Janine Morrell-Gunn

Janine Rania Morrell-Gunn (née Morrell) is a children's television producer from New Zealand.

Biography Morrell-Gunn grew up in Christchurch and is of Māori descent, part of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.

In 1989 she started producing her own shows with LIFE (Life in the Fridge Exists), a magazine show for teens. She later became executive producer of TVNZ's Children's Unit and met her future husband, Jason Gunn when she was asked to produce his after-school show, After 2 with Jason and Thingee. She later created a new show for Gunn, The Son of a Gunn Show, which aired for five years.

Honours and awards Morrell-Gunn received the Entrepreneurship Award at the 2009 Women in Film and Television New Zealand Awards, and a Television Legend Award at the 2022 New Zealand Television Awards. In the 2023 New Year Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to children's television and the community.

Personal life Morrell-Gunn's first marriage was to television producer Tony Palmer; before divorcing, they had two daughters together, actresses Eve Palmer and Grace Palmer. Her second marriage was to presenter and host, now producer, Jason Gunn; the couple have two children together, Faith and Louis Gunn.