AlisonMau
- Presenter
- Journalist
From Newsnight to Fair Go, Alison Mau's appearances on Kiwi screens cover over 20 years. Australian-born, she began her television career in the UK, and flourished in Aotearoa. Mau has appeared on many news and current affairs slots, and presented on both Breakfast and primetime show Seven Sharp. In March 2018 she announced the launch of the #MeTooNZ campaign, investigating workplace harassment.
Screenography
Biography
Although she became a familiar face on New Zealand television screens, Melbourne-born Alison Mau began her journalism career in Australia. She first entered the media in 1983, as a cadet journalist on Northern Victoria's Warracknabeal Herald. A move back to her hometown saw her completing a three year cadetship on The Melbourne Herald, then doing general news and feature writing.
Awards
2002 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Presenter: for Home Front
“...you wouldn’t support somebody who had perpetrated other forms of violence. Surely you wouldn’t support somebody who perpetrated violent assault or murder, you know? It shows that people still don’t really think that sexual assault or harassment is a thing. I can assure them it is.”