“Welcome to the first day at the new school,” a cheery Christopher Luxon told Tova O’Brien this morning. It was just one hour into O’Brien’s first shift on TVNZ’s early morning news and current affairs show, and the prime minister was her first big interview at the Breakfast desk. Chris Chang and Tova O’Brien (Photo: TVNZ)Despite O’Brien’s wealth of news and political experience, this morning’s Breakfast remained a typically random mix of topics. O’Brien’s interview with Luxon showed the potential Breakfast has to go beyond cruise ship promos and deliver morning news with depth and rigour. O’Brien cheerily pushed back: “Your job is the prime minister.”CEO, prime minister, Ken, it’s all the same.

Source: Stuff March 30, 2026 07:06 UTC