A University of Canterbury graduate Daniel is a born and bred Cantabrian working as a journalist, producer, newsreader and presenter across TVNZ News & Current Affairs programmes.
From 2019-2022, Faitaua landed his ‘dream job’ as the network’s Europe Correspondent covering several unprecedented events including the Queen’s funeral, war in Ukraine, jubilees, Prince Philip’s funeral, Brexit, elections, to interviewing the kiwi nurse who helped save Boris Johnson’s life, all amidst lockdown. Faitaua was also elected President of London’s Foreign Press Association, the first kiwi ever to lead the organisation in its 134-year history.
