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20 Facts About Iain Stables

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Iain Phillip Stables is a New Zealand TV and Radio personality.

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Iain Stables has had regular TV guest appearances on the former Good Morning Show and Shock Treatment.

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On 24 February 2008, Iain Stables announced to the Sunday News that he was no longer working for ZM, and has been taken off the air.

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In 2008 Iain Stables appeared on the TVNZ show Shock Treatment where he was sent to Jamaica to partake in military training.

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In November 2009 Iain Stables was approached to head independent CHR station Hit Radio X105, however Hit Radio X105 went off the air on 14 September 2010.

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Iain Stables was due to begin working on Radio Hauraki on 11 October 2010.

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However, this was delayed after Iain Stables became involved in a physical confrontation with a check-in employee of the airline Jetstar after a verbal altercation.

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Iain Stables was stood down from his position following the fight with the Jetstar employee.

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In 2013 Iain Stables became the owner of the radio network Ski FM which is based in the central region of the North Island of New Zealand.

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Iain Stables' has a reputation for on-air stunts, many of which have landed him in trouble.

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In September 2000, Iain Stables was sued for Defamation of Character by TV presenter April Ieremia for stating that he was married to her, on his profile page, on The Edge website.

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In September 2000, Iain Stables was convicted and fined $1100 after impersonating a detective from Interpol.

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Iain Stables called the Los Angeles police and claimed his co-workers Jason Reeves, Jay-Jay Feeney and Clarke Gayford were trying to enter the United States with kiwi eggs hidden in their "rear cavities".

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Iain Stables appeared in court wearing a Superman outfit, saying: "You can't put a Superhero in prison".

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The Jetstar employee was found not guilty of assaulting Iain Stables, who was judged to be aggressive and abusive, and allegedly used a racist slur.

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In 2012, Iain Stables was acquitted in the Wellington District Court of assaulting his ex-partner's parents, was found guilty of assaulting his ex-partner's brother, and not tried on a charge of threatening to kill.

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In 2022 Iain Stables was fined after falling asleep at the wheel, and crashing into a mailbox.

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Iain Stables was the winner in the category Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts at the New Zealand Radio Awards in 2007.

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Iain Stables created a stir with his offensive acceptance speech with remarks aimed at his former employer Canwest MediaWorks, Iain Stables' speech prompted the Radio Broadcasters Association to adopt a Code of Conduct for all attending the awards including guidelines for acceptance speeches.

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In 2003 ZM and Iain Stables released their own album called Iain Stables Label Volume 3.