Emma Espiner Explained

Emma Espiner (née Wehipeihana) is a New Zealand broadcaster and political commentator.[1] [2] In 2020, she won Opinion Writer of the Year at the Voyager Media Awards.[3]

Biography

Espiner grew up in Wellington. Her mother, Colleen Smith, was a feminist activist and Espiner was involved in feminist protests from a young age. Her father was Martin Wehipeihana.[4] Of Māori descent, Espiner has whakapapa (heritage) to the Ngāti Tukorehe and Ngāti Porou iwi. She graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Auckland in 2020.[5]

She is a columnist for Newsroom and hosts a podcast Getting Better for Radio New Zealand about Māori health equity.[6] In 2023, she published a memoir titled There's a cure for this".[7]

Her 2023 memoir, There’s a Cure for This, was shortlisted for the General Nonfiction Award at the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.[8]

Personal life

Espiner married journalist Guyon Espiner in 2012.[9] The couple separated in 2023.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Writer: Emma Espiner - Writers • Auckland Writers Festival. 2020-10-23. www.writersfestival.co.nz.
  2. Web site: 2018-08-11. Feminism in the family: Colleen Smith and Emma Espiner on breeding activism. 2020-10-23. The Spinoff.
  3. News: TVNZ wins big at annual Voyager Media Awards. en-NZ. TVNZ. 2020-10-23.
  4. Web site: Husband. Dale. 2018-07-28. Guyon Espiner: I'd love a New Zealand where we all embrace te reo. 2020-10-23. E-Tangata. en-NZ.
  5. Web site: Graduation search results . . 2022-05-15.
  6. Web site: 2020-10-12. Emma Espiner: Watching two New Zealands. 2020-10-23. Newsroom. en-AU.
  7. Web site: There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir by Emma Espiner . 2023-07-29 . www.penguin.co.nz . en.
  8. Web site: 2024-03-06 . Ockham 2024 shortlists announced . 2024-03-06 . Books+Publishing.
  9. News: TV stars, politicians mix at Espiner wedding . New Zealand Herald. 25 February 2012. 6 February 2012.
  10. News: Wadey . Rebecca . Guyon Espiner on separation, stress - and not drinking . 29 March 2023 . Stuff . 28 March 2023 . en.

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