TV & Reality
New Zealand TV shows, reality series and the people in them.
David Lomas has a second Breakthrough series coming, and here is the man behind the reunions
David Lomas has reunited Kiwi families on Three since 2009, and NZ On Air has funded a second Breakthrough series. His partner,…
Wendy Petrie is 55 now, and life after the 6pm news looks very different
Wendy Petrie is 55, married to TV producer Ross Peebles and a mum of three. What she has done since leaving 1News…
Ryan Bridge has no wife because he married his husband Ferg, and now he is back on Three
Ryan Bridge, 38, married his husband Ferg in Russell in 2024 and now hosts Ryan Bridge TODAY on Three. Here are the…
Ali Pugh said yes to Breakfast before asking her husband, and here is where she is now
Ali Pugh is married to musician Jo Barus and they have three daughters. After a fill-in run on TVNZ Breakfast in 2026…
Jeremy Wells turns 50 in January with Seven Sharp, Hauraki and Taskmaster NZ still on his plate
Jeremy Wells is 49 and still juggling Seven Sharp, Radio Hauraki and Taskmaster NZ. His age, parents, what is known about his…
Hilary Barry at 56, her husband ‘the elusive Mr B’ and two grown-up sons
Hilary Barry turns 57 in December. Her husband Mike, sons Finn and Ned, her maiden name and three decades from Wairarapa radio…
Laura McGoldrick met husband Martin Guptill on her second-ever Sky interview
Laura McGoldrick married Black Caps star Martin Guptill in 2014. Here are their two children, her Christchurch family and what she presents…
Melissa Stokes’ husband, two sons and the road to the 1News at Six desk
Melissa Stokes took over 1News at Six from Simon Dallow in November 2025. Her TVNZ career since 2001, her husband Dave, their…
Who is Jack Tame’s wife? Mava Moayyed, their baby son and his new 1News role
Jack Tame married TVNZ journalist Mava Moayyed in 2023 and their son was born in February 2025. His age, family and every…