Guyon Espiner (born 31 December 1970) is an investigative journalist at

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. He has worked in print, radio and television for more than 20 years, as a reporter, political editor and anchor.

Career

Espiner grew up in

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. His mother, Mary Espiner, died in 2001. His father, Eric Espiner, is an endocrinologist in Christchurch. Espiner Jr. began his career at the

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, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in English literature and a diploma in journalism. He spent ten years as a newspaper journalist, including a stint as political editor of the

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, before transitioning into television with

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in 2003. He was appointed TVNZ's

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in 2006 and anchored several programmes, including

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, and ''Breakfast'', developing a reputation as a dogged political interviewer. At the end of 2011, Espiner left TVNZ to join the reporting team of

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's current affairs programme ''

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''. Later he hosted two new current affairs shows on TV3, ''3rd Degree'' and ''The Vote''.Drinnon, John
Guyon Espiner leaves TVNZ – for TV3
, ''New Zealand Herald'', 15 December 2011. Accessed 3 January 2012. In 2014, Espiner left television and took over co-hosting of the prominent daily news programme Morning Report on

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with

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. He left hosting duties in 2019 and now works as an investigative journalist for Radio New Zealand and continues to write for Listener Magazine.

Personal life

Espiner married Emma Wehipeihana in a private ceremony on 5 February 2012.Tahana, Yvonne
TV stars pop big question
, ''New Zealand Herald'', 1 February 2011. Accessed 3 January 2012. He revealed he has

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in 2018 after a hospital scare.

References

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Career

Personal life

See also

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