JohnHudson
- Journalist
John Hudson's journalistic career has included major stories on the Cooperite Christian commune on the West Coast, and tracking down French secret service agents who bombed the Rainbow Warrior. Programmes he has reported for include Eyewitness, Holmes, Frontline, and long running current affairs show Sunday.
Screenography
Biography
John Hudson’s career has been distinguished by a knack for breaking big stories, sometimes exposing criminals in the process. In 1990 on Holmes, he first broke the Cooperite scandal about a Christian commune living on the West Coast, now commonly known as Gloriavale, which led to the leader, named Hopeful Christian, being imprisoned for sex offences. In 2011, working with producer Chris Cooke, Hudson conducted an investigation on Christchurch housewife Helen Milner, whose husband had apparently committed suicide. Milner was later convicted of his murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Awards
2012 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Investigation Of The Year (with producer Chris Cooke): for Sunday, Steel Trap story
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards (New Zealand)
Nominated for Best Current Affairs Reporting on a Weekly Programme or One-Off Current Afairs Special (with producer Jane Skinner): for Sunday, Child Brides story
“Like most young Kiwis who find themselves in London I worked hard, played hard and eventually got fed up with the rotten climate.”