Simon Dallow | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1964-06-18)18 June 1964 (age 60) |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcast journalist, barrister |
| Relatives | Ross Dallow (father) Graeme Dallow (uncle) Matthew Dallow (brother) |
| Website | https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/reporter/simon-dallow |
Simon Dallow (born 18 June 1964) is a New Zealandjournalist, formerbarrister andtelevision personality.[1]
Simon Dallow, who is the son ofRoss Dallow,[2] was educated atListon College andSt Peter's College. He completed his tertiary education atAuckland University, where he studied law. After completing his legal studies, Dallow practised as a litigation and insurance lawyer inAuckland, New Zealand.[3]
He discovered he had whakapapa Māori links aged 20.[4]
Whilst on hisoverseas experience, the1987 stock market crash occurred, causing him to change careers, as a future in bankruptcy law was unappealing. Dallow then spent the next six years as aContiki Tours tour director in Europe, where he met future wifeAlison Mau. Both returned to New Zealand in 1993, and began working forTVNZ.[3]
Dallow married Mau in 1996, the couple had two children.[3] They separated in 2009.[5]
Dallow has been employed byTVNZ since 1993, initially as a presenter forTV2'sNewsnight, alongside then-partner Alison Mau andMarcus Lush.[6][7] From 1995, he and Mau presented the mid-evening edition ofOne Network News; the couple moved to the weekend bulletins in 1998.[8] Since 2006, he haspresented1 News at Six. The role was done alongsideWendy Petrie until 2020. The programme is normally broadcast live from anAuckland city studio; however, Dallow often broadcasts live on location forbreaking news stories. From 2005 to 2007, Dallow also presented the mid-morning slot onMix, then known as Viva FM.[9][10]
In 2023 a fake video of Dallow, generated with artificial intelligence, was used to advertise gambling websites.[11]