Brendan Horan was a weather presenter for Television New Zealand's

Television New Zealand

Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....

 ONE News, running on a regular cycle with Karen Olsen and Natalie Crook.

He started in March 2005, and took redundancy in 2007 when former TV1 weather presenter Jim Hickey returned after nearly 4 years absence on the air. Brendan's final weather presentation was on 7 September.
In the 2008 New Zealand general election, Horan contested the East Coast

East Coast (New Zealand electorate)

East Coast is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate first existed from 1871 to 1893. From 1996 to 2002, the electorate was called Mahia...

 electorate for the New Zealand First

New Zealand First

New Zealand First is a political party in New Zealand that was founded in 1993, following party founder Winston Peters' resignation from the National Party in 1992...

party. He came third in electorate votes.

Horan lives in the Bay of Plenty with his wife, and his 4 year old son. He is an accomplished surf lifesaver and holds multiple qualifications from tertiary institutions, including a BSc.