Jehan Casinader

Jehan Casinader is a New Zealand journalist and television presenter.

Early life Casinader was born in New Zealand to Sri Lankan immigrant parents and raised in Lower Hutt. His father had been a print journalist in Sri Lanka, and worked at The Dominion Post after moving to New Zealand, so news and current affairs was a constant component of Casinader's home life and upbringing. I think I was four years old, my parents tell me, when I first told them that I wanted to be a reporter.

Journalism career After finishing university Casinader was employed on TVNZ's Close Up and remained on staff when the programme rebooted as Seven Sharp.

Casinader won 'Best Team Video' at the 2018 Voyager Media Awards for his team's coverage of the 2017 Edgecumbe flood. Casinader was also named 'Reporter of the Year' at the 2018 New Zealand Television Awards.