{{Short description|New Zealand television news reporter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Daniel Faitaua | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = <!-- just the name, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets --> | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976<!-- please do not change without a valid reference -->|05|11}} | birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | monuments = | nationality = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = University of Canterbury | alma_mater = | occupation = {{ubl|Reporter|Anchor}} | years_active = | employer = TVNZ | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | television = {{ubl|''Close Up''|''Back Benches''|''1News''}} | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | spouse = | partner = <!-- unmarried life partner; use ''Name (1950–present)'' --> | children = | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = {{URL|tvnz.co.nz/close-up/daniel-faitaua-2369247}} | footnotes = }} '''Daniel Faitaua''' (born 11 May 1976) is a New Zealand television news reporter of Samoan descent. He was the ''1News'' Europe correspondent, based in London, from 2019 to 2022 and was previously newsreader on ''Breakfast'' and ''1 News at Midday''.<ref name="TVNZ">"[http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/daniel-faitaua-2369247 Daniel Faitaua]", ''Television New Zealand''. Retrieved 28 February 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/presenter-daniel-faitaua-leave-breakfast-take-over-1-news-europe-correspondent|title=Presenter Daniel Faitaua to leave Breakfast, take over as 1 NEWS' Europe correspondent|publisher=1newsnow.co.nz|date=2019-06-25|accessdate=2019-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=What's next for Daniel Faitaua after departing 'dream job' |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/whats-next-for-daniel-faitaua-after-departing-dream-job-as-tvnz-europe-correspondent/HSKYSHQ5WSN4BXYJ3CL44LKYPQ/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=30 August 2022 |first=Jenni |last=Mortimer}}</ref> In 2024 Faitaua returned to Breakfast replacing Matty McLean until he left again in February 2025 then he moved to ''Seven Sharp'' for being a reporter and producer.
==Early and personal life== Faitaua was born in Christchurch, where he attended Catholic Cathedral College, later graduating from the University of Canterbury before studying at the New Zealand Broadcasting School at CPIT (now Ara Institute of Canterbury),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daniel Faitaua – TVNZ Breakfast news reader|url=https://nzbs.com/article/daniel-faitaua|url-status=live|access-date=12 April 2021|publisher=New Zealand Broadcasting School|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221004009/https://nzbs.com/article/daniel-faitaua |archive-date=21 December 2018 }}</ref> from which he graduated in 2009.
He is married, with three children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nealon |first=Sarah |date=2020-03-11 |title=TVNZ presenter Daniel Faitaua says things aren't good for his terminally ill brother |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/120190136/daniel-faitauas-new-life-in-london |access-date=2022-08-30 |publisher=Stuff|location=New Zealand |language=en}}</ref>
==Journalism and broadcast career== He worked as a reporter on TVNZ's ''Close Up'' for three years, and also served as a backup host on political talk show ''Back Benches'' before moving to the network's main news programme.<ref name="TVNZ"/> In 2024, Faitaua will return to ''Breakfast'' as a presenter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniel Faitaua announced as new Breakfast host |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/01/18/daniel-faitaua-announced-as-newest-breakfast-host/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=1 News |language=en}}</ref>
Faitaua was involved in a support campaign for people suffering stress after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, ''Address The Stress''.<ref>[http://www.addressthestress.co.nz/videos/daniel-faitaua Daniel Faitaua's message] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228134048/http://www.addressthestress.co.nz/videos/daniel-faitaua |date=28 February 2014 }} on Addressthestress.co.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2014.</ref>
==See also== * List of New Zealand television personalities
==References== {{Reflist}}
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