About Anna Burns-Francis
Anna Burns-Francis was a journalist and television presenter.
Career
Burns-Francis began working for TVNZ in 2016. In April 2020 Burns-Francis left Fair Go to become 1News 's United States correspondent, replacing Jack Tame. She was based in New York. During this time she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 United States presidential election and the January 6 United States Capitol attack. After returning to New Zealand, Burns-Francis and Chris Chang became co-hosts of the morning news programme Breakfast in January 2023, joining Jenny-May Clarkson and Matty McLean. In December 2024, during a TVNZ cost-saving restructure, Burns-Francis was told that she would have to re-apply for her job to remain at the company. She decided not to re-apply, They were married in Wellington in 2023 and had a daughter in May 2024.
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