Hilary Barry has signed off from Newshub for the last time, with a handful of tissues, teary eyes, giggles, and a bunch of flowers.

The veteran newsreader said she was incredibly grateful for the last 23 years on the job, and thanked her colleagues for putting up with her giggling.

"You've been with us for 23 years and over that time much loved part of our family," co-host Mike McRoberts said.

"You're such a fantastic person to be with," he said, as Barry grabbed a handful of tissues and dabbed her eyes.

"When Hilary laughed, we all laughed," McRoberts said, in a video tribute to Barry at the end of tonight's 6pm bulletin.

"When the nation needed people the most, you were there," McRoberts said.

"Well done Hils, we'll miss you terribly," McRoberts said.

In a post to Facebook, McRoberts said he had tissues at the ready as he prepared to read the news for the last time with Barry.

Barry's departure is the second high-profile casualty at TV3 in the past year after John Campbell left last May when his show Campbell Live was dumped.

Other recent departures from the channel include newsreader Carolyn Robinson, sports presenter Hamish McKay, current affairs editor Terence Taylor and his 3D team which included Melanie Reid and Paula Penfold, and a host of others.

The most recent to leave the company in the deluge of high profile resignations was chief executive Mark Weldon.