Alison Mau

Alison Mau
Born (1965-02-14) 14 February 1965 (age 59)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other namesAli Mau
OccupationJournalist
EmployerStuff
Organization(s)The Sunday Star-Times, Stuff
Known forThe #metoonz project
Spouse(s)Simon Dallow (m. 1996 div. 2009)
Karleen Edmonds
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(m. 2013)​
Children2

Alison Mau (/mɔː/)[1] (born 14 February 1965), known professionally as Ali Mau, is an Australian-born New Zealand journalist and broadcaster. She is a former television news anchor, former co-host of the TVNZ current affairs show Seven Sharp, former co-presenter of the consumer affairs show Fair Go, and former co-host of TVNZ Breakfast programme.[2][3] Mau is a former talkback radio host on RadioLIVE, a nationwide Auckland-based New Zealand talkback, news and sport radio network owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.[4][5]

Mau is currently an Op-ed columnist at The Sunday Star-Times weekend newspaper, and a contributor on the Stuff news website.[6]

Mau currently leads a team of journalists at Stuff in the recently launched 2018 national #metoonz investigation into sexual harassment in New Zealand, supported by Stuff. The #metoonz project - which references the celebrity #metoo social movement - is for people who wanted to have a voice but didn't know where to go.[7] Editorial Director Mark Stevens said a team of journalists would help investigate the potential stories that emerged, and journalists Cecile Meier and Michelle Duff will work closely with Mau.[8] Mau confirmed to Radio New Zealand Mediawatch that she will respond to every person who gets in touch before any individual's stories are passed on to journalists.[9]

  1. ^ Dudding, Adam (4 February 2013). "Up close and personal with Ali Mau". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018. 'Mau' is pronounced Moore, is of German origin, and everyone says it wrong.
  2. ^ "Profile: Ali Mau". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The Divine Ms M". Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Alison Mau to leave Seven Sharp". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax NZ News. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Ali Mau to leave RadioLive Drive after four years". 30 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Alison Mau: What I'll be giving up in 2018". 30 December 2017.
  7. ^ Huffadine, Leith (28 February 2018). "Alison Mau launches #metoonz investigation into sexual harassment in New Zealand". Stuff. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Alison Mau launches #metoonz investigation into sexual harassment in New Zealand". 28 February 2018.
  9. ^ "MeToo media campaign inundated with messages". 7 March 2018.