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{{Short description|New Zealand broadcaster}}
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'''Simon Barnett''' (born 23 March 1967) is a radio and television host and presenter in [[New Zealand]].
'''Simon Barnett''' (born 23 March 1967) is a radio and television host and presenter in [[New Zealand]].


==Career==
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Barnett currently co-hosts the morning show on Christchurch radio station [[More FM|92 More FM]] with [[Gary McCormick]], and previously with [[Phil Gifford]]. He has hosted a breakfast slot on [[ZM (New Zealand)|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 Dancing with The Stars NZ.
Barnett hosted ''Clash of the Codes'', a television programme in the 1990s where sportspeople participated in various physical challenges. He presented a similar show in 2018 called ''XVenture Family Challenge''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Henderson |first=Calum |date=2018-02-17 |title=90s-style Kiwi family game show to hit screens |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/90s-style-kiwi-family-game-show-to-hit-screens/QBEGNPJXDEQ4IPYC7G4UC5PTMY/ |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=2024-06-11 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611093649/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/90s-style-kiwi-family-game-show-to-hit-screens/QBEGNPJXDEQ4IPYC7G4UC5PTMY/ |archivedate=2024-06-11 }}</ref>


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Barnett co-hosted the morning show on Christchurch radio station [[More FM|92 More FM]] with [[Gary McCormick]] until 2018, and previously with [[Phil Gifford]]. He has hosted a breakfast slot on [[ZM (New Zealand)|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 [[Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series)|the New Zealand version of ''Dancing with The Stars'']].
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Barnett was one of the hosts in the children's TV programme ''[[What Now?]]'' from 1988-1992. He hosted the New Zealand version of the UK musical talent show, ''[[Stars in Their Eyes (New Zealand)|Stars In Their Eyes]]'' from 2008 to 2009. He was the host of the [[Mitre 10 Dream Home (series 11)|2013 series]] of ''[[Mitre 10 Dream Home]]'', which was based in [[2011 Christchurch earthquake|post-earthquake]] town of [[Kaiapoi]], [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]].<ref>[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1210/S00410/simon-barnett-to-host-mitre-10-dream-home.htm Simon Barnett to host Mitre 10 Dream Home], TVNZ, retrieved from Scoop, 23 October 2012</ref>

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Barnett was a host on the children's TV programme ''[[What Now (TV programme)|What Now?]]'' from 1988 to 1992. He hosted the New Zealand version of the UK musical talent show, ''[[Stars in Their Eyes (New Zealand)|Stars In Their Eyes]]'' from 2008 to 2009. He was the host of the 2013 series of ''[[Mitre 10 Dream Home]]'' in the [[2011 Christchurch earthquake|post-earthquake]] town of [[Kaiapoi]], [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]].<ref>[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1210/S00410/simon-barnett-to-host-mitre-10-dream-home.htm Simon Barnett to host Mitre 10 Dream Home], TVNZ, retrieved from Scoop, 23 October 2012</ref>

In 2019, Simon Barnett joined Newstalk ZB in Christchurch but will shift back to More FM in January 2025.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Barnett grew up in Ashburton, near [[Christchurch]] in [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]], attending [[Ashburton College]] from 1980 and graduating in 1984. He has been married since 1991, to wife Jodi, with whom he has four daughters.
Barnett grew up in [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]], near [[Christchurch]] in [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]], attending [[Ashburton College]] 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. <ref>[https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/tearful-simon-barnetts-radio-return-i-hope-and-pray-my-wife-listening]</ref> She had suffered from seizures, which prompted Barnett to leave his role as Christchurch More FM's breakfast show host.<ref>[https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/109533442/simon-barnett-signsoff-twodecade-more-fm-career-in-sad-silence?cid=outbrain:cpc:pc:entertainment Simon Barnett signs-off two-decade More FM career in sad silence]</ref>
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He is active in the [[Christian]] community in Christchurch,{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} and was active in voicing his opinions against the controversial [[Child Discipline Bill]] proposed in the [[Parliament of New Zealand]], supporting the "Vote NO" campaign in the [[New Zealand corporal punishment referendum, 2009|2009 corporal punishment referendum]].

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He opposed the [[Child Discipline Bill]] proposed in the [[New Zealand Parliament]], supporting the "Vote NO" campaign in the [[2009 New Zealand corporal punishment referendum|2009 corporal punishment referendum]].

==See also==
*[[List of New Zealand television personalities]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0055979|name=Simon Barnett}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0055979|name=Simon Barnett}}
* Children's TV show "[[What Now]]" with [[Catherine McPherson]]
* Children's TV show "[[What Now (TV programme)|What Now]]" with [[Catherine McPherson]]
* "[[Clash of the Codes]]" (1994) TV Series.
* "[[Clash of the Codes]]" (1994) TV Series.
* "[[Wheel of Fortune (New Zealand)|Wheel of Fortune]]" (New Zealand version - took over from [[Phillip Leishman]])
* "[[Wheel of Fortune (New Zealand)|Wheel of Fortune]]" (New Zealand version - took over from [[Phillip Leishman]])
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* Official [http://www.morefm.co.nz/Home/Regions/Christchurch/Shows/Breakfast/tabid/74/Default.aspx# Si and Gary Breakfast page] at [[MORE FM]]
* Official [http://www.morefm.co.nz/Home/Regions/Christchurch/Shows/Breakfast/tabid/74/Default.aspx# Si and Gary Breakfast page] at [[MORE FM]]


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Latest revision as of 03:11, 16 August 2024

Simon Barnett
Born
Simon Andrew Barnett

(1967-03-23) 23 March 1967 (age 57)
Ashburton, New Zealand
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.

Career

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Barnett hosted Clash of the Codes, a television programme in the 1990s where sportspeople participated in various physical challenges. He presented a similar show in 2018 called XVenture Family Challenge.[1]

Barnett co-hosted the morning show on Christchurch radio station 92 More FM with Gary McCormick until 2018, and previously with Phil Gifford. He has hosted a breakfast slot on 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 What Now? from 1988 to 1992. He hosted the New Zealand version of the UK musical talent show, Stars In Their Eyes from 2008 to 2009. He was the host of the 2013 series of Mitre 10 Dream Home in the post-earthquake town of Kaiapoi, Canterbury.[2]

In 2019, Simon Barnett joined Newstalk ZB in Christchurch but will shift back to More FM in January 2025.

Personal life

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Barnett grew up in Ashburton, near Christchurch in Canterbury, attending Ashburton College 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. [3] She had suffered from seizures, which prompted Barnett to leave his role as Christchurch More FM's breakfast show host.[4]

He opposed the Child Discipline Bill proposed in the New Zealand Parliament, supporting the "Vote NO" campaign in the 2009 corporal punishment referendum.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Calum (17 February 2018). "90s-style Kiwi family game show to hit screens". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ Simon Barnett to host Mitre 10 Dream Home, TVNZ, retrieved from Scoop, 23 October 2012
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Simon Barnett signs-off two-decade More FM career in sad silence
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