Mary
Lambie

Media icon and veteran broadcaster, Mary Lambie has been a familiar face and voice in New Zealand households for more than 25 years.

Her career began in regional journalism before taking her to Tokyo, where she reported for Radio New Zealand and taught English after winning a prestigious scholarship in 1991. Upon returning home, she hosted BBC World Service Business, helmed radio talkback, and quickly moved into television, working on business shows and documentaries. In 1997, she became the host of TV One’s Good Morning, a role she held until 2004, while also fronting other high-profile programmes like Money Doctor and contributing as a columnist to the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly.

Mary has a flair for reinvention. Alongside her media work, she successfully operated Subway franchises for seven years, earning accolades in small business before selling up in 2015 to focus on her communications enterprise. Today, she is the founder and director of Socius Media, a respected Auckland-based executive media training company. Over the past decade, Mary has coached some of the country’s most high-profile leaders — from Prime Ministers and Cabinet Ministers to CEOs and elite athletes — helping them master media performance.

Building on this expertise, she now offers an engaging 45-minute keynote presentation that dives into the 2025 media landscape, media strategy, message control, and the pressures of being “on air.”

Mary’s influence extends beyond business. She sits on the boards of Piha Surf Lifesaving and the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand Northern, is a member of Global Women, and serves as patron of the Multiple Birth Association. A competitive endurance athlete, she has completed the Coast to Coast twice and numerous long-distance cycle events across Australasia and the Pacific.

Married to broadcaster Jim Mora, Mary is the proud mother of teenage twins Grace and Elizabeth, and son Jack — a busy and fulfilling life that she embraces with energy and humour.