Veteran broadcaster, bestselling author and TV host

Overview

Paul Henry is one of New Zealand's most familiar and longest-serving broadcasters — host of TVNZ's Breakfast for six years, the cross-platform Paul Henry show on Three, the AM Show's first-season blueprint, and more recently The Traitors NZ and The Chase NZ. Twice an award-nominated host with a Bronze at the 2024 New York Festivals (Best Host) and a bestselling memoirist, he brings 40 years of broadcasting, opinion and showmanship to the stage.

Who is Paul Henry? Born in Auckland in 1960 and raised partly in Bristol, Paul started his career at 15 in radio at BBC Radio Bristol before returning to NZ in his late teens. He ran his own commercial radio station, presented Every Second Counts and This Is Your Life, hosted TVNZ Breakfast (2004–2010), Radio Live Drive, Network Ten's Australian Breakfast (2012), the Paul Henry show on Three (2015–2016), Rebuilding Paradise (2020), The Traitors NZ (2023–2024) and currently The Chase NZ. He sits on the TVNZ board, and his autobiography What Was I Thinking? was a NZ bestseller.

Career Highlights • Host of TVNZ Breakfast, 2004–2010 • Host of the cross-platform Paul Henry show on Three and Radio Live, 2015–2016 • Host of The Traitors NZ — Bronze, Best Host, 2024 New York Festivals • Current host of The Chase NZ; board member, TVNZ • People's Choice Award, 2010 Qantas NZ Film and Television Awards • Bestselling author of What Was I Thinking? and Outraged

Key Speaking Themes • 40 years inside NZ and Australian media • Interviewing, communication and connecting with audiences • Reinvention and life across multiple chapters • Backing yourself and not being afraid of an opinion • Stories from the broadcaster's chair

What Your Audience Will Gain Paul is sharp, irreverent and genuinely entertaining. Audiences leave with a memorable evening of stories, plus insights on communication, opinion and reinvention from one of NZ's most experienced broadcasters.

Ideal For • After-dinner and awards-night speaking • Media, communications and marketing events • Corporate offsites and incentive events • MC and host roles • Industry conferences

Frequently Asked Questions...

What does Paul Henry speak about? Media and broadcasting, communication, interviewing, current affairs and life lessons from 40 years in front of the camera.

What is Paul Henry's current TV role? He currently hosts The Chase NZ and is a board director at TVNZ.

What awards has Paul Henry won? People's Choice Award at the 2010 Qantas NZ Film and Television Awards, and a Bronze Best Host award at the 2024 New York Festivals for The Traitors NZ.

What books has Paul Henry written? What Was I Thinking? (his bestselling memoir) and Outraged (a collection of opinion essays).

Where else has Paul Henry worked? TVNZ Breakfast, Radio Live, Network Ten Breakfast in Australia, Three's Paul Henry breakfast show, Rebuilding Paradise (2020) and Would I Lie to You? NZ.

Is Paul Henry available for keynotes and MC roles? Yes. Paul is a popular MC and after-dinner speaker for NZ and Australian corporate audiences.