TVNZ have confirmed that Jack Tame and Hilary Barry will take over the hosting duties on TVNZ's Breakfast this September.

The new-look presenting team will debut on Breakfast on September 19.

Despite months of media speculation, the network refused to comment on the rumours that Tame and Barry were scheduled to take over hosting duties of the ill-fated morning show.

SUPPLIED Jack Tame and Hilary Barry are the new hosts of TVNZ's Breakfast. They take the reigns on September 19.

TVNZ declined to offer interviews with Tame, Barry, head of news and current affairs John Gillespie or departing presenters Rawdon Christie and Nadine Chalmers-Ross.

Instead, they offered a statement from Gillespie regarding "some changes" to Breakfast.

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Gillespie's statement confirmed Tame and Barry as the new presenters, with Daniel Faitaua as the news reader and Sam Wallace covering weather.

A source confirmed on July 23 that Faitaua would replace veteran broadcaster Peter Williams as newsreader and had flown up to Auckland for screen testing.

The reporter was said to have been "hand-picked" by Barry to front the show's news bulletin.

SUPPLIED Nadine Chalmers-Ross is leaving TVNZ.

"Hilary, Jack, Daniel and Sam have an extraordinary mix of broadcasting experience and journalistic credibility and will start together on September 19th," said Gillespie's statement.

The show is currently fronted by Chalmers-Ross and Christie.

SUPPLIED Rawdon Christie said he's "ready for a break".

In early July, Chalmers-Ross and Christie were reportedly told their time was up.

TVNZ confirmed both Chalmers-Ross and Christie are leaving the network.

TVNZ TVNZ's Ali Pugh will return to the network as a reporter based in Christchurch this October.

"In almost eight years at TVNZ, I've been lucky enough to have a crack at hosting everything from AMP Business to ONE News, Seven Sharp and of course Breakfast," Chalmers-Ross said in the TVNZ statement.

Gillespie said that the network "had hoped to retain Nadine in another role" however the TVNZ reporter declined in favour of "pursuing other opportunities."

Chalmers-Ross will officially sign off on September 16.

SUPPLIED Veteran broadcaster Peter Williams will continue presenting the weekend news bulletin.

"I've had the pleasure of working with some of the best camera ops, producers, studio crews and journalists in the business," her statement added.

"I'm now excited about the opportunities on the horizon – and the prospect of turning off my 3am alarm."

Christie, who will sign off a week earlier than his co-host on September 9, claimed he was also ready "to take a break".

"I've had the best job in television," he said in a statement.

"Working with the most dedicated team I have ever been a part of. Since I started we've put to air 3000 hours of live television, covering every conceivable issue from terror attacks and natural disasters to national elections and world cup wins.

"Now is a good time for me to take a break and assess the new commercial opportunities in the fast-evolving media landscape."

Speculation that change was on the way for the weekday morning programme escalated after Barry resigned from her presenter post at TV3 in May.

The TV3 news matriarch had been with the network for 23 years.

According to sources, Chalmers-Ross and co-host Christie, reportedly learned their fate during a meeting on July 8 with Gillespie.

Despite rumours that Chalmers-Ross was reportedly being repositioned within TVNZ current affairs, the current co-hosts are both departing the national broadcaster.

In late July, veteran TVNZ broadcaster Peter Williams was reportedly given the boot from the Breakfast line-up.



However, a source close to Williams said negotiations about the broadcaster's future were still "ongoing" with TVNZ, with the broadcaster currently on assignment, covering the Rio Olympics.

Williams will continue to present the weekend news.

Former Breakfast host Ali Pugh, who is currently on maternity leave, will also continue with the network.

Pugh is scheduled to return to TVNZ as a One News reporter in October.

"Ali will be reporting from her home town in Christchurch from October. And Peter will continue as a One News presenter, which includes weekend news presenting, and other projects," Gillespie confirmed.