# Chris Chang

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{{Short description|New Zealand television presenter}}
{{For|the American chemist|Christopher Chang}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_date         = {{Birth based on age as of date|32|2020|March|19}}<ref name=":0" />
| birth_place        = [Wellington](/source/Wellington), New Zealand
| citizenship        = New Zealand
| alma_mater         = [Victoria University of Wellington](/source/Victoria_University_of_Wellington) <br /> [Auckland University of Technology](/source/Auckland_University_of_Technology)
}}

'''Chris Chang''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date|32|2020|March|19|noage=y}})<ref name=":0" /> is a New Zealand television presenter, who hosts the morning news programme ''[Breakfast](/source/Breakfast_(New_Zealand_TV_programme))''.

== Early life and education ==
Chang was born in Wellington.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=10 April 2024 |title=What do the changes at TVNZ mean for hosts Pippa Wetzell, Jenny Suo and Chris Chang? |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350240430/what-do-changes-tvnz-mean-hosts-pippa-wetzell-jenny-suo-and-chris-chang |access-date=10 May 2025 |work=[Stuff](/source/Stuff_(website))}}</ref> Chang's father was a Chinese Malaysian. From Wellington, Chang moved to Asia at age six, where he spent one and a half years in Singapore and the rest of time in Thailand, mostly in [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok). At age 12 he moved back to Wellington.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=19 March 2020 |title=TVNZ sports reporter Chris Chang: 'I probably get called a bit of an old man' |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/120347151/tvnz-sports-reporter-chris-chang--i-probably-get-called-a-bit-of-an-old-man |access-date=10 May 2025 |work=[Stuff](/source/Stuff_(website))}}</ref>

At [Victoria University of Wellington](/source/Victoria_University_of_Wellington), Chang studied English and law.<ref name=":0" /> Afterwards, he undertook a post-graduate journalism diploma at [Auckland University of Technology](/source/Auckland_University_of_Technology), which led to an internship at [TVNZ](/source/TVNZ).<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
In October 2019 Chang replaced [Jenny-May Clarkson](/source/Jenny-May_Clarkson) as ''[1News](/source/1News)''<nowiki/>'s weekend sport presenter after Clarkson became the newsreader of the morning news programme ''[Breakfast](/source/Breakfast_(New_Zealand_TV_programme))''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 October 2019 |title=Chris Chang to replace Jenny-May Clarkson as TVNZ weekend sport presenter |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/116269227/chris-chang-to-replace-jennymay-clarkson-as-tvnz-weekend-sport-presenter |access-date=10 May 2025 |work=[Stuff](/source/Stuff_(website))}}</ref> In January 2023 Chang became a co-host of ''Breakfast'', joining [Matty McLean](/source/Matty_McLean), [Jenny-May Clarkson](/source/Jenny-May_Clarkson) and [Anna Burns-Francis](/source/Anna_Burns-Francis).<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 January 2023 |title=Shake-up at TVNZ's Breakfast sees Indira Stewart depart, two new newsreaders join |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300781974/shakeup-at-tvnzs-breakfast-sees-indira-stewart-depart-two-new-newsreaders-join |access-date=10 May 2025 |work=[Stuff](/source/Stuff_(website))}}</ref> Chang had previously been a ''Breakfast'' reporter and producer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 January 2024 |title=Chris Chang reflects on Breakfast in 2023 and what's ahead in 2024 |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/133533575/chris-chang-reflects-on-breakfast-in-2023-and-whats-ahead-in-2024 |access-date=10 May 2025 |work=[Stuff](/source/Stuff_(website))}}</ref> Chang was the newsreader of [''1News At Midday''](/source/1News) until it was cancelled in 2024.<ref name=":1" />

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