MelissaLee
- Presenter
- Producer
National MP Melissa Lee first made her name presenting award-winning television series Asia Downunder. The show was launched in 1994 and Lee worked on 600 episodes, many as producer. In 2008 she became New Zealand's first Korean MP, and was later named Parliamentary Private Secretary for Ethnic Communities.
Biography
Melissa Lee spent 15 years working on Asia Downunder. When it began in 1994, originally under the title Asia Dynamic, it was the country's only television programme about New Zealanders of Asian origin. The weekly show covered a range of stories from arts and culture to business.
Screenography
2007 Presenter, Producer Television
2006 Producer, Presenter Television
2006 Presenter, Producer Television
2006 Director, Creator, Producer, Presenter Television
2004 Subject Television
“It's indeed a great privilege to be able to tell Asian stories on New Zealand television. ”
— Melissa Lee