Simon Barnett

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Simon Barnett
Born
Simon Andrew Barnett

(1967-03-23) 23 March 1967 (age 57)
Career
StationNewstalk ZB
Time slotWeekday afternoons.
StyleProgram Host
CountryNew Zealand
WebsiteMore FM Canterbury

Simon Barnett (born 23 March 1967) is a radio and television host and presenter in New Zealand.

Barnett co-hosted the morning show on Christchurch radio station

91ZM, worked for Radio Nelson and has acted, appearing in a New Zealand feature film Ruby and Rata (1990). Barnett also won the 2015 series of the New Zealand version of Dancing with The Stars
.

Barnett was a host on the children's TV programme

In 2019, Simon Barnett joined Newstalk ZB in Christchurch.

Personal life

Barnett grew up in

from 1980 and graduating in 1984, when he was Head Boy.

He was married since 1991, to wife Jodi, with whom he had four daughters. In October 2023, Jodi died of brain cancer. [2] She had suffered from seizures, which prompted Barnett to leave his role as Christchurch More FM's breakfast show host.[3]

He opposed the

2009 corporal punishment referendum
.

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