SuzyCato
- Presenter
- Producer
Suzy Cato, ONZM, leapt from radio announcing into television as presenter of TV3's Early Bird Show, quickly claiming her place as one of New Zealand's most beloved children's presenters. Thanks to the success of Suzy's World and pre-school favourite You and Me, her television CV now runs to well over 2300 episodes. In 1999 she set up her own company, Treehut Productions.
Screenography
Biography
Suzy Cato, ONZM, moved from Brisbane to New Zealand with her Kiwi parents, while she was still a baby. After five years in Hamilton, she spent the rest of her childhood in the northern town of Kaikohe, where she was a fan of Sesame Street and later Spot On.
Awards
2025 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM)
For services to music, television, and education
“I respect everybody as an individual and don’t judge them on comparisons of one child to the next. They all need to be supported and they all need love. It doesn’t matter what age that child is...”