Daniel Faitaua
Daniel Faitaua | |
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| Born | 11 May 1976 |
| Education | University of Canterbury |
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| Employer | TVNZ |
| Television | |
| Website | tvnz |
Daniel Faitaua is a New Zealand television news reporter of Samoan descent, currently working for 1 News as the newsreader on Breakfast and 1 News At Midday[1] until he moves to work as the 1 News Europe correspondent effective from September 2019.[2]
Faitaua was born in Christchurch, where he attended Catholic Cathedral College, later graduating from the University of Canterbury before studying at the New Zealand Broadcasting School, from which he graduated in 2009. He worked as a reporter on TVNZ's Close Up for three years, and also served as a backup host on political talk show Back Benches before moving to the network's main news programme.[1]
Faitaua was involved in a support campaign for people suffering stress after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Address The Stress.[3]
He is married, with three children.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Daniel Faitaua", Television New Zealand. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Presenter Daniel Faitaua to leave Breakfast, take over as 1 NEWS' Europe correspondent". 1newsnow.co.nz. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Daniel Faitaua's message Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine on Addressthestress.co.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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