Samantha Hayes
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Samantha Hayes (born 25 April 1984) is a South African-born New Zealand journalist and newsreader.
Early life and personal life
Hayes was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, to a New Zealand father and a South African mother. When she was six months old, the family moved to Milton, New Zealand. She has a sister and a brother. She began her training at Tokomairiro High School. She earned her degree at the University of Otago and obtained a Bachelor of Arts, Media & International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington in 2007.
Hayes has been a vegetarian since she was 11 years old due to moral issues. "I remember seeing new lambs on the farm and not wanting to be responsible for them's killing," she said.
Hayes married Jay Blaauw in December 2020, with whom she had her first child, Marlow. After Hayes suffered pre-eclampsia, he was delivered by caesarean section in late 2019. She revealed she was expecting her second child in March 2021.
Career
Hayes first started working at television3 at the age of 17, building on previous work experience. She began as a journalist and then became a newsreader. She has worked on the programs Newshub Late, 3rd Degree, 3D, which has since been 3D Investigates, Newsworthy, Nightline, and Firstline. She is currently the news anchor, as well as Mike McRoberts at 6 p.m., on Newshub Live at 6 p.m. After Hilary Barry's resignation, she took up this position on May 30, 2016.
Hayes and her coworker Aaron Gilmore won series 7 of Dancing with the Stars in July 2018.