Pippa Wetzell
New Zealand television personality
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Philippa "Pippa" Wetzell (born 26 January 1977) is a New Zealand television personality and journalist with TVNZ 1.
26 January 1977[1]
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| Born | Philippa Wetzell 26 January 1977[1] |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit | Former presenter of Breakfast |
| Spouse | Torrin Crowther |
Early life
Wetzell attended Takapuna Grammar School on Auckland's North Shore, where she was Head Girl in 1994.[2] She went on to study at the Auckland University of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Communications degree.[3]
Career
She was hired by TVNZ (Television New Zealand) in 1998 for the overnight assignments desk.[3] She has had several roles at TV One's breakfast television programme Breakfast, starting as a junior meet-and-greet assistant before reporting news for the show. From 2001 she was a reporter for One News, later returning to Breakfast as back-up host for Kay Gregory. She has also presented the consumer affairs show Fair Go. Following Gregory's departure from Breakfast in 2007, she became co-host with Paul Henry. Wetzell left the show at the end of 2010.[3][4]
Personal life
Wetzell is of German and Samoan heritage.[5] She is married to lawyer Torrin Crowther, a competition law partner at Bell Gully. The couple have three children.[6]
Pippa's younger brother, Yanni Wetzell, is a professional basketball player.[7]