Sean Plunket
Sean's early positions in broadcasting and journalism included a brief stint as a copywriter at Radio Windy, five years at Independent Radio News, a short spell as a reporter for Radio New Zealand, three years as a political reporter on TV3, working as a presenter–reporter on TVNZ's Fair Go and Under Investigation programmes, and then further roles at TV3 on 20/20 and as senior political reporter.
From 1997 to 2010, he was one of two breakfast hosts on Morning Report between 6 am and 9 am weekdays on Radio New Zealand National. His regular co-host was Geoff Robinson.
He then presented Sean Plunket Mornings on the Wellington branch of Newstalk ZB before hosting the 9 am–midday weekday slot on Radio Live, which became MagicTalk and saw him take the 12-4PM.
In 2017, Plunket became director of communications for The Opportunities Party, which was established by economist Gareth Morgan.
Plunket has been a recipient of Qantas Media Awards in radio and television categories, the New Zealand Radio Awards and the 2001 European Union Journalist Award.
WHO WANTS TO “DESTIGMATISE” CHILD ABUSERS?
Many of those who engage in such abhorrent acts are victims of similar abuse and in some sense deserve help and sympathy but rebranding them as “people with a sexual interest in minors” only normalises their evil behaviour.
Climate change panic reaches boiling point
There is always a new report or computer model or hot take or doomsday prediction or bunch of idiots gluing themselves to a road screeching the end of the world is nigh.
A Preventable Political Car Crash
Human failure is not unusual, none of us live lives of blameless excellence and Allan’s shoes are as clay filled as anyone’s.
Sean's big thank you to Dr. Jordan Peterson
More popular than ever he has expanded his activities to include an online university and continues to grow in popularity and controversy as one of the world’s leading public intellectuals.
Health Workers Show Plenty of Heart
Sean Plunket: I can’t praise them enough for the remarkable care I received
Arden approves Mahuta Cover Up
Sean Plunket: Why isn't the Prime Minister transparent about the Mahuta family sidestep and her role in it?
More Questions over Mahuta
Sean Plunket: Did Minister Mahuta know when she turned up with her husband to help launch its new facility in Auckland that her husband was in the midst of a major transaction with the Global Metals?
Political puff pieces funded by your tax dollar
Sean Plunket: there’s no way on God’s green earth this can be seen as anything but taxpayer funding of a politically partisan puff piece. To fund it with your taxes is bent, crooked, corrupt, wrong.
The real Nadia Lim outrage
Sean Plunket: What I’m assuming Simon Henry was trying to say, with the subtlety of a herd of stud bulls in a porcelain emporium, was we should be wary of financial offerings that rely on star power
An update from The Platform: Cheers to our Central Otago studio!
We're building a second studio in Central Otago.
There's something happening at Parliament
The story being told by the Speaker Trevor Mallard and mainstream media, who appear to have joined him in fortress Parliament, isn't a fair or accurate representation of what is really happening.
We cannot deny fellow Kiwis their Tūrangawaewae
The effective banishment of so many New Zealanders on the grounds that we are dealing with a global pandemic is simply morally indefensible.