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Patrick Gower

Patrick Gower Newshub

Patrick is Newshub's National Correspondent.

He covers and breaks stories of national significance.

Patrick has been a journalist for 20 years, covering stories in Iraq, Afghanistan and on the US presidential election campaign trail.

He was previously Newshub's Political Editor.

Email: patrickgower@mediaworks.co.nz

Instagram: @patrickgowernz

Facebook: @patrickgowernz

Twitter: @patrickgowernz 

Latest from Patrick Gower

An image taken by a Newshub reporter of the jet sitting at Wellington Airport.
Tourism

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' private jet lands in Wellington

The cancer campaigner used the cannabis product to help ease his pain.
Exclusive
Health

Blair Vining used legal medical cannabis without permission before his death, wife reveals
Mark Inman.
White Island eruption

Emotional letter: Man asks PM if he can retrieve brother's body from White Island
Watch: Helicopter pilot Tom Storey on the pain of recognising his mate, leaving his body behind and the focus to get him home.
White Island eruption

'Hard to take': The moment hero pilot recognised friend among White Island victims
Watch: Brother of White Island guide Hayden Marshall-Inman tells his incredible story.
White Island eruption

Brother of White Island guide Hayden Marshall-Inman tells his incredible story

Watch: Della-May speaks to Patrick Gower.
New Zealand

'He's the reason I'm here': Della Vining's netball debut a tribute to her father Blair

Watch: Hamilton woman Crystal Selwyn died after an alleged assault in her home.
New Zealand

'It's so cruel': Family shocked by woman's death after alleged assault
Watch: Newshub can reveal NZ's connection to the 53-year-old mystery.
Exclusive
New Zealand

Exclusive: NZ's link to the mystery of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen
Watch Gower with the fans.

Watch: Patrick Gower gets among fans before All Blacks match
Patrick Gower in the fan zone.

'It's on': Patrick Gower invades fan zone before All Blacks match
It was the first time Cummings spoke publicly about the loss of her friend and co-star.

Spartacus actress opens up about the death of her co-star

Patrick Gower
Racism

There is no such thing as 'casual racism,' only vile racists
Patrick Gower

It is time to talk about weed
The letter by the accused Christchurch shooter containing a call to action.

Accused Christchurch gunman's conditions in jail revealed

Patrick Gower

Alleged Christchurch shooter sent letter with potential 'call to action' from prison
Corrections admits the letter "should have been withheld".

Corrections says alleged Christchurch shooter's letter should have been 'withheld'
Therapists are too expensive - so the UpsideDowns charity steps in.

'I do break down': Parents struggle with Down syndrome speech therapy funding
"Zara has taught us all to focus on the things in life that really matter."
Exclusive

Barrett family share emotional story of sister with Down syndrome
Paul Cosgrove is a victim of what's known as 'postcode cancer'.
Exclusive

Southland man denied colonoscopy now dying of cancer
Veronica Corbin knows something is wrong, and has ongoing symptoms.
Exclusive

Exclusive: Woman with bowel cancer symptoms refused colonoscopy test
"It can ruin someone's life, it really can."
Exclusive

'You could kill somebody': Woman hurt in crash caused by texting driver was told she may not have children
A Ministry CEO was one of those caught.
Exclusive

Police bust of drivers using phones catches one every three minutes
Watch: Alleged Christchurch gunman's donation to far-right European group offered to shooting victims.

Far-right leader refuses to let Tarrant donation go to anti-racism charity
Watch: Alleged Christchurch gunman's donation to far-right European group offered to shooting victims

Far-right leader Martin Sellner given deadline to take donation back
The gunman gave money to the far-right in Europe - but they gave it back to the mosque.
Opinion

Opinion: Alleged Christchurch gunman's donation should go towards anti-racism - Patrick Gower
Donations made by the alleged gunman have been offered to victims of the Christchurch massacre.
Exclusive
Christchurch shooting

Exclusive: Alleged Christchurch gunman's donation offered to victims

Winston Peters and Philip Arps
Exclusive

Police investigating white supremacists' death threats against Winston Peters
Cherie Gillat and Nancy Schroder
Exclusive

'Many failings': Murder victims' mothers blast justice system in letter to Prime Minister

Patrick Gower
Christchurch shooting

Philip Arps unapologetic after jailing, compares himself to Hitler's deputy
Patrick Gower
Christchurch shooting

Man who shared Christchurch mosque attack livestream jailed
Watch: Patrick Gower talks to Nicole Tuxford's mum Cherie Gillatt.
Opinion

How our justice system helped kill Nicole Tuxford
Watch: Patrick Gower talks to Cherie Gillatt.

'We've lost her - and why?' - Nicole Tuxford's mother
A woman has described a clash with one of New Zealand's most evil killers, Paul Russell Wilson.
Exclusive

Woman says killer boasted about murder, offered friends LSD
He went on to stalk and kill Nicole Tuxford.
Exclusive

Leaked Corrections report shows police helped Paul Russell Wilson

Knives were found by police in Wilson's car.

Chilling pictures show Paul Russell Wilson's taxi ride to murder Nicole Tuxford
Nicole Tuxford's killer was found with two large knives before her death.
Exclusive

Revealed: The knives that should have alerted police to murder
Patrick Gower
Christchurch shooting

Photos of alleged Christchurch shooter's face no longer suppressed - court
Steven Adams & Tafara Gapare.

Teenage giant follows in Steven Adams' footsteps
Patrick Gower
Exclusive

Revealed: Almost 120,000 kids missing their free dental check-ups
Patrick Gower
Exclusive

How one woman's teeth illustrate NZ's dental crisis
The death of Sandra Carroll's 15-year-old grandson in a police chase has caused her the most extreme grief.

Grandmother of 15yo killed in police pursuit calls for change
Watch: This is how white supremacists terrorised New Zealand for decades.

Revealed: Budget boost to fight white supremacy
There's a long history of murders and abuse before the Christchurch attack.
In Depth
Christchurch shooting

Revealed: How white supremacists terrorised NZ for decades
Patrick Gower
Exclusive
Christchurch shooting

The new face of white supremacy in New Zealand

Patrick Gower

'I was ashamed and embarrassed...I've not done one story on white supremacy'
Patrick Gower
Exclusive
Christchurch shooting

Warnings about threat from white supremacists were ignored - Imam
Patrick Gower
Exclusive
Christchurch shooting

The dark truth about New Zealand's white supremacists
Erika Ufer's father, Josh, is one of the lost miners.

Pike River child visits resting place of father she never met
GREYMOUTH, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: Flames burn out of control from a ventilation shaft at the Pike River Mine on November 30, 2010 in Greymouth, New Zealand. Rescue teams have been working around the clock to recover the bodies of the 29 New Zealand mine crew that lost their lives following two blasts at the Pike River Mine 50 kilometres north of Greymouth on New Zealand's west coast. (Photo by Iain McGregor-Pool/Getty Images)

'Unpredicted and unexplained' setback with Pike River re-entry
Newshub reveals the three miners who will take the steps inside the Pike River mine.

Revealed: The 3 men undertaking historic Pike River re-entry