Show Notes
Tania Page (Ngāti Kahu, Ngāi Tahu) is a journalist currently working with TVNZ’s flagship current affairs show, Sunday.
Earlier in her career, she was on the team that launched the 24 hour news channel Al Jazeera English.
In this episode she shares her career journey, working in news media around the world, and talks to us about some of the heart-wrenching stories she has had to cover in her time as a journalist.
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Kia ora e te whānau. Today is a very special day, we celebrate NUKU //100!