Pippa Wetzell

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Pippa Wetzell
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Born
Philippa Wetzell

(1977-01-26) 26 January 1977 (age 48) [1]
Occupation Journalist
Notable creditFormer presenter of Breakfast
SpouseTorrin Crowther

Philippa "Pippa" Wetzell (born 26 January 1977) is a New Zealand television personality and journalist with TVNZ 1.

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Early life

Wetzell attended Takapuna Grammar School on Auckland's North Shore, where she was Head Girl in 1994. [2] She went on to study at the Auckland University of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Communications degree. [3]

Career

She was hired by TVNZ (Television New Zealand) in 1998 for the overnight assignments desk. [3] She has had several roles at TV One's breakfast television programme Breakfast , starting as a junior meet-and-greet assistant before reporting news for the show. From 2001 she was a reporter for One News , later returning to Breakfast as back-up host for Kay Gregory. She has also presented the consumer affairs show Fair Go . Following Gregory's departure from Breakfast in 2007, she became co-host with Paul Henry. Wetzell left the show at the end of 2010. [3] [4]

Personal life

Wetzell is of German and Samoan heritage. [5] She is married to lawyer Torrin Crowther, a competition law partner at Bell Gully. The couple have three children. [6]

Pippa's younger brother, Yanni Wetzell, is a professional basketball player. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Nissen, Wendyl (7 April 2022). "Pippa Wetzell's year of change". nowtolove.co.nz. New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Twelve Questions: Pippa Wetzell". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Coursey, Michelle (5 August 2007). "Pippa for Breakfast". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Pippa to replace Kay on Breakfast". Stuff . 3 August 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Pippa Wetzell returns to her Samoan roots". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ↑ McConnochie, Trudie (12 April 2009). "Pippa was right, it's another baby girl". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "Auckland basketballer Yanni Wetzell signs with division one side in US". Stuff . 12 May 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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