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 political editor 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 Susie Ferguson. 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. The couple separated in 2023. He revealed he has

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in 2018 after a hospital scare.

References

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Career

Personal life

See also

References