Kanoa lloyd biography
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Kanoa Lloyd on love, whānau and the power of gratitude
Kanoa Lloyd talks to Siena Yates about her unexpected rise in TV, reconnecting with her roots and how she’s hitting refresh for the year ahead.
At the start of a new year, many of us are making sweeping resolutions and ambitious commitments to better our lives. But Kanoa Lloyd isn’t interested in bold promises or even mapping out the next few weeks or months. In fact, the broadcaster has never been big on making plans, because if there’s one thing she’s learned, it’s that beauty comes from the unexpected – if you let it.
“You know, just holding steady is a massive accomplishment,” she says, as she reflects on 2020, the year none of us will ever forget. “So I don’t know, I guess my plan is just to hold on and be grateful for what I’ve got. I think when you come from where I come from, which is not having much and just kind of scraping by, when you’ve got it, you bloody well better look around and appreciate it.”
It’s been a big year for the co-presenter of The Project, who’s worked through two lockdowns, gone months without seeing her whānau and fronted some of the nation’s biggest stories. She’s now enjoying a well-earned break, taking her mum Diane, who lives in Dunedin, to Mangawhai, Northland, with her sister Ru
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//029 Kanoa Thespian, television presenter
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Kia ora e te whānau. Today is a very special day, we celebrate NUKU //100!
Through this series we have met and interviewed wāhine right across the motu - the matauranga holders, the frontliners, the carers, the whale whisperers, the teachers, the researchers, the ahi kaa, the boundary pushers, the leaders, the workers, the innovators, the motivators, wāhine who are empowering across generations by being unapologetically themselves.
NUKU //100 holds a special place in my heart. It is my honour to introduce you to my māmā, this 100th wāhine is a reminder to us all that we will come across so many inspiring wāhine on our journey, from all over the world in all walks of life, but we must never forget those who make us who we are - our mothers, our grandmothers, our aunties, our sisters, our daughters.
Meet Karen Matata (Te Waiohua, Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao, Arorangi (Rarotonga), Temakatea, Oneroa (Mangaia)
Karen has been an early childhood educator for more than 40 years. She has worked for her marae, Makaurau, as secretary for more than 25 years, and holds governance positions across education and community groups in Tāmaki Makaurau.
In this episode we talk about her Māori girls boarding school experience, she shares her perspective on single motherhood and