The end of Newshub Live at 6pm marks the end of the Newshub news service, which began as 3 National News in 1989.
Before the final remarks Newshub aired a story showing highlights from the network’s news coverage over the years, which ended with pictures of its staff set, cheekily set to Fleetwood Mac’s song ‘Second Hand News’.
Earlier in the broadcast Sports presenters Andrew Gourdie and Nicky Styris thanked sports fans for their loyalty over the years.
“We have had so much fun and it’s a day to celebrate, it’s also a day to be sad,” Styris said.
“It’s been an absolute honour and privilege to share the sports news with you over this decade and bring the stories to the people out there.”
“Thank you so much for everything you’ve done, thank you all for watching,” added Gourdie.
Gourdie and Styris and weather presenter Heather Keats stood behind McRoberts and Hayes as he delivered the final words.
“So we’ve come to the end, and to finish I’d like to quote that beautiful whakataukī or Māori proverb.
“He aha te mea nui o te ao? What is the most important thing in the world?
“He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
“It is people, it is people, it is people,” said McRoberts.
“Thank you for being our people, we’ve absolutely loved being yours.”