Jenny Suo (born ) is a New Zealand television newsreader. She hosts '' 1 News Tonight'', and co-hosts ''

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''.

Early life and education

Suo was born in China. She moved to New Zealand aged four, in 1994, and could not speak English when she started school. Suo's mother could not use her degree from China in New Zealand, so she studied accounting at

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while also working part-time in a supermarket. Suo's father spent some time working in China to support the two. Suo attended

Pakuranga College Pakūranga College is a co-educational secondary school in east Auckland, New Zealand. The college is named after the suburb it is located in, Pakuranga. The school emblem is the pegasus and the motto "Caelum Certe Patet". The principal is Bill ...

in Auckland. In 2004 Suo, aged 14, and her classmate investigated the blackcurrant drink

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for a science fair. The two were testing to see if fruit drinks with lower prices were less healthy. They found that the drink had no

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despite the label saying so. After believing that they had run the test incorrectly, teachers supported the results, expressing belief that they were correct. This encouraged them to send the results to

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(GSK), who made the drink at the time, but they received no response. ''

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'' began to cover the story, and they soon wrote to the

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. In 2007, GSK pleaded guilty to 15 charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act. Consequently, Suo had several interviews and calls from overseas journalists, which she described as overwhelming for a teenage girl. Ribena continued selling following this incident, albeit with a poorer reputation.

Career

Suo attended the New Zealand Broadcasting School in Christchurch. After completion, she was given a job at

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, where she stayed for eight years, and hosted '' Newshub Late''. She started hosting ''1 News Tonight'' in January 2019, replacing

Greg Boyed Gregory Stephen Boyed (27 March 1970 – 20 August 2018) was a New Zealand journalist and television presenter. He was best known as the presenter of TVNZ 1's '' 1 News Tonight''; he also hosted ''Breakfast'', ''1 News At 6pm'', '' Q+A'', and ''S ...

after his death. ''1 News Tonight'' runs at 10:30pm on each weekday. In May 2020, Suo started co-hosting ''Breakfast'' alongside John Campbell, Matty McLean and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suo, Jenny Chinese emigrants to New Zealand Living people New Zealand television newsreaders and news presenters People educated at Pakuranga College Year of birth uncertain