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Alex Perrottet
Alex Perrottet is a senior producer and occasional presenter for Checkpoint in Auckland. He has worked with RNZ Pacific reporting from Pacific Islands such as Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and Samoa, as well as the remotest atoll in the world – Kiribati’s Kiritimati Island.
He won an Ossie Award for his reporting on the first anniversary of the 2009 Pacific tsunami in Samoa. His best story however is being stranded on remote Vanua Balavu island in Fiji after Cyclone Winston and having to hitch a ride with a military commander on a government supply ship. He was broadcast live into Checkpoint from the deck of the ship as it came in to dock in Suva 32 hours later.
Alex used to be the contributing editor of AUT’s Pacific Media Watch project at the Pacific Media Centre, while he was working on his masters thesis in media and development in the Pacific.
Before media, Alex was a lawyer based in Sydney and a manager of a university residence. He still looks after a small university residence in Auckland and in his spare time he coordinates volunteer projects in the Pacific as well as far off places like Kenya and Indonesia.
RNZ Programmes
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Awkward Conversations
A series of panel discussions marking the Tuia 250 ki Tūranga commemorations of first contact between European and Māori
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Search results for Alex Perrottet
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Three months after blast, clean up in Beirut still ongoing
5 Nov 2020To Lebanon now and three months after the blast that rocked Beirut and killed more than 200 people, the cleaning up is still ongoing.
At least 6,500 people were injured, there was $15 billion of… Video, Audio
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Palliative care can’t survive on ‘cakes and op-shops’
Palliative and aged care doctors say the expanding sector is vastly underfunded and can no longer survive on "cakes and op-shops". Specialists say the government must totally re-think end of life and… Audio
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Rugby Championship: Impey says NZR not informed of December dates
1 Oct 2020New Zealand Rugby has been caught up in a war of words with its international counterparts over the draw for the upcoming Rugby Championship, with chief executive Mark Robinson doubling down this week… Video, Audio
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How much do New Zealanders know about euthanasia law details?
Rival euthanasia groups are trying new tactics to convince New Zealanders on how to vote ahead of the upcoming referendum.
As Kiwis prepare for the October 17 vote on whether competent terminally-ill… Audio
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Demand for joy flights to Antarctica take off
21 Sep 2020The popularity of "flights to nowhere" is skyrocketing as keen travellers seek new ways to head overseas, even if it means they don't leave the plane. With domestic and international travel scaled… Audio
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Finance Minister on plans to reduce debt, maintain services
The Finance Minister says he's got a balanced plan to reduce debt and keep services going, despite concerning unemployment forecasts.
The books have been opened ahead of the election today, and they… Video, Audio
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Aucklanders banned from Rotorua Marathon
16 Sep 2020Olympic marathon runner and chief executive of Athletics New Zealand Pete Pfitzinger, says he's gutted to have to exclude Aucklanders from running in the Rotorua Marathon. The race is scheduled to go… Audio
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Restaurants Association unhappy with Level extension
15 Sep 2020Restaurant and bar owners around the country say they need more government help if they are to survive another 10 days of the current Covid-19 restrictions. Yesterday's Alert Level announcement means… Audio
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Problems continue for vege growers at Auckland border
Vegetable growers in Pukekohe say lessons need to be learnt for any future Covid-19 lockdowns, as some essential workers are still being turned away at the border.
The Ministry of Health is swamped… Audio
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Horticulture exemption at Auckland border a relief for frustrated growers
21 Aug 2020Frustrated farmers in the country's vegetable heartland have been assured they will now be able to operate, following high-level government intervention.
Covid-19 checkpoints along the… Audio
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Referendum campaigners relieved at election delay
17 Aug 2020Most campaigners are breathing a sigh of relief that the election has been delayed another month, giving them precious time to change more minds.
The two referendum topics have been subject to much… Audio
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Restaurants, bars call for Kiwi workers as borders stay shut
7 Aug 2020Restaurants and bars around the country are scrambling for staff and say they can't fill even senior positions, with closed borders keeping both workers and clients away.
But the Restaurant… Video, Audio
