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Kadambari Raghukumar

Reporter, Presenter

Raised in Goa, India, Kadambari Raghukumar (aka Kadambari Gladding) moved to New Zealand to study film and television in 2006, and fell in love with the country. Raghukumar had previously done stints as a journalist in India and Hong Kong, but her first job in New Zealand was as a reporter and presenter on Asia Downunder. She went on to co-present TV series Namaste New Zealand, and web series Art Stories in Aotearoa. Beyond the screen, she has worked as a photojournalist capturing protests in Sudan, and produces and hosts Radio New Zealand podcast Voices, which highlights stories of New Zealanders born overseas.

I’m very conscious of the different perspectives that I bring, no matter where I am. It’s a huge part of my work, whether it means me being a woman of colour, an immigrant, a South Asian living in New Zealand…there’s always that difference of perspective that I bring and I’m proud of that. Kadambari Raghukumar on bringing her own perspective to her work, Women's Day, 2 May 2022

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Namaste New Zealand (18) - Series Two, Episode 10

2019, Presenter - Television

Thumbnail image for Namaste New Zealand (10) - Series Two, Episode Two

Namaste New Zealand (10) - Series Two, Episode Two

2019, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (11) - Series Two, Episode Three

2019, Presenter, Reporter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (13) - Series Two, Episode Five

2019, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (15) - Series Two, Episode Seven

2019, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (16) - Series Two, Episode Eight

2019, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (17) - Series Two, Episode Nine

2019, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (9) - Series Two, Episode One

2019, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (12) - Series Two, Episode Four

2018, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (14) - Series Two, Episode Six

2018, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (1) - First Episode

2018, Field Director, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (2) - Series One, Episode Two

2018, Field Director, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (3) - Series One, Episode Three

2018, Field Director, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (4) - Series One, Episode Four

2018, Field Director, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (5) - Series One, Episode Five

2018, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (6) - Series One, Episode Six

2018, Field Director, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (7) - Series One, Episode Seven

2018, Presenter - Television

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Namaste New Zealand (8) - Series One, Episode Eight

2018, Field Director, Presenter - Television

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Neighbourhood

2015, Research - Television

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Asia Downunder - Future to the Fore (Lydia Ko)

2011, Reporter - Television

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Asia Downunder/Asia Dynamic

2007 - 2011, Presenter, Director, Reporter - Television