Bernadine Oliver-Kerby is used to early morning starts. After 13 years reading the news on Newstalk ZB - first with Paul Holmes and later with Mike Hosking - she's seen her share of sunrises.
But tomorrow's alarm will bring a new challenge, as the popular presenter moves on from news reading to host Coast's new breakfast show with Jason Reeves.
"I'm really excited for a change of scene and change of vibe," says the busy mother-of-two, who will also present Sky Sport's Winter Olympic coverage next month.
"What's going to be fresh for me is rather than being a part of a radio show, like I was with Mike and news reading for all those years, I'm contributing to it. I get to have some creative licence and that's something I'm hugely looking forward to."
After beginning her career as a sports reporter, Oliver-Kerby went on to become one of the country's leading news readers - on both Newstalk ZB and TVNZ's One News.