Mark Sainsbury (New Zealand)
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Mark Sainsbury is a New Zealand
current affairs television presenter. He currently hosts Close Up
on TVNZ's TV ONE. Previously he was ONE News's political editor.
He won the 2007 Best Presenter Qantas Media Award
for fronting Close Up, and moderated the live leaders debate for the New Zealand general election, 2008
.
The Sunday Star-Times
has described his moustache as "arguably the most famous in the country".
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
current affairs television presenter. He currently hosts Close Up
Close Up
Close Up is a half-hour long New Zealand current affairs programme produced by Television New Zealand. The programme airs at 7.00pm weeknights on TV ONE and is presented by Mark Sainsbury with Paul Henry as the back up supporting host.The show remains the country's most watched night news and...
on TVNZ's TV ONE. Previously he was ONE News's political editor.
He won the 2007 Best Presenter Qantas Media Award
Qantas Media Award
The New Zealand Newspaper Publishers’ Association awards are annual New Zealand media awards recognising excellence in the news print media. The first awards were held in 1974 giving out awards for news photography and have expanded to include many disciplines of journalism. The awards are...
for fronting Close Up, and moderated the live leaders debate for the New Zealand general election, 2008
New Zealand general election, 2008
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand parliament. The conservative National Party, headed by its Parliamentary leader John Key, won a plurality of votes and seats, ending 9 years of government dominated by the social...
.
The Sunday Star-Times
The Sunday Star-Times
The Sunday Star-Times is a New Zealand newspaper published each weekend by the Fairfax group in Auckland. It covers both national and international news, and is a member of the New Zealand Press Association and Newspaper Publishers Association of New Zealand.-History:The Sunday Star-Times was first...
has described his moustache as "arguably the most famous in the country".
External links
- Mark Sainsbury at TVNZ