BUSINESS BREAKFAST
Corin Dann will present business updates during Breakfast from Monday the 18th of January. The following week TVNZ's dedicated early morning Business Programme returns, hosted by Corin, at its usual time 6-6:30am. 

BREAKFAST
Breakfast's final show of 2009 featured a live Concert for Cure Kids at the Television Centre in Auckland.  Six kiwi bands performed their own versions of well known Christmas carols.  If you missed one of the big hits of Christmas 2009 you can watch it online.  The Earlybirds rendition of 'Merry Xmas Everybody' (by Slade),  Nathan King - 'O Holy Night', Midnight Youth - 'What Child is this?', Salmonella Dub - 'Little Drummer Boy', Savage & Adeaze - 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas' and Hello Sailor's version of The Pogues Christmas hit 'Fairytale of New York' can be watched on demand at http://tvnz.co.nz/breakfast-news

Breakfast is back on-air on Monday the 18th of January with Pippa Wetzell.  USA correspondent, Tim Wilson will co-host the show for the first week and several other familiar faces will present alongside Pippa until Paul Henry returns from leave on March the 1st.  

MIDDAY
The full half hour ONE News bulletin at midday returns on Monday the 18th of January.

ONE NEWS 4:30pm
Rawdon Christie will be back with a half hour wrap of the days news at 4:30pm daily from Monday the 18th of January

CLOSE-UP
Mark Sainsbury and the Close Up team return to air on Monday the 18th of January.

TONIGHT
Greg Boyed's late night news programme resumes on Tuesday the 5th of January.

SUNDAY PROGRAMME
Cameron Bennett and the Sunday team return for the year on Sunday evening the 24th of January.

Q+A
TVNZ's award winning political show, Q+A is back on-air with Paul Holmes, Guyon Espiner and Therese Arseneau on Sunday the 31st of January.

NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS ON DEMAND
Catch up episodes of TVNZ's news and current affairs programmes in 2009 can be seen on demand at www.tvnz.co.nz 

Contact:
Andi Brotherston
News & Current Affairs Public Relations Manager
021 242 1111