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Holmes began his career on radio in Christchurch in the 1970s before working in Australia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Afterwards, he returned to New Zealand to take up a morning slot on Wellington station 2ZB.
In March 1987, Holmes took over from long-running 1ZB host Merv Smith. 1ZB, at the time, had fallen to seventh position, but with Holmes's show, the station rose to number one for the programme's time slot.
In 1989, Holmes was part of the younger, new-look revamp of Television New Zealand's prime-time news. His 7 p.m. network programme, analysing news items in greater depth, ran until 2004.
Holmes's first TV segment featured guest Dennis Conner, the America’s Cup skipper. After being provoked, Conner walked off the show, providing Holmes headlines the next day.
He has on several occasions gained media prominence for a range of scurrilous remarks on individuals, politicians and diplomats who have media attention, including a remark made in 2003 about wahi tapu .
In September 2003, Holmes infamously described United NationsFlag of the United Nations The United Nations or UN is an international organization made up of states. Almost all countries are members. It was established in San Francisco on October 24, 1945, following the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, b Secretary-GeneralA large number of international organizations and other bodies have a Secretary General or Secretary-General as their chief administrative officers or in other administrative capacities. International intergovernmental organizations The Caribbean Communit Kofi AnnanKofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. Biography Early years and family Annan was born to Henry Reginald and Victoria Annan on April 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Ghana. His given name means "born on as a "cheeky darkie" during a rant on his radio show.
There was an outcry following the comments, but Holmes kept his job after making several emotional apologies, claiming he had been "tired". However the major sponsor of his TV show, Mitsubishi Motors CorporationMitsubishi Motors Corporation (in Japanese: , in romaji Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese automobile company, manufacturing an extensive range of cars and trucks (see Fuso). Mitsubishis are manufactured globally and exported into mo, withdrew its support.
In March the following year, he described the Israeli Prime Minister as the "butcher SharonPrime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israeli Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. Ariel Sharon ( Hebrew: ; born February 27, 1928), is a long-serving Israeli political and military leader, and has been the current Prime Minister." A couple of weeks after Easter that year, he called Tariana TuriaTariana Turia (born 8 April 1944) is a New Zealand politician. She gained considerable prominence during the foreshore and seabed controversy, and eventually broke with her party as a result. She resigned from parliament, and successfully contested a by-e a "confused bag of lard", a bully who folded under pressure and who did not have the “guts to vote”, and as being “all mouth and no trousers, all talk and no walk”. As well, he described her as a “complete fool”.
On 2 November 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, he resigned from his TV show after failed contract negotiations. It was reported by TV3 that TVNZ would not renew his contract for more than a year. He has moved to a rival TV company, Prime Television, which had offered a three-year contract.
His autobiography was published in 1999.
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