Nigel Latta

Early life Nigel Raymond Latta was born and raised in Oamaru, New Zealand. His father was a builder and his mother was a housewife. and briefly considered becoming a police officer.

Career The first book that Latta wrote was a novel called Execution Lullaby. Although the novel was well-received, his publisher believed that Latta would be more successful if he wrote non-fiction books. In 2003, he wrote Into the Darklands: Unveiling the Predators Among Us, a book that examined the psychology of criminals. and gave advice during the parenting segment of Radio New Zealand's This Way Up. the New Zealand Police and Child Youth and Family.

In the 2010s, he became known for his true crime documentaries and psychology-based television series, as the host of Beyond the Darklands, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers, The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show, and a science show called Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up, among others. He also began presenting general interest television shows, such as The Hard Stuff with Nigel Latta, which approached social and political issues,

Personal life Latta had two children from his first marriage. He later married Natalie Flynn, a fellow psychologist, and was step parent to her three children.

Illness and death In September 2024, Latta revealed that he had been diagnosed with "inoperable and incurable" terminal stomach cancer, In February 2025, the prognosis was reduced to four weeks after a scan indicated that the cancer had spread to his lungs. However, Latta later said that, because of the treatment he was receiving, he believed he would continue to live for "years and years". In March 2025, he stated that he was no longer terminally ill.

Latta died at a hospice in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby on 30 September 2025, at the age of 58.

Honours Latta was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, for services to psychology. 2011 The Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers Presenter 2015 Nigel Blows Stuff Up Presenter 2017–2018 Mind over Money with Nigel Latta Presenter

Publications Novel.