Alistair Wilkinson

Alistair Wilkinson began his journalism career at TV3 in 1996. After three years reporting for Australia's SBS, he returned to TV3 for a nine-year run as reporter, producer, and newsreader, including work on 60 Minutes and co-presenting breaking coverage of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The same year, Wilkinson became New Zealand News Director at Sky News, where he also presented Prime News. He later joined TVNZ, first as executive producer of Seven Sharp in 2017, then as TVNZ’s News and Current Affairs Editor, and later as Partnership Manager. In 2024, Wilkinson began practising as a registered psychotherapist.

The February 22nd earthquake. Alistair Wilkinson, is asked about his most challenging news story to date, Throng, 26 September 2012