Daniel Faitaua

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Daniel Faitaua
Born (1976-05-11) 11 May 1976 (age 47)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Education University of Canterbury
Occupations
  • Reporter
  • Anchor
Employer TVNZ
Television
Website tvnz.co.nz/close-up/daniel-faitaua-2369247

Daniel Faitaua (born 11 May 1976) is a New Zealand television news reporter of Samoan descent. He was the 1 News Europe correspondent, based in London, from 2019 to 2022 and was previously newsreader on Breakfast and 1 News At Midday. [1] [2] [3] In 2024 Faitaua returned to Breakfast replacing Matty Mclean.

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Early and personal life

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 at CPIT (now Ara Institute of Canterbury), [4] from which he graduated in 2009.

He is married, with three children. [5]

Journalism and broadcast career

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] In 2024, Faitaua will return to Breakfast as a presenter. [6]

Faitaua was involved in a support campaign for people suffering stress after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Address The Stress. [7]

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References

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  2. "Presenter Daniel Faitaua to leave Breakfast, take over as 1 NEWS' Europe correspondent". 1newsnow.co.nz. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. Mortimer, Jenni (30 August 2022). "What's next for Daniel Faitaua after departing 'dream job'". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. "Daniel Faitaua – TVNZ Breakfast news reader". New Zealand Broadcasting School. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. Nealon, Sarah (11 March 2020). "TVNZ presenter Daniel Faitaua says things aren't good for his terminally ill brother". Stuff. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. "Daniel Faitaua announced as new Breakfast host". 1 News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. Daniel Faitaua's message Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine on Addressthestress.co.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2014.