Dallow, 61, joined the state broadcaster in 1993 after earlier working as a barrister. Across his tenure at TVNZ, he has worked on Newsnight, various 1News bulletins as well as fronting Agenda and Q+A before beginning to host the 6pm bulletin in 2006. He will step down on November 28.<\/p>\n
Melissa Stokes has been presenting 1News at Six on weekends since 2019. Photo \/ 1News<\/p>\n
Stokes\u2019 career at TVNZ covers two decades, beginning as a reporter on morning news programme Breakfast in 2001. She has gone on to fill a number of reporting roles with the channel. <\/p>\n
From 2006 to 2008, Stokes was 1 News\u2019 Europe Correspondent based in London, covering stories such as the conflicts in Israel and Syria. In 2019, Stokes replaced Peter Williams as the 1News at 6pm weekend newsreader.<\/p>\n
In 2022, Stokes travelled to the United Kingdom to cover and present TVNZ\u2019s rolling coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Donnell said Stokes was Dallow\u2019s \u201cnatural successor\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are incredibly fortunate to have someone of Melissa\u2019s calibre appointed as our lead presenter for 1News at Six.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s done an exceptional job fronting weekends and this experience, alongside the strong leadership role she plays in our newsroom, makes her a natural successor.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer enduring relationship with our audience will help guide them through this transition for our biggest show.\u201d <\/p>\n
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