ThreeNews

ThreeNews is broadcast for 60 minutes on weekdays{{Cite news |title=Three News name ‘being considered’ for new 6pm bulletin |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350256404/three-news-name-being-considered-new-6pm-bulletin |date=16 April 2024 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=Stuff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529102556/https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350256404/three-news-name-being-considered-new-6pm-bulletin|archive-date=29 May 2024|url-status=live}} and 30 minutes on weekends. Notable presenters include weeknight news presenter Samantha Hayes, weekend news presenter Laura Tupou, sports presenter Ollie Ritchie and weather presenter Heather Keats.{{cite news |last1=Nealon |first1=Sarah |title=ThreeNews set to debut this weekend |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/350322666/threenews-set-debut-weekend |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Stuff |date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630232923/https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/350322666/threenews-set-debut-weekend |archive-date=30 June 2024|url-status=live}}

The recession of the 2020s and a decline in advertising revenue caused a drop in Newshub's revenue. Consequently, several Newshub bulletins and the current affairs programme The Project had to be shut down.{{Cite news|title=Timeline: News on 3 comes to a close after 34 years |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/10/timeline-news-on-3-comes-to-a-close-after-34-years/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |work=1News |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529104150/https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/10/timeline-news-on-3-comes-to-a-close-after-34-years/|archive-date=29 May 2024|url-status=live}} After making a proposal in February 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand decided in April that it would close its news division, Newshub, which would result in around 200 job losses.{{Cite web |last=Greive |first=Duncan |date=2024-04-10 |title=This could be the biggest loss of journalism jobs in New Zealand history. What’s next? |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/10-04-2024/this-could-be-the-biggest-loss-of-journalism-jobs-in-new-zealand-history-whats-next |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=The Spinoff |language=en}}

In April 2024, Stuff announced that they will replace Newshub's spot for the 6 pm news bulletin on Three.{{Cite news |title=Stuff to produce 6pm news bulletin for TV3 after Newshub closure |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/16/stuff-to-produce-6pm-news-bulletin-for-tv3-after-newshub-closure/ |date=16 April 2024 |access-date=29 May 2024|website=1News |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529100954/https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/16/stuff-to-produce-6pm-news-bulletin-for-tv3-after-newshub-closure/|archive-date=29 May 2024|url-status=live}} The name ThreeNews was unveiled the following month, which reflects the channel the programme is run on, and is a reference to Newshub’s previous name, 3 News.{{Cite news |title=Name, logo for Stuff's 6pm news bulletin revealed |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/27/name-logo-for-stuffs-6pm-news-bulletin-revealed/ |date=27 May 2024 |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=1News |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529102054/https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/05/27/name-logo-for-stuffs-6pm-news-bulletin-revealed/|archive-date=29 May 2024|url-status=live}} On 14 April 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery filed a trademark claim for the names ThreeNews and Three News while Stuff filed a trademark with the New Zealand Intellectual Properties Office.

Several of the top journalists from Newshub are employed at ThreeNews, including newsreader Samantha Hayes, Laura Tupou, Ollie Ritchie and Heather Keats.{{cite news |date=7 May 2024 |title=Samantha Hayes to front Stuff's new 6pm TV bulletin alongside other key talent |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350269580/samantha-hayes-front-stuffs-new-6pm-tv-bulletin-alongside-other-key-talent |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511030940/https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350269580/samantha-hayes-front-stuffs-new-6pm-tv-bulletin-alongside-other-key-talent |archive-date=11 May 2024 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=Stuff}} The news bulletin launched on 6 July 2024.

On 26 July, the weather segment of ThreeNews' bulletin was briefly interrupted by "technical difficulties," which Warner Bros Discovery attributed to human error.{{cite news |title=Stuff’s ThreeNews broadcast cut short after experiencing ‘technical difficulties’ |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/stuffs-threenews-broadcast-cut-short-after-experiencing-technical-difficulties/NJ6HRXVVDVDLDIWC3TP342HICY/ |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727173844/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/stuffs-threenews-broadcast-cut-short-after-experiencing-technical-difficulties/NJ6HRXVVDVDLDIWC3TP342HICY/ |archive-date=27 July 2024|url-status=live}}

