Bernadine Oliver-Kerby

Bernadine Oliver-Kerby (born 14 June 1971) is a New Zealand broadcaster currently presenting the weekend bulletins of ONE News and newsreader for Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking Breakfast.^[1]

Previously she worked as a sports reporter and is the co-anchor of One News and a fill-in for other bulletins during the week, including One News at 6pm and Breakfast. She co-anchors One News with Peter Williams. Between February and March 2006 she presented TV Two's New Zealand's Brainiest Kid. Oliver-Kerby also appeared in the TV One documentary, Intrepid Journeys. Her episode documented the lives of the people in Croatia.^[2] She was announced to replace Kate Hawkesby as the Newsreader for the Mike Hosking Breakfast. She first began this role in 2005. In October 2007, she went on maternity leave, leaving her job to Hawkesby. Since her return she had been working part-time on this radio slot. In July 2009, she took maternity leave for her second child, and has only returned only to cover for Kate Hawkesby. As of 25 March, she has returned full-time. She hosts Skoda Game On and Skoda Game On Extra Time with Rod Cheeseman, a show talking, debating and joking sport.

Born in Hamilton, New Zealand, Oliver-Kerby has two daughters, Maisey Tess, born December 2007 and Scarlett Jessica, born August 2009.

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