Photo / File. I'm so honoured, and a little embarrassed to be honest, to be recognised in this way. Video / NZ Herald, The altercation in 2021 was due to disagreements regarding Covid-19. Barnett said it left her daughter, who had the best of intentions, in tears. We should never stop trying to be the best we can be., He can still recall the moment he and wife Jodi brought their first child, Samantha, home from the hospital. He has hosted children's television shows such as What Now?, the New Zealand version of the musical talent show Stars in Their Eyes, and the Mitre 10 Dream Home in 2013. When we moved radio stations in 1996 we even appeared stark naked (rear elevation I hasten to add) in a television ad and on the back of buses. ', "The mum then said 'it's none of your effing business, it's how our family talk to each other. MetService Christchurch weather: January 19th. Over the course of six years, the pair earned a reputation and large loyal audience for their hijinks, heart and banter, with Gary McCormick stepping into the Gifford role since 2004. It was the day of the big snow in Christchurch, Friday, August 28, 1992. If it was heads, wed go left at the next intersection, or right if it was tails. Barnett says his daughter, who is a "kind and caring" young woman, was shocked at the girl's behaviour towards her mother. Video / Mark Mitchell, Christopher Luxon speaks to the media from the national caucus retreat. Barnett said he'd spoken with his colleagues on More FM about the shift. Radio host and dance champion Simon Barnett reveals his secrets to raising daughters. "It's wonderful. You can guess what happened when he was in an RNZAF fighter plane and the pilot dared him to try to stand the G forces from one more loop. Barnett says his daughter, who is a "kind and caring" young woman, was shocked at the girl's behaviour towards her mother. Now 51, the Ashburton-born Barnett and his wife of more than 25 years Jodi have four adult daughters. Someone was able to go and pick her up and take her to her grandparents. Just hours after the last regular Breakfast Club broadcast for 2018 had been aired, Simon Barnett was removed from imagery promoting the show. ", I endorse the words of NZME's Head of Talk, Jason Winstanley when Barnett was awarded on Thursday. Do you get involved in a verbal altercation?". Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford will launch their Newstalk ZB show on July 1. He said: "The judges commented that Simon's positive, enthusiastic outlook on life has earned him a spot as one of the most trusted New Zealanders. Video / Sandy Eggleston, 18 January 2023 | One person has died and a search is underway for another person missing after a water incident at a Coromandel beach. She is utterly and completely my soulmate, gushes Dancing with the Stars NZ champion Simon. For Father's Day, two of Simon Barnett's daughters, Samantha and Sophie, joined their father on "Simon Barnett & Phil Gifford Afternoons" on Newstalk ZB for a chat about Father's Day and a little trip down memory lane. Jodi and Simon Barnett, centre, and two of their four daughters Lily, left, and Isabella welcome home Simon after he won Dancing With the Stars in 2015. We got quite emotional when we were talking to a wee girl and she said Mum and Dad weren't there. My wife Jan and I decided we'd change our life in Auckland completely, and here we are in Christchurch about to begin a very new and different chapter. Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford. She got a little bit scared. When the girls were younger, theyd go on a driving adventure based on the toss of a coin. "We really love you, dad, and you've definitely had our backs over the years," Sophie added. They did. Simon Barnett Radio Host Born in Ashburton, New Zealand, Simon Barnett is best known for being a radio host. He left the network in December last year after more than two decades to reunite with his former colleague and good. And it's affordable, Matty and Ryan's perfect day 'It was beyond our wildest dreams', "I'm at breaking point": MAFS' Martha Kalifatidis shares raw pregnancy confession as her due date is pushed back, Joe's hidden heartbreak 'I lost a part of myself'. People do care, and the immediacy of radio can bring that out better than any other medium, and that's why I love it, because snap, you're there.". I didn't realise it was part of a long game Simon was playing. The two daughters shared hilarious memories of the times when dad tried to circumnavigate mum's rules and things didn't end up quite as well as he'd hoped. Susi and I had been head hunted from Radio Hauraki in Auckland, where I'd worked on breakfast radio for 11 years. A genuinely surprised Barnett first became tearful when listening to the judges' comments on the award, which described Barnett as "one of New Zealand's most trusted New Zealanders". I believe Raelene Castle, who I happened to have met through a mutual friend before she was ever a sports administrator, when she says she had a handshake deal with him that he would stop posting. Radio and television host who hosted the popular children's television program What Now? For the first 15 years, we had an old tent we would put up in a campground, and we would cook sausages on the barbecue, pick shells off the beach and go swimming together, and they were the best holidays. Scan the QR code to download now. "It was highly offensive language. Video / Landos Down Under, More heavy rain on the way for Gisborne, how many Kiwis are opting to drive an EV and flight data retrieved at Nepal plane crash site in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Jodi suffered a seizure in April last year, and has been receiving treatment for brain lesions since. Photo / Getty Images. Scroll Down and find everything about him. "First thing he yelled was 'don't tell mum'," Samantha shared. When he went outside he found there was knee-deep snow covering the lawn. After becoming a dad 21 years ago, Simon was determined to learn as much as he could from parenting books and courses. We made candid calls to people who had romantically misbehaved everywhere from in a gondola on the port hills to under the goalposts on a North Canterbury rugby field. "Dad, of course, not wanting to get in trouble with mum, yelled out for me, 3 years old. Its definitely been a challenge, but its one I have relished.. Video / Supplied. Simon Barnett's daughter broke down in tears after she was verbally abused while trying to comfort a woman who had herself been the victim of abuse. He joins Newstalk ZB in Christchurch in 2019. Simon Barnett has a net worth of $5.00 million (Estimated) which he earned from his occupation as Broadcaster. With his large number of social media fans, he often posts many personal photos and videos to interact with his huge fan base on social media platforms. Just hours after the show broadcast, More FM's website had been changed, removing him from Breakfast Club imagery. Me: "Israel Folau. We both grew up in small towns, him in Ashburton, me in Waihi. Wed say, Wherever we end up, thats where we are going for dinner and arrange it so wed end up at McDonalds or Pizza Hut. When it was publicly announced the following month that Simon would be leaving breakfast radio, and joining Newstalk ZB in 2019, I was one of many who presumed he would be going solo. Until 2018, Barnett co-hosted the morning program on 92 More FM in Christchurch with Gary McCormick, and earlier with Phil Gifford. Simon Barnett broadcast from an "in-home" studio during the winter while caring for wife Jodi. And even in the early '90s neither of us was much of a party animal. But when Barnett's daughter approached the mother, she copped a nasty spray of her own. I think good bosses genuinely care about the people they work with, and are close enough to work things out." He readily admits there have been times when hes wondered what on earth he was doing, and also occasions when he has screwed up. For the time being, second daughter Sophie is still at home while she studies Speech and Language Pathology at the University of Canterbury shes hoping to work with special needs children and people whove had strokes. Associated With Like him, Peter Sinclair is a radio host from New Zealand. ", He added: "She's been through it, there's no question we've all been through it she's the strongest person alive, I'm in awe of her.". I dont want to think about how much I will miss them when they are all gone!. From the moment our first child came into the world, I have wanted to be the best dad I could possibly be, and I hope I have been. Jodi suffers from seizures, which prompted Barnett to leave his role as Christchurch More FMs breakfast show host. "It was just snow, but it was amazing how disruptive it was," says Simon. The Newstalk ZB host today revealed details of the . Me: "I found him amusing as a candidate, but terrifying as a president. At the time of announcing his shift to Newstalk ZB in July last year, he said he was moving on because he was sick of the early starts his breakfast shift entails. iHeartRadio app. On March 23, 1967, he was born. But nothing in his long broadcasting career, not even winning the TV competition, can come close to what he considers to be his greatest achievement raising his four daughters. And I thought there was a lack of relationship from Rugby Australia. It made me feel so sad. Barnett then broke into tears when discussing his wife, Jodi, who has been undergoing treatment for brain lesions since suffering a seizure in April last year. "My gut feeling was absolutely, I said I don't think you've the wrong thing at all. MetService Auckland weather: January 19th. Barnett's wife Jodi has been hospitalised following the "horrendous" incident which happened in Christchurch on Sunday morning. He has worked for Radio Nelson, had a breakfast show on 91ZM, and acted in the New Zealand feature . "She's been through it, there's no question, we've all beenthrough it. I'd come home and this is without a word of a lie, right up to present day, every single show, she's listened to. Lets just give her a kiss goodbye and jump in the car. So the girls all gave her a kiss and when it came to my turn, I kissed her and hugged her and I couldnt let go. She just affirmed me every step of the way. I still feel that now when we are all together.. Photo / File. "We really appreciate everything you've done for us girls.". Click here to listen to Si And Phil Afternoons on Newstalk ZB, honoured him on Thursday at their annual awards in Auckland. For Father's Day, two of Simon Barnett's daughters, Samantha and Sophie, joined their father on "Simon Barnett & Phil Gifford Afternoons" on Newstalk ZB for a chat about Father's Day and a little trip down memory lane. RNZ presenterAlison Ballance tweeted a picture of a cardboard boat filled with popcorn, with the caption "High end catering at the NZ Radio Awards 2019" and the hashtag#noexpensespared, while both Ballance and her RNZ colleague Teresa Cowie took to Twitter to bemoan the fact that no drinks were on offer before the ceremony began a situation Cowie called "horrifying". They said, 'We're happy to look at Phil, but what about these other names?' "What resonates still is that people are intrinsically good, and people actually care about the vulnerable. 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