''Firstline'' was a

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morning news programme produced by ''

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'', the news division of

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. The show was cancelled in April 2015 and was replaced by '' Paul Henry'', a new multi-platform show with Paul Henry at the helm. The two-and-a-half-hour programme, designed to compete with

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's '' Breakfast'', first went to air on 7 March 2011. It was hosted by

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until mid-2013, after which the host's seat rotated amongst other ''3 News'' presenters. From January 2014, Sacha McNeil and Michael Wilson presented the show. Sports news was presented by Sam Ackerman. ''Firstline'' features regular technology segments including ''Tech Bytes'' on Thursdays, and commentary by Steve Simms, Paul Spain or Ben Gracewood on Mondays. Unlike most other morning news services at the time, ''Firstline'' was solely a news show and did not include magazine or lifestyle segments, instead chose to focus on recent current events, with reports from ''3 News'' reporters and live or pre-recorded interviews.

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Firstline on 3 News
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