In December 2024, ThreeNews was reorganised under the Stuff Digital umbrella, a division that also includes the social media platform Neighbourly and the website stuff.co.nz.{{cite news |last1=Greive |first1=Duncan |title=Stuff ‘consciously uncouples’ into two separate digital and print businesses |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/11-12-2024/stuff-consciously-uncouples-into-two-separate-digital-and-print-businesses |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=The Spinoff |date=11 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402182932/https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/11-12-2024/stuff-consciously-uncouples-into-two-separate-digital-and-print-businesses |archive-date=2 April 2025}}{{cite news |title=NZ Herald owner NZME reveals talks to buy Stuff newspapers |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545574/nz-herald-owner-nzme-reveals-talks-to-buy-stuff-newspapers |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=Radio New Zealand |date=21 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323135450/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/545574/nz-herald-owner-nzme-reveals-talks-to-buy-stuff-newspapers |archive-date=23 March 2025}} In June 2025, online retailer Trade Me acquired a 50 percent stake in Stuff Digital and its assets including ThreeNews.{{cite news |title=Trade Me to buy 50% of Stuff Digital |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/562918/trade-me-to-buy-50-percent-of-stuff-digital |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=Radio New Zealand |date=3 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602231643/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/562918/trade-me-to-buy-50-percent-of-stuff-digital |archive-date=2 June 2025 |url-status=live}}

ThreeNews debuted to strong ratings for its inaugural Saturday and Sunday shows on 6-7 July 2024. Audience measuring tool Nielsen found that 340,000 people in the 5+ audience had watched the inaugural Saturday half hour bulletin, an 89% increase from Newshub's last Saturday night bulletin on 29 June 2024 and a 32% increase on the same weekend in July 2023. The 6 July news bulletin also 19.3% in the target 25-54 year old demographic, a 3.5% increase on the average rating for the Newshub bulletin over the last quarter. The 7 July news bulletin attracted 300,000 5+ viewers and 18.6% of the 25-25 year old demographic market share.{{cite news |last1=Brookes |first1=Emily |title=ThreeNews debuts to strong ratings |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/350335562/threenews-debuts-strong-ratings |access-date=16 July 2024 |work=Stuff |date=8 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709075428/https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/350335562/threenews-debuts-strong-ratings |archive-date=9 July 2024|url-status=live}} During its launch, Tara Ward of The Spinoff observed that ThreeNews took a more in-depth, investigatory approach to news coverage than its predecessor Newshub's 6 pm news bulletin, which had primarily focused on big headlines, sports and the weather.{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Tara |title=Here is the (new) news: ThreeNews makes its news debut |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/06-07-2024/here-is-the-new-news-threenews-makes-its-news-debut |access-date=16 July 2024 |work=The Spinoff |date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707041251/https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/06-07-2024/here-is-the-new-news-threenews-makes-its-news-debut |archive-date=7 July 2024|url-status=live}}

By early August 2024, ThreeNews had been losing ratings, primarily during the 2024 Summer Olympics, which had been carried by competing broadcaster TVNZ. The ratings of the ThreeNews bulletin fell sharply compared to what it was at the beginning, with rival 1News rising in the process.{{cite news |date=5 August 2024 |title=Plunging audiences spell trouble for Stuff's ThreeNews |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/05-08-2024/plunging-audiences-spell-trouble-for-stuffs-threenews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806102815/https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/05-08-2024/plunging-audiences-spell-trouble-for-stuffs-threenews |archive-date=6 August 2024 |access-date=21 August 2024 |work=The Spinoff}}{{cite news |last1=Greive |first1=Duncan |title=We have the ratings for Stuff’s ThreeNews. What story do they tell? |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/13-11-2024/we-have-the-ratings-for-stuffs-threenews-what-story-do-they-tell |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=The Spinoff |date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206005922/https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/13-11-2024/we-have-the-ratings-for-stuffs-threenews-what-story-do-they-tell |archive-date=6 February 2025}} On 20 October 2024, ThreeNews was watched by 26,300 viewers while 1 News was watched by six times as many viewers.{{cite news |last1=Jennings |first1=Mark |title=Sky wins as Three hits dire ratings |url=https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/23/sky-wins-as-tv3-loses-and-hits-dire-ratings/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=Newsroom |date=23 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213092853/https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/23/sky-wins-as-tv3-loses-and-hits-dire-ratings/|archive-date=13 February 2025|url-status=live}} By mid-November 2024, ThreeNews had 46,200 linear views in the 25-54 demographic compared to TVNZ's 122,600 within that demographic.

In March 2025, the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) upheld two complaints by Action for Smokefree 2025 (ASH) against ThreeNews broadcasts aired on 26 and 30 July 2024. The Authority found the reports breached fairness, balance, and accuracy standards by misrepresenting ASH’s position on vaping and omitting key contextual information. The first item, presented as a 'special investigation,' unfairly implied links between ASH and the pro-vaping lobby in Australia, while the second misleadingly reported that a school had recently opted out of an ASH youth survey based on outdated concerns. The BSA ordered a public broadcast statement, online corrections, $1,710.62 in costs to ASH, and $3,000 in costs to the Crown.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-26 |title=Action For Smokefree 2025 and Discovery NZ Ltd - 2024-070; 2024-071 (26 March 2025) |url=https://www.bsa.govt.nz/decisions/all-decisions/action-for-smokefree-2025-and-discovery-nz-ltd-2024-070-2024-071-26-march-2025/ |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=Broadcasting Standards Authority |language=en-NZ}}

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