Tony Colin Veitch was born on 1973 and is a New Zealand former reporter and sports broadcaster.
15 Facts About Tony Veitch
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Tony Veitch hosted a Radio Sport breakfast show and Television New Zealand's ONE News 6pm sports news.
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Tony Veitch was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia as a teenager and got his start in broadcasting with Nine Network.
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Tony Veitch returned to New Zealand at 24 to take up a job as a reporter for TVNZ's Holmes show under Paul Holmes.
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In early 2005, Tony Veitch was suspended by TVNZ for about a week after appearing in a horse racing advertisement without asking permission from TVNZ.
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In early 2006 Tony Veitch seriously assaulted his then-partner Kristin Dunne-Powell.
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Tony Veitch paid Dunne-Powell NZ$100,000 not to reveal the assault publicly, and to explain the injuries as a result of falling down stairs.
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Tony Veitch's lawyers argued for suppression of the police report, however some details were released prior to the court action.
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Tony Veitch was sentenced to nine months of supervision, 300 hours community service and a $10,000 fine with the possibility of having to attend a Stop Violence programme should this be deemed necessary by parole officials.
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The day after the assault allegations were made public, Tony Veitch turned up to work on Radio Sport, although Andrew Saville presented the sports news on ONE News.
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Tony Veitch said that although he had no excuses, he had been working seven days a week and was at a low point.
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Tony Veitch was not on either of his programs that day.
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Tony Veitch issued a media statement on 17 July 2008 announcing his resignation from both TVNZ and Radio Sport.
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In January 2015, Tony Veitch married Lisa Bryan on Puketutu Island.
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Tony Veitch announced in October 2018 that after a reshuffle of programming at ZB the previous year that he had given up sports broadcasting to open a villa retreat in Bali.