Toni Street

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'''Toni Street''' (born 8 September 1983)<ref>{{cite episode |title= Saturday Breakfast: 8 September 2012 |series= [[Saturday Breakfast]] |network= [[Television New Zealand]] |airdate= 8 September 2012}}</ref> is a New Zealand [[television presenter]] and [[sports commentator]]. She is best known for co-hosting the New Zealand current affairs programme ''[[Seven Sharp]]'' alongside [[Mike Hosking]], as well as presenting morning shows and sports reporting for [[One News (New Zealand)|One News]].

==Personal life== Street was born in [[New Plymouth]], a [[twin]] with brother Lance, who died of leukaemia when they were both 18 months old.<ref name="NZH-pregnancy">{{cite news |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10798427 |title= The Diary: TV host announces Toni's little secret |first= Rachel |last= Glucina |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |date= 13 April 2012 |accessdate= 8 September 2012}}</ref> She grew up in [[Taranaki]], and attended [[Highlands Intermediate School]] and also [[New Plymouth Girls' High School]], and was head girl in her last year.<ref name="Naki-pregnancy">{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/6753871/Tonis-pregnancy-makes-the-news |first= Sarah |last= Foy |title= Toni's pregnancy makes the news |publisher=Taranaki Daily News (via Stuff.co.nz) |date= 17 April 2012 |accessdate= 8 September 2012}}</ref> Toni attended [[Lincoln University (New Zealand)|Lincoln University]] on a sports scholarship, and studied commerce. In 2005 she studied for a postgraduate diploma in journalism at the [[University of Canterbury]].<ref name="TVNZ">{{cite news |url= http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/s-toni-street-1927136 |title= SEVEN SHARP'S TONI STREET |publisher=www.tvnz.co.nz |date= 22 July 2008 |accessdate= 31 January 2014}}</ref>

Street married North Harbour rugby halfback Matt France, in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10613691 |title= TVNZ's Toni ties the knot in the 'Naki |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |date= 6 December 2009 |accessdate= 8 June 2013}}</ref> They have two daughters.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/7777369/Girl-for-TV-presenter-brings-a-pretty-special-feeling |title= Girl for TV presenter brings 'a pretty special feeling' |first= Kirsty |last= McMurray |publisher=Taranaki Daily News (via Stuff.co.nz) |date= 6 October 2012 |accessdate= 8 June 2013}}</ref>

After six years of poor health, and the removal of her gallbladder, she was diagnosed with [[eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11523905|title=Toni Street reveals 'dark moments' as she battles deadly disease|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=5 October 2015}}</ref>

==Television career== Street initially joined [[Television New Zealand]] (TVNZ) in 2006 on a six-month internship.<ref name="Naki-pregnancy" /> She was presenter for TVNZ's coverage of [[ANZ Championship]] and international netball. She assumed the reins from the TVNZ duo of Lavina Good and Brendan Telfer, who both stood down after the completion of [[National Bank Cup]] netball in 2007.

Street was part of TVNZ's commentary team for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing. She was to be part of TVNZ's commentary team for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London, but dropped out when she discovered she was pregnant.<ref name="Naki-pregnancy" />

In 2010, TVNZ lost the rights for netball coverage and Street moved into a senior role with [[One News (New Zealand)|One News]], as a head sports reporter and substitute presenter for the sports bulletin.

In September 2011, TVNZ established ''[[Saturday Breakfast]]'', a weekend version of ''[[Breakfast (TVNZ programme)|Breakfast]]'', and Street was appointed co-presenter alongside [[Rawdon Christie]] and later alongside [[Tāmati Coffey]]. She was also a backup presenter for the weekday ''Breakfast''. In September 2012, Street took maternity leave, and was replaced by finance presenter Nadine Chalmers-Ross for two months until the show was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/new-face-saturday-breakfast-revealed-5054141|title=Street to take maternity leave |publisher=tvnz.co.nz |date=2012-08-31 |accessdate=2012-08-31}}</ref>

In 2013, Street replaced [[Petra Bagust]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10850868 | work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] | title=The Diary: New taste for Breakfast – Entertainment – NZ Herald News | date=30 November 2012}}</ref> as permanent co-host of the weekday ''Breakfast'', alongside her former ''Saturday Breakfast'' co-host Rawdon Christie.

In 2014, she and [[Mike Hosking]] joined Jesse Mulligan on the ''[[Seven Sharp]]'' panel.

In 2016, she hosted the [[spelling bee]] television series ''[[Spellbound (New Zealand TV series)|Spellbound]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2016 |title=Toni Street takes time off Seven Sharp to host Kiwi spelling bee Spellbound |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/83316031/toni-street-takes-time-off-seven-sharp-host-kiwi-spelling-bee-spellbound |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]}}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of New Zealand television personalities]]

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