The TV3 6pm news bulletin was known as "3 News" or "3 News at 6pm" up until 31 January 2016. 3 News was originally known as "3 National News" and first went on air on Monday 27 November 1989 when TV3 began broadcasting. For the first year of broadcast, "3 National News" was a thirty-minute bulletin screening at 6:30 pm, which the same time slot as Holmes on TV1. The original bulletin was presented by former BCNZ and TVNZ anchor Philip Sherry, joined by sportscaster Greg Clark and weathercaster Belinda Todd.