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Curriculum vitae
Name: MICHELE A BRISTOW
Address: 129 Point Chevalier Road
Point Chevalier
Auckland 1022
Mobile: 021-738570
Email: Michele.bristow@maoritelevision.com
Iwi: Ngāpuhi/ Ngati Hine
Hapu: Ngati Manu
2004 - 2016 PRODUCER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
MĀORI TELEVISION
Producer – Programmes
Inaugural Matariki Awards
Whanau Bake Off
Matariki Magic (Special)
Sounds of Hope / Tamariki Ora (Special on Child Abuse)
Manu Kōrero (2007) (Te Reo Maori Speech Competitions)
Tatau Pounamu / Investiture Governor General (2006)
ANZAC Address (2007)
South Pacific Games (2007)
Koroneihana Kingi Tuheitia (Coronation of Maori King Tuheitia)
He Raranga Kōrero Series 5 & 6
Tangi Malieatoa Tanumafili II (Funeral of Samoan King)
He Karanga Matariki
Ngā Taonga Whitiāhua
General Elections – 2005 and 2008
Rise Up Highlights Special
Waitangi Day Specials (2007 – current)
Iti Pounamu Series 1 – 3 (short film series)
Crack Up (Comedy Special)
Newsbites (Series 3)
Tau Kē (Series 5 & 6)
The Big Sing
Homai Te Pakipaki

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Researcher / Compile Director
Umangā
Pēpi
Kowhiri 2005
Kowhiringa / Compile Director
Homai Te Pakipaki
Taupatupatu
Mataora
2003 - 2006 DIRECTOR WAI COMMUNICATOINS
CONSULTANT/PUBLISHER
- Contract Editor/Writer NZWWA technical magazine
- Event programme coordinator
- Event management
- Press releases/media liaison
- Freelance writer
- Publicity Advisor
- Marketing and sales planning
- Environmental issues specifically small water and
wastewater systems
- Consultant - Legislative Submissions to Select-Committee
(see water component of Local Government Act)
1998 – 2003 EDITOR /PUBLICATIONS MANAGER
New Zealand Water and Wastes Association
Wellington
Website: www.nzwwa.org.nz
 Journal Editor and Publications Manager for all
publishing needs for NZWWA; includes bi-monthly
technical journal, Water & Wastes in NZ, weekly
newsletter Pipeline
 Publisher technical literature for the Association –
Codes of Practice, Industry Guidelines, Manuals etc.,
 Media liaison for NZWWA
Write press releases for NZWWA and affiliate
organisations
 Speech writer
 Technical programme design and organisation for
industry events
 Budgetary and policy design for publications
 Events organisation
 Human resources as required
 Communications strategist for NZWWA
 Proof-reading / Editing
 Internal communications, newsletter, Annual Report etc

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1995 – 1998 ACCOUNT MANAGER (NZ & USA TRADING SECTION)
Network Distributors Limited (Administration Manager –
Entertainment Merchandising division)
GORDON & GOTCH NZ LIMITED
 Management of all titles for USA publishers e.g., Vanity
Fair, O Magazine, Martha Stewart, Time, Men’s Fitness
Magazine, etc., distributor of magazines titles into New
Zealand.
 Total number of titles approx. 600.
 Full management of all North American publishers and
their titles in the New Zealand marketplace – buying,
retail distribution, management, merchandising, market
analysis, reporting, market strategy
 Setting and meeting budgets for USA trading section
 Market information analysis on New Zealand magazine
market and effective allocation of titles.
 Launch of new titles onto NZ market
 Product launches of entertainment merchandise
 Purchasing of entertainment merchandise
 Budgets and contract planning
 Buyer, strategist for all entertainment merchandise for
company.
 Reporting to US publishers on market progress of titles
 Administration Manager, entertainment merchandise
i.e., trading cards, comic books, videos, toys etc. This
included purchasing, stock management, reporting, file
management, warehouse supervision, and liaison with
internationals such as Disney, Time Warner, MGM,
Marvel Comics, and Australian merchandisers.
1994 – 1995 SALES & MARKETING MANAGER
Mana Māori Media
 Advertising sales and marketing for magazine and
Māori radio network
 Production of advertising copywriter/voice-overs
finished artwork.
 Marketing presentations to advertising agencies on
Māori media
 Liaison and negotiation work with Iwi radio network
 Administrative coordination national radio network
1990 – 1994 SALES & MARKETING MANAGER
New Zealand Gardener Publications
New Zealand Gardener Magazines

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NEW ZEALAND GARDENER MAGAZINE
 Advertising and sales
 Marketing strategy, policy design and implementation
 Monthly reporting
 Presentations
 Market analysis
 Liaison with national industry body e.g. growers, retail
garden centres and public
EDITOR & WRITER
Let’s Go Gardening Quarterly Magazine
 Distribution and sales of magazine - circulation 150,000
 Writer
 Editor for the gardening quarterly, Lets Go Gardening
 Marketing and project management of New Zealand
Gardener Magazine
 Liaison and project work with industry sector (NZ
Nurserymen’s Association).
 Administrative management
1987 – 1989 PRODUCTION MANAGER (DAILY)
National Business Review (Wellington)
 Pre-press Manager, editorial and sales
 Meeting distribution deadlines to all main centres
 Print management of the paper
 Distribution management
SALES EXECUTIVE
New Zealand Financial Press and
Personal Investor Magazine (Auckland)
1984 – 1987 ADVERTISING AND EDITORIAL CO-ORDINATOR
New Zealand Listener
 Liaison of all work from editorial and advertising
 Dummy/production and lay-up of each issue
 Production press liaison
 Distribution liaison
 Advertising agency liaison
1981 – 1984 RADIO NEW ZEALAND – WELLINGTON
RECEPTION BROADCASTING HOUSE
COPYWRITER