Master of Ceremonies

Miriama Kamo (Ngāi Tahu/Ngāti Mutunga) is an award winning broadcaster, writer, speaker, and environmental advocate.

Miriama is the host of TV1’s flagship current affairs programme Sunday, and of Māori current affairs programme Marae.

Miriama is the Patron/Te Koruru of the NZer of the Year Awards. Since her appointment she’s been establishing an alumni network, a partnership model honouring te Tiriti (the Treaty of Waitangi) in the awards, and a pastoral care model for winners.

Miriama is passionate about supporting Māori practitioners in broadcast journalism and runs a mentoring scheme called Whaitiri Mentoring for young journalists of Māori descent.

Miriama looks forward to welcoming you to the ICNZ 2024 Conference as MC.