WayneLeonard
- Director
- Producer
Wayne Leonard has directed some of the highest-rated live events on New Zealand television. Since leaving TVNZ in the early 2000s to go freelance, he has continued to be one of the country’s premiere live directors, and helmed TV series ranging from hit panel show Game of Two Halves to My Kitchen Rules. In 2013 his coverage of the America’s Cup in San Francisco was nominated for multiple Sports Emmy awards.
Screenography
Biography
Wayne Leonard began at TVNZ in 1978. Since then he has become one of New Zealand’s main names to call for coverage of live events: from the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup, to a millennium concert by Kiri Te Kanawa that was viewed around the globe.
Awards
2023 New Zealand Television Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Best Live Event Coverage (shared with Ngatapa Black and Sean Murphy): for Anzac 2024
2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Director - Multi Camera: for 2036th America's Cup, match seven
Nominated for Best Live Event Coverage (shared with Sean Murphy): for 2020 Anzac Dawn Service
“The wonderful thing about an event like that which lasts for such a long period of time is that the crew become very dedicated to it, which you don't get at a rugby game or a one off event ... as a result the coverage became honed. It was beautiful.”