Discovery has today announced Ingrid Hipkiss as presenter of Newshub Late.
The former Newshub Live at 6pm news and weather presenter will front the refreshed late evening news offering on Three and ThreeNow.
The revitalised Newshub Late bulletin will build on the news of the day delivered on Newshub Live at 6pm and will feature up-to-the-minute coverage of the stories breaking in the evening, world news, regular live interviews and in-depth insight into the big stories of the day.
"It'll be live, it'll be lively and it'll bring a bit of attitude back to our late night news offering - and Ingrid is the perfect person to front this programme," says Newshub's Director of News Sarah Bristow.
"Ingrid has a varied background as a host and presenter and also spent many years reporting, including in the Parliamentary press gallery. She is sharp, witty and highly capable - and I can't wait to see her shine in this environment."
Hipkiss' Newshub career started almost 20 years ago when she began with the network as a political reporter in Wellington. As well as presenting the news and weather for Newshub Live at 6pm, she has also worked on Paul Henry's morning show.
"I'm really excited to join the talented Newshub Late team," says Hipkiss.
"I can't wait to get back into news fulltime - live interviews are challenging and a great way to enhance Newshub's around-the-clock coverage."
Discovery also announced Heather Keats will join Newshub Live at 6pm as its new weather analyst and presenter on weekdays.
"Heather is an experienced broadcaster and an excellent communicator, but most importantly is obsessed with all things weather and climate change. She will bring a great depth of knowledge to our weather coverage," says Bristow.
Keats adds: "My two passions in life are weather and news media - so to have a role that merges the two together is a dream come true for me. I'm thrilled to be part of the Newshub family, and can't wait to get stuck in."
The new Newshub Late will launch on March 21, alongside Newshub Live at 8pm on Discovery's new channel eden.
