
- Petra BagustPetra BagustPetra Bagust is a New Zealand television presenter, well known as host of New Zealand program What's Really in Our...? and previously What's Really in Our Food?, which first aired on TV3 in June 2008.Bagust is currently co-presenting TVNZ's Breakfast....
- Kate Rodger
- Jaquie BrownJaquie BrownJaquie Brown is a New Zealand TV presenter, actress and radio presenter. Brown was born in England and moved to New Zealand with her family when she was a child.-TV Presenter:...
- Ali Ikram
- Ingrid Hipkiss (News)
- Emma Jolliff (News)
- Kate Lynch (News)
- Andrew Gourdie (Sport)
- Penny Ydgren (Sport)
- Sam Ackerman (Sport)
- Emma Brannam (Weather)
Format
Sunrise had news, sport and weather updates every 30 minutes throughout the programme, wrapped around interviews with newsmakers, celebrities and people of interest. ASB Business updates also featured throughout the show, and were hosted by Michael Wilson.The programme was originally hosted by Carly Flynn and James Coleman
James Coleman
James Coleman may refer to:*James P. Coleman , Governor of Mississippi*James Smoot Coleman , American political scientist*James Samuel Coleman , American sociologist*James Coleman , Irish artist...
, however Coleman resigned in September 2008, hosting his last show on 26 September 2008. Oliver Driver
Oliver Driver
Oliver Driver is a New Zealand actor, director, broadcaster and television presenter.-Television:Driver was the host of Let's Be Frank, and the Creative Director of New Zealand's only alternative music television station, ALT TV, The channel is now no longer on air...
replaced Coleman as Flynn's co-host from 6 October 2008.
Sunrise was supplemented by TV3's midday bulletin 3 News at 12, which first went to air on Tuesday, 2 October 2007.
In a move to give the show a different feel to rivals, Sunrise tended to use both presenters to start discussions with guests, rather than a direct interview.
Sunrise was also available streaming live on the 3news website.
Regulars
- Film Reviews - Kate Rodger and Ant Timpson
- Books - Gail Woodward
- Music - Nick Dwyer
- Gardening - Lynda Hallinan and Xanthe White
- Cooking - Connie Clarkson
- Gadgets - Emma Brannam
- Sport Review - Emma Keeling, John Dybvig, Andrew Gourdie, Sam Ackerman and Penny Ydgren