PTV News and Current Affairs

*This article contains information that is fictitious and imaginary as PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster. This article is also not to be confused with the real "PTV News" whose brands are used by broadcasters around the world.*

## PTV News and Current Affairs

### Key people

Mark Jennings (Director of News and Current Affairs)Mary Chapman (Editor, Radio)

Pip Keane (Editor, Television)

Annabelle Lee-Mather (Editor, Current Affairs)

Tim Murphy (Editor, Digital)

Todd Symons (Editor, Newsgathering)

### Owner

PTV Network New Zealand

**PTV News and Current Affairs**, also known as **PTV News**, is the news division of PTV Network New Zealand. Its services include local, national and international news, investigative journalism and current affairs programming for PTV Network's television, radio, online, podcasts and on-demand platforms. It is one of the largest news operations in New Zealand, with over 50 reporters and more than 20 camera crews nationwide.

The division is based at PTV Network's Auckland headquarters; however, it also operates news hubs in Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, and regional bureaux in Whangarei, Hamilton, Tauranga, Whakatane, Rotorua, Taupo, Gisborne, Hastings, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Nelson, Greymouth, Timaru, Queenstown and Invercargill. There is also a Parliamentary Press Gallery office situated in the Beehive in Wellington, and foreign bureaux in Sydney, London and New York.

## Television bulletins

PTV News and Current Affairs' television bulletins are usually branded as PTV News and presented on PTV1 throughout the day — including the flagship evening bulletin (*PTV National News*). All television bulletins are drawn on the resources of the PTV News newsroom and international sources over the satellite, such as CNN, Reuters, ABC, CBS, ITN and Australia's Nine Network.

### PTV News Today

*PTV News Today* is broadcast weekdays from 6:00am — 8.30am and is presented by Wendy Petrie. Sport is presented by Ollie Ritchie, business is presented by Owen Poland and weather is presented by meteorologist Philip Duncan.

### PTV Midday News

*PTV Midday News* is broadcast weekdays at 12:00pm and is presented by Jared McCulloch. Weather is presented by Debbie Byrnand.

### PTV Afternoon News

*PTV Afternoon News* is broadcast weekdays at 4:30pm and is presented by the same presenters for *PTV Midday News* (Jared McCulloch for news and Debbie Byrnand for weather), with George Berry presenting sport.

### PTV National News

*PTV National News*, the flagship evening bulletin of PTV News and Current Affairs, airs nightly at 6:00pm.

It is presented by Daniel Faitaua on weeknights and Tom McRae on weekends. Andrew Gourdie and Jeff McTainsh present sport on weeknights and weekends respectively. Weather is presented by Jessica Tyson on weeknights and Lucy Brock on weekends.

During the Bunnings NPC season, *PTV National News* airs at the earlier time of 5:30pm on Saturdays.

### Nightline and Late News

*Nightline* is presented by Mitch McCann (Monday — Thursday) and Michael Morrah (Friday), and airs weeknights at around 10:30pm. The programme is a mix of late news, sport, weather and current affairs, focusing on the significant events and issues of the day.

On weekends, *PTV National News: Late Edition* airs at around 10:30pm and is presented by Tom McRae. Unlike *Nightline*, the late bulletin covers major national and international news and sports stories in a 15-minute format.

### News Updates

News updates are presented at regular intervals throughout the day and at around 7:30pm, 8:30pm and 9:30pm each evening.

Evening news updates are replayed on PTV2, PTV3, PTV4, PTV5 and PTV6 respectively, no more than two commercial breaks after their original broadcast on PTV1.

## Current affairs programmes

### A Current Affair

*A Current Affair* is a current affairs programme broadcast on PTV1 at 6:30pm on weeknights and it is presented by Ryan Bridge.

### 60 Minutes

*60 Minutes* is a current affairs and investigative journalism programme which airs on PTV1 on Sundays at 6:30pm. The programme is presented by Melissa Chan-Green with correspondents Garth Bray, Guyon Espiner, Mark Crysell and Melanie Reid. Michael Morrah and Paula Penfold are casual reporters for the programme.

### Sunday

*Sunday* is a current affairs, arts and politics programme broadcast on PTV1 at 9:00am on Sunday mornings and it is presented by Mitch McCann.

### The Chapman Group

*The Chapman Group* is a public affairs programme during which a group of four pundits, prompted by the host, discusses current political issues in a round table format. It airs on PTV1 on Thursdays at 9:30pm and is presented by Wallace Chapman.

### Native Affairs

*Native Affairs* is a current affairs and investigative journalism programme devoted to Māori affairs and events from a Māori perspective. It airs on PTV1 on Thursdays at 10:00pm, right after *The Chapman Group*, and is presented by Oriini Kaipara.

### Meet the Press

*Meet the Press* is a Sunday morning talk show focused on the national political agenda, as well as other news, sport and lifestyle issues. It airs on PTV1 on Sundays at 11:30am and is presented by Corin Dann.

### Newsround

*Newsround* is a children's news programme broadcast on the CPTV channel.

## Radio bulletins

PTV News and Current Affairs produces radio bulletins are usually branded as PTV Radio News and broadcast across the PTV Radio and PTV Vintage services. The radio bulletins are researched, written, produced, reported and read by a dedicated team of radio journalists, while sports bulletins are prepared separately by the PTV Sport team.

Because of limited resources, the PTV Radio News bulletins are scripted from news gathered from wire sources. These include PTV News, RNZ, the BBC, CNN and Nine News. They also have the ability to opt into the television output in the event of breaking news.

Network weekday newsreaders include Bernadine Oliver-Kerby (Breakfast), Mary-Jane Tomasi (Workdays), Marama T-Pole (Drive) and Richard Baddiley (Evenings/Overnights). Weekend and fill-in newsreaders include Sarah Bradley, Paul Brennan, Geoff Bryan, Grace Cocker, Gary Denvir, Tim Dower, Joe Gilfillan, Jared McCulloch, Simon Mercep and Glen Stuart. Sports readers include Andrew Alderson, George Berry, Malcolm Jordan, Michael O'Keeffe, James Regan, Johnson Raela, Henry Rounce, Narelle Sindos and Brenton Vannissleroy.

The PTV Radio News bulletins are also pre-recorded and produced for a number of external clients. These can be heard on the MediaWorks radio network and on Radio 1XX (One Double X) in Whakatane and the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Grace Cocker presents these bulletins during weekday mornings, with the main PTV Radio newsreader presenting at all other times of the day.

### PTV Radio

PTV Radio broadcasts PTV Radio News bulletins on the hour, every hour, 24 hours a day. On weekday mornings, bulletins are broadcast on the half hour between 5:00am and 9:00am. On weekday afternoons, there are short updates at 20 and 40 minutes past the hours of 4:00pm and 5:00pm with longer bulletins at the top of those hours.

### PTV Vintage

PTV Vintage broadcasts PTV Radio News bulletins every hour from 6:00am until 6:00pm. On weekday mornings, bulletins are broadcast on the half hour between 6:00am and 9:00am and then on the hour from 9:00am until 6:00pm. Unlike PTV Radio, PTV Vintage has its own newsreaders within those times. These include Geoff Bryan (Breakfast 6:00am - 9:00am), Paul Brennan (Workdays 10:00am - 2:00pm) and Raylene Ramsay (Drive 3:00pm - 6:00pm) during the week.