Tina Carline

Christina Mei Carline (née Ngaparu; 1948 – 27 February 2020) was a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. She was the first weather presenter on TV One after the dissolution of the NZBC in 1975.

Early life and family Born in Wellington in 1948 of Māori descent, Carline affiliated to Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa, and Ngāti Raukawa. She was the daughter of Huitao and Barbara Duff Ngaparu, growing up in the Hutt Valley and being educated at Upper Hutt College, where she was named as best speaker in the school debating club in 1965.

After leaving school, Ngaparu trained as a bookkeeping machinist. In 1970, she was one of 14 hostesses at the New Zealand Expo '70 pavilion in Osaka for seven months, and then travelled in Europe and North America for three months.

Broadcasting career

Carline is noted for regularly using the Māori language greeting "kia ora" in her broadcasts.

Carline died of cancer on 27 February 2020.