34 Facts About Mike Puru

Mike Puru was born on 20 August 1975 and is a New Zealand television personality, radio host and weather presenter.

Mike Puru co-hosted the morning television show The Cafe along with Mel Homer from 2016 until 2020.

Mike Puru previously hosted the Flava breakfast show alongside Stacey Morrison, Azura Lane and previously Anika Moa.

Since 2024 Mike Puru has been hosting the weekday morning show for the New Zealand radio network The Breeze.

Michael Mike Puru was born on 20 August 1975 in Gore, a town and district in the Southland region in the South Island of New Zealand.

Mike Puru is the second of three children: he has an elder sister Gloria and a younger sister Kelli.

Mike Puru's family lived in the small town of Waikoikoi, New Zealand until he was nine years old.

Mike Puru attended St Peter's College in Gore from 1987 to 1993.

When Mike Puru was a young boy he was a local paperboy in Gore.

Mike Puru started working in radio and television after he finished high school in 1993.

Mike Puru set up an hour-long radio show for St Peter's College to present weekly events from Invercargill.

Mike Puru had involvement with the Gore Operatic Society, which is known as the Gore Musical Theatre.

Mike Puru later moved to Hamilton for seven years and then to Auckland.

In 1995 Mike Puru began his radio career as a Radio DJ for the New Zealand radio station The Edge.

The first song that Mike Puru introduced on the station in 1995 was "Back for Good" by the English pop group Take That.

Mike Puru worked alongside Dom Harvey and Jay-Jay Feeney for the morning show at The Edge.

In 2002 while still being a Radio DJ for The Edge Mike Puru began co-hosting the youth-oriented current affairs show Flipside, known as Flipside Live which aired on TVNZ2, known then as TV2.

Mike Puru co-hosted the show alongside fellow television presenter Evie Ashton.

Mike Puru made an appearance as one of the singers on the television show Sing Like a Superstar which aired in 2005 on Three, known then as TV3.

Mike Puru said that around this time viewers who watched him on Flipside would write in letters about his teeth.

Mike Puru later got his teeth done but was not sure if his appearance on Sing Like a Superstar or not fixing his teeth at the time was the reason as to why he was not able to get more television work around this period of his career.

On 7 December 2015, Mike Puru announced he was leaving The Edge, and did so officially on 11 December.

In 2016 Mike Puru continued as host for the second season of The Bachelor, but was not selected to host its third season.

Mike Puru was co-host of Three's morning show The Cafe with Mel Homer from 2016 until May 2020.

Mike Puru continued this role until its closure in July 2024.

Mike Puru became a host of The Hits along with Stacey Morrison in 2019.

Mike Puru continued to work as a part-time weather presenter for Newshub until the closure in July 2024.

At the start of 2024 Mike Puru began hosting the morning weekday radio show on The Breeze.

Mike Puru came out on air as gay in 2010, and shortly after he announced his engagement to his partner of eight years, Regan Wallis.

Mike Puru has been in a long-term relationship with Anton Chartier since 2014.

In 2019 Mike Puru suffered a broken rib and concussion after crashing his bike.

Mike Puru was hospitalised at Auckland Hospital after being found unconscious.

Mike Puru's helmet was damaged in the crash which he believes saved him from a more serious injury.

Mike Puru shared that his father Wayne was diagnosed with cancer of the liver and bowels.