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Simon Dallow (born 18 June 1964) is a New Zealand journalist, former barrister and television personality.

Early years

Simon Dallow, who is the son of Ross Dallow, was educated at Liston College and St Peter's College. He completed his tertiary education at Auckland University, where he studied law. After completing his legal studies, Dallow practised as a litigation and insurance lawyer in Auckland, New Zealand.

He discovered he had whakapapa Māori links aged 20.

Whilst on his overseas experience, the 1987 stock market crash occurred, causing him to change careers, as a future in bankruptcy law was unappealing. Dallow then spent the next six years as a Contiki Tours tour director in Europe, where he met future wife Alison Mau. Both returned to New Zealand in 1993, and began working for TVNZ.

Dallow married Mau in 1996, the couple had two children. They separated in 2009.

Career

Dallow has been employed by TVNZ since 1993, initially as a presenter for TV2's Newsnight, alongside then-partner Alison Mau and Marcus Lush. From 1995, he and Mau presented the mid-evening edition of One Network News; the couple moved to the weekend bulletins in 1998. Since 2006, he has presented 1 News at Six. The role was done alongside Wendy Petrie until 2020. The programme is normally broadcast live from an Auckland city studio; however, Dallow often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories. From 2005 to 2007, Dallow also presented the mid-morning slot on Mix, then known as Viva FM.

In 2023 a fake video of Dallow, generated with artificial intelligence, was used to advertise gambling websites.

See also

• List of New Zealand television personalities