Kay Gregory Explained

Occupation:Journalist, celebrant
Office:Hamilton City Councillor
Term:2007–2010

Kay Gregory is a journalist and former presenter at Television New Zealand (TVNZ). She previously hosted the Breakfast show with Paul Henry.

Career

Gregory began her television career in 1994, when she became a newsreader and current affairs host for the regional channel, Coast to Coast, in her home city of Hamilton. She started at TVNZ in 1996, and was a reporter for the Breakfast programme when it first went to air in 1997. She then became a reporter for ONE News, and her stint there included some overseas work in the Solomon Islands and Fiji. From 2002 to 2004, Gregory was a full-time weather presenter for TV One. Then on 17 January 2005, she replaced Alison Mau as the co-host of Breakfast.[1]

After leaving Breakfast (on 3 August 2007), Gregory moved into local body politics and was elected as a councillor for Hamilton West. Gregory was the highest-polling councillor, with 11,808 votes.[2] She did not stand again in the 2010 election.[3]

In addition to her work at TVNZ, Gregory is a marriage and funeral celebrant, and a member of International Training and Communication.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gregory replaces Mau on TV One's Breakfast show. 24 December 2004. NZ Herald. 31 March 2018. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20081014044422/http://hamilton.co.nz/page/pageid/2145834569/Elections_2007 . 14 October 2008 . Elections 2007 Hamilton City Council Declared Results . dead .
  3. News: Gregory buries civic role. Nikki. Preston. 10 July 2010. The Waikato Times.
  4. Web site: Kay Gregory. Speakers New Zealand. en. 31 March 2018.