April Ieremia
 Ieremia in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
31 October 1967 Western Samoa | ||
| University | University of Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Television broadcaster | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GA, GS, WA | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 1983–92 | Canterbury Netball | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 1988–90, 1992 |
 New Zealand | 9 | |
| Last updated: 30 March 2010 | |||
April Ieremia (born 31 October 1967)[1] is a New Zealand former netball player and television host.
Netball career
April Ieremia was a New Zealand attacking player from
Silver Ferns
(New Zealand's national netball team) from 1988–1990 and again in 1992.
Sports Presenting career
In 1993, after retiring from international netball, Ieremia co-hosted the magazine sports show, Moro SportsExtra on
2003 Netball World Championships, the regional National Bank Cup
, Fisher and Paykel test Internationals and National Provincial Championships.
In 2002, Ieremia hosted ASB Tennis Classic international in Auckland featuring Anna Kournikova and the men's Heinekin Open with Marat Safin and Goran Ivanisevic. From 1994–2003, Ieremia co-hosted the Halberg Sports Awards. In 1997, Ieremia won the coveted Qantas Award for Best Presenter. She finished sports presenting in December, 2003.
General career
Ieremia hosted a number of major television specials like the 'Opening of Te Papa', 'The Big Jump' and the
Sky TV.[4]
April hosted a television talk show on SKY TV's The Living Channel called Ieremia also began working with HGTV (Home and Garden TV) in 2016.
Personal life
Born in
Avonside Girls School
in Christchurch before moving to Auckland for a career in television.
In 2012, Ieremia published her first book, "April Loses It" on weight loss, which went on to feature on the best seller list for 4 weeks.[9][10][11][12]
See also
References
- ^ "April Ieremia and Brent Todd". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
- ^ Casserly, Paul (12 March 2013). "Nude D'Audney tops legendary NZ TV moments". nzherald.co.nz. The NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "April Ieremia". TVNZ. tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "April Ieremia". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Schouten, Hank (4 September 2012). "Kronfeld, Ieremia to host morning show". The Dominion Post NZ. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Johns, Bryce (28 October 2012). "Parallel parking in tight streets tests the nerves". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "College Sport: The wrap". NZ Herald. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "TV star April won't stay mum over cancer". Sunday News NZ. Fairfax Media NZ. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Crosbie Z, Sandra (10 May 2012). "April aims to inspire". Manawatu Standard. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Fannin, Jocelyn (9 May 2012). "April's weight loss struggle inspires". Manawatu Standard. Fairfax Media NZ. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Foy, Sarah (24 April 2012). "Street food". Taranaki Daily News. Fairfax Media NZ. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Bertrand, Kelly (12 January 2015). "April Ieremia's weight-loss wisdom". The New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "April Ieremia's on a mission". The New Zealand Woman's Weekly. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Johnstone, Tessa; Hickland, Amie (3 May 2012). "April 'gets off her butt' to lose 30kg". The Wairarapa Times Age. NZME. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Ieremia a scale model". NZ Herald. 16 September 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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