“I’m grateful to our audience who have welcomed me into their homes each morning. It’s been a privilege and an honour to be part of compassionate broadcasting — creating space for all voices, and being trusted to hold those conversations with empathy, humility, and respect.
“This was always a privilege, never a right. I leave with gratitude, proud of what we’ve achieved together, and thankful for the trust and support of our viewers over the past six years.”
Breakfast hosts Chris Chang, Jenny-May Clarkson and Daniel Faitaua.
Chief news and content officer Nadia Tolich added Clarkson brought connection and compassion to the role.
“Jenny-May is a talented broadcaster who has shown an amazing ability to connect with audiences and capture raw emotion on screen, showing empathy with communities often in tragic situations, like through TVNZ’s award-winning Cyclone Gabrielle coverage.
“She’s broadcast live and breaking news, helmed Commonwealth Games coverage and played a pivotal role in delivering domestic Netball free-to-air once again. I know New Zealanders will miss her presence on the Breakfast couch each morning and we all appreciate the effort she has given to this role.”
TVNZ said it will commence a process to appoint a new Breakfast presenter.
More to come.