Hewitt Royden Humphrey MNZM QSM JP (born 19 September 1946, in Levin, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand broadcaster. He is best known as a radio newsreader on the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation from 1965 to 1975, as well as his time on Radio New Zealand. He worked with RNZ from its establishment in 1975 until he retired as Presentation Standards Manager in 2015.[1][2] As a radio newsreader, Humphrey read the news minutes after men first walked on the moon.[2][3]

Humphrey in 2017

He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1996[4] and a Visiting Justice under the Corrections Act in 2011.[5]

Humphrey was educated at Levin School and then Horowhenua College.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Last day on air for RNZ's Hewitt Humphrey". Radio New Zealand. 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Voicing Support for the Golden Days of Radio". The Dominion Post. 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2024-07-10 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "Meanwhile, back on Earth ..." Stuff. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  4. ^ "Justices of the Peace Appointed