Rawdon Christie

Rawdon Christie

Rawdon Christie was born in London. He attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, then Edinburgh University, where he gained a Bachelor of Music degree.

After a spell as a teacher Christie went to London College of Printing to do a Post-Graduate course in Broadcast Journalism. While there he won the 'Young Broadcast Journalist of the Year' award 2000 (Broadcast Journalism Training Council). He started his journalism career with the BBC in Cambridge, firstly with BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, then with BBC Look East Television.

Christie emigrated to New Zealand in 2003 to take up a position as a reporter with Television New Zealand's ONE News. In 2005 he moved to TVNZ's daily Current Affairs programme, Close Up.

He is the host of the New Zealand version of the popular BBC television series Dragons' Den. He has also had stints as presenter of the Midday and Tonight news, and with the 'Sunday' Current Affairs show.

He's currently presenting TVNZ's studio debate programme, Agenda.

Christie lives in Auckland with his wife and three children.

His aunt is the movie star Julie Christie.


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