Tamati Coffey
| Tamati Coffey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tamati Gerald Coffey 19 September 1979 Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Tim Smith |
Tamati Gerald Coffey (born 19 September 1979) is a New Zealand politician and former television host and presenter. He was the roving weather presenter for Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) breakfast television programme Breakfast and the host of New Zealand's Got Talent. He has also worked on children's television show What Now, and was the winner of New Zealand's Dancing With The Stars in 2009. In 2014 he was named the Labour Party candidate for the Rotorua electorate at the 2014 general election. He will stand again for the party in the upcoming 2017 election in the Waiariki electorate.
Born in Lower Hutt and educated at Onslow College, Coffey is of Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Whakaue, Tūhourangi and Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent. He completed an honours degree in political science at the University of Auckland in 2003.
Coffey joined the What Now team in February 2004. During his time on the show, Coffey also played character roles most notably, "Whitney" in the "What Now Cheerleaders" and "New Zild's Next Top Model". He mainly traveled around New Zealand in a car called "The Spyrider", to many different towns where weekly, he would film live with the locals and experience what their town had to offer. He hosted the show alongside co-hosts Virginie Le Brun, DJ Vinyl Richie, Serena Cooper and Charlie Panapa.
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