April Ieremia (born 31 October 1967) is a

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former

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player and television host.

Netball career

April Ieremia was a New Zealand attacking player from

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who represented

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from 1983–1992. In 1985 she made the Young Internationals before being selected for New Zealand Under 21 in 1986 and then again in 1988 at the inaugural World Youth Cup. At 20, Ieremia represented the

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(New Zealand's national netball team) from 1988–1990 and again in 1992.

Sports Presenting career

In 1993, after retiring from international netball, Ieremia co-hosted the magazine sports show, ''Moro SportsExtra'' on

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with Greg Clark,

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and Brent Todd. She became the main sports anchor for ONE NEWS from 1994 until 2003. In 1994, she presented for ONE Sport hosting at the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games,

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and

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. Ieremia was the face of netball for ONE Sport hosting national and international netball competitions from 1995 including the

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and

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, the regional

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, Fisher and Paykel test Internationals and National Provincial Championships. In 2002, Ieremia hosted ASB Tennis Classic international in Auckland featuring

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and the men's Heinekin Open with

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and

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. From 1994–2003, Ieremia co-hosted the Halberg Sports Awards. In 1997, Ieremia won the coveted Qantas Award for Best Presenter. She finished sports presenting in December, 2003.

General career

Ieremia hosted a number of major television specials like the 'Opening of Te Papa', 'The Big Jump' and the TV2 show, ''April's Angels,'' in 1997 and 1998. In 2001, Ieremia joined

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(TRN) as a breakfast show radio host with

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on "Easy Listening i". Returning to television in 2007, she joined the Living Channel and

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on Sky TV. April hosted a television talk show on SKY TV's The Living Channel called '' April in the Afternoon''. The show started on 1 April 2008. She also developed her career behind the scenes in production and sponsorship in programmes for Food TV, the Living Channel and Eyeworks NZ. In 2012, Ieremia joined the new lifestyle channel

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as a presenter and producer. Ieremia co-hosted a Choice TV daily chat show called ''

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'' with

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in 2012. Ieremia also began working with HGTV (Home and Garden TV) in 2016.

Personal life

Born in

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, April moved to Christchurch with her family in 1970. In Canterbury, she developed her deep love of sport and in particular, netball which has laid the foundation for most of her career as a player, broadcaster and coach. She graduated from the

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with a BA in History and a Diploma of Teaching at the

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in 1991. She taught at Avonside Girls School in Christchurch before moving to Auckland for a career in television. In 2012, Ieremia published her first book, "April Loses It" on weight loss, which went on to feature on the best seller list for 4 weeks.

References

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Netball career

Sports Presenting career

General career

Personal life

See also

References