Mava Moayyed (born 24 June) is an New Zealand Journalist, reporter, and producer. She is an In-Depth Reporter for TVNZ and has won awards in New Zealand and Australia for her investigative work.
Moayyed was a reporter on the current affairs show Sunday. She wrote features and made short documentaries at Radio New Zealand. She has also covered everything from K-pop to international education fraud.
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 Mava Moayyed is a New Zealand reporter with an Iranian origin. She has advocated against the Islamic Regime in Iran on social media. | |
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| Full name: | Mava Moayyed |
| Born: | 24 June |
| Place of birth: | Nelson |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Origin: | Iranian |
| Education: | Journalism |
| Occupation: | Journalist, reporter, producer |
| Employer: | TVNZ |
| Spouse: | Jack Tame (m. 2023) |
| Children: | Rumi |
| Religion: | Baháʼí |
Early Life
Mava Moayyed was born on 24 June to Iranian parents in Nelson, South Island of New Zealand. She is a Baháʼí.
Her family left Iran because their faith made them targets of religious persecution and settled in Nelson, where they had her. She has a master’s degree in journalism.
Career
Moayyed has over a decade of experience in the field. She worked as a reporter on the award-winning current affairs TVNZ show Sunday in 2022. She has written features and made short documentaries at Radio New Zealand.
TVNZ reporter Moayyed is passionate about covering justice, health, and education. She bagged the Bruce Jesson Emerging Journalism Prize. She also received the prestigious Peter M. Acland Foundation Journalism Fellowship in 2020.
Mava was a reporter on the current affairs show Sunday before she joined the In-Depth team.
Personal Life
Mava Moayyed married TVNZ presenter Jack Tame in a low-key ceremony in 2023. The couple celebrated their love in an intimate wedding at Waiheke Island’s Mudbrick vineyard in 2024.
Mava wore a white off-the-shoulder gown featuring a structured bodice and long veil. Her husband, Tame, wore a tuxedo with a bow tie and boutonniere. Many Kiwi stars, including Sunday reporter Miriama Kamo, were present to witness the event.
Jack surprised Mava with two 1-year-old alpacas (S’more and Fudge). They had driven up from the Waikato, spent four days acclimatising, and come to their wedding.
Before they married, the duo dated for more than a year. They attended TVNZ’s Christmas party as Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone in 2022.
TVNZ reporter Mava Moayyed has a 6-year-old son, Rumi.
References
- Lyric Waiwiri-Smith. “TVNZ presenter Jack Tame and Sunday reporter Mava Moayyed married: ‘we’re delighted to be together’“. www.stuff.co.nz.
- Lillie Rohan. “TVNZ’s Jack Tame and Mava Moayyed’s wedding: Couple reveals first photos from Waiheke Island ceremony“. NZ Herald.
- Ricardo Simich. “TVNZ’s Jack Tame and Mava Moayyed – TV’s hot news couple“. NZ Herald.
- “Jack Tame and Mava Moayyed’s wedding photos revealed“. Star News.
