OriiniKaipara
- Newsreader
- Reporter
Over a career spanning more than two decades, Oriini Kaipara has been on a mission to normalise Māori language and culture on-air. Kaipara began her long run of newsreading gigs at Mai FM radio in Auckland, then in 2004 joined TVNZ te reo series Waka Huia as a reporter. After time on Te Karere, she moved to Māori Television current affairs show Native Affairs in 2016. Kaipara achieved her longtime goal of becoming a news anchor on mainstream television — initially on 1 News in 2019, then on Three's bulletin Newshub in 2021. She made international headlines as the first woman with a moko kauae to present the prime time news.
Screenography
Awards
2022 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Presenter - News And Current Affairs: for Newshub Nation
2018 Voyager Media Awards (New Zealand)
Māori Affairs Reporter of the Year
“Just because there is a Māori dedicated show on 1 News, doesn't mean that we're all confined to that one space. We deserve to be in the other spaces as well, moko or no moko, reo or no reo.”