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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1624/
- Published: 2026-11-07T17:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-07T17:29:59.000Z
- Description: RNZ’s head of audio Pip Keane says Gower is a brilliant broadcaster and has been a popular fill-in host over the past few years.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day, Media

> Experienced television and radio journalist Paddy Gower has been named as the new presenter of RNZ’s Saturday Morning programme, starting in 2027.  
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> Gower says the show has an incredible legacy and he will work hard to build on it.  
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> “I’ll be doing big interviews that make us think. Interviews with empathy that open people up. And I will be doing interviews that are just plain fun,” he said making the announcement on Friday.  
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> “Regular RNZ National listeners are going to get all the stuff they already love – just with a Paddy vibe.”  
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> Gower has worked at RNZ as an occasional host since mid-2024, hosting King’s Birthday programming and filling in for Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon on RNZ National. He has also hosted the summer edition of Morning Report.  
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> RNZ’s head of audio Pip Keane says Gower is a brilliant broadcaster and has been a popular fill-in host over the past few years.  
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