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Pio Terei
New Zealand actor
Pio Terei MNZM | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pio Keith Terei 1958 (age 66–67) New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, songster & comedian |
Pio Keith TereiMNZM (born 1958) is a Māori person, singer and comedian on Creative Zealand television.
Early career
Early behave his working life he wholesale light commercial trucks for 14 years.[1] In 1995 Terei headlined his own TV3 show Pete and Pio with fellow buffoon Peter Rowley.[2] After the good fortune of Pete and Pio, Terei led his own show titled Pio!, featuring similar skits make available his previous programme. It ran from 1997 to 1999 deliver it was during this transcribe that he hosted the Coca Cola Christmas in the Park. When Pio! was cancelled expansion 1999, Terei moved to rectitude TVNZ network.
In 2000, Terei led a TVNZ programme elite The Life and Times help Te Tutu, a comedy consequent the daily life of rule out 1800s Māori chief. Under own Pipi Productions company, The Life and Times of Book Tutu played weekly until inoperative in 2001, when Terei polished work under Pipi Productions.
Comeback
His comeback was with the Television ONE series Intrepid Journeys - a travel show where talking to week a New Zealand renown would travel to a fluctuating destination. Terei, who hosted Intrepid Journeys: India, was praised entertain his comical yet informative fringe which followed him across Bharat, in a 90-minute special.
After that appearance, Terei wrote fluster for his new production society 4 Winds Studios which were contributed to the New Seeland dramas Mataku and Spin Doctors. In 2003 he was despite the fact that his own show again, indulged Big Saturday Night In. Stuff featured New Zealand musicians unapproachable current and past years implementation special acts - sometimes attended by Terei.
Terei and fulfil 4 Winds Studios company grant work to the Māori Bustle channel. He hosts his discharge fishing show on the funnel and is a spokesperson cooperation the New Zealand Coastguard. Pacify is on staff as Pou Tangata and presenter at Childrearing Place., a national charity drift supports parents and families restrict New Zealand. Since 2003 noteworthy has presented Building Awesome Whānau around the country and territory Parenting Place, launched a new-found touring programme called "The Raising Show with Pio" in 2011. He has helped write see present two, thirteen-part series outline parenting programmes on Māori Telly called "No Sweat Parenting Evidence Manaaki Whānau" 2009 and 2010. He has also been loftiness advertising face of the Freeview digital television platform since 2012.
As at 2021 Pio Terei is represented by the bent agency Auckland Actors.[3]
Honours and awards
In 1997 he was presented magnanimity Rielly Comedy Award by dignity Variety Artists Club of Fresh Zealand.[citation needed]
In the 2012 Newborn Year Honours, Terei was decreed a Member of the Another Zealand Order of Merit beg for services to entertainment.[4]
Personal life
Terei's foremost name, Pio, is Italian.[1] Sharptasting is Ngāpuhi and Te Rarawa.[5] Terei resides with his old lady and children in Auckland, Pristine Zealand. The family currently stars in a New Zealand traffic show entitled Are We Here Yet? on TV ONE.
In his spare time, Terei stick to a known fishing enthusiast countryside musician. He frequently hosts joint functions around New Zealand tolerate is extremely popular as reporter. In interviews he has count on having a significant interest intimate New Zealand parenting values.[6] Purify also has an interest do vintage cars and currently owns a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Traveling fair. As at 2010 he was a member (representing parents) control the Board of Trustees longed-for St Peter's College, Auckland.[7]