Wena Harawira (Mataatua) has worked largely in the Māori media. She was the first female reporter/presenter for TVNZ’s Māori news programme Te Karere; and has since worked in radio, print and on a range of independent productions. She joined Māori Television in 2004 as a producer, presenter and reporter for news and current affairs.

 

 

 

Julian has been a broadcaster since he started on radio as an eighteen year old whilst at school in the Hawkes Bay. He has been broadcasting consistently on radio and television since 1994, and began working for Māori Television when it started in March 2004. He helped anchor Māori Television’s first live broadcast when it launched and has anchored a number of Māori Television’s live broadcasts since.

 

 

 

Annabelle gave up law to study Film, Television and Media studies at Auckland University. She began her career in journalism as a reporter for the Ruia Mai News Service. She is the longest serving member of Māori Television’s news room. She was a finalist for Excellence in Journalism for the Māori Media Awards 2007.

 

 

 

Semi began at Auckland Community Newspapers in 1998. She worked for iwi radio stations and became a proficient newsreader.

She worked as a reporter for Te Kāea from 2004 before making the change to current affairs in 2007.

She was a finalist for Excellence in Journalism for the Māori Media Awards 2008.

 

 

 

Taiha Molyneux began as a reporter/presenter  for Ruia Mai  and Waatea Radio after completing a degree in International Communications. She worked as a weekend reporter for Māori Television in 2004  and then as Māori Affairs Reporter  for National Radio. She spent  two years with Te Karere at TVNZ. She is now with Native Affairs.

 

 

 

 

Marisa studied Law & Māori Studies at Auckland University but changed direction to raise her two sons and begin her career in the media industry as the Researcher for the News and Current Affairs Department at Māori Television. In 2005 she started reporting for Current Affairs Show – Te Heteri before moving to Native Affairs which began in 2007.

 

 

 

Makere has over twenty years experience in journalism, communications, radio broadcasting and publishing. She studied journalism at Waiariki Polytechnic, social anthropology at Massey University and management at Te Wananga o Raukawa. Makere worked as the Assignment Editor for Te Kaea before joining Native Affairs.