1. Toni Street was born on 8 September 1983 and is a New Zealand television presenter and sports commentator.
15 Facts About Toni Street
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Toni Street is best known for co-hosting the New Zealand current affairs programme Seven Sharp alongside Mike Hosking, as well as presenting morning shows and sports reporting for One News.
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Toni Street grew up in Taranaki, and attended Highlands Intermediate School and New Plymouth Girls' High School, and was head girl in her last year.
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Toni Street attended Lincoln University on a sports scholarship, and studied commerce.
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Toni Street married North Harbour rugby halfback Matt France, in December 2009.
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Toni Street initially joined Television New Zealand in 2006 on a six-month internship.
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Toni Street was presenter for TVNZ's coverage of ANZ Championship and international netball.
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Toni Street assumed the reins from the TVNZ duo of Lavina Good and Brendan Telfer, who both stood down after the completion of National Bank Cup netball in 2007.
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Toni Street was part of TVNZ's commentary team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Toni Street was to be part of TVNZ's commentary team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but dropped out when she discovered she was pregnant.
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In 2010, TVNZ lost the rights for netball coverage and Toni Street moved into a senior role with One News, as a head sports reporter and substitute presenter for the sports bulletin.
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In September 2011, TVNZ established Saturday Breakfast, a weekend version of Breakfast, and Toni Street was appointed co-presenter alongside Rawdon Christie and later alongside Tamati Coffey.
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Toni Street was a backup presenter for the weekday Breakfast.
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In September 2012, Toni Street took maternity leave, and was replaced by finance presenter Nadine Chalmers-Ross for two months until the show was cancelled.
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In 2013, Toni Street replaced Petra Bagust as permanent co-host of the weekday Breakfast, alongside her former Saturday Breakfast co-host Rawdon Christie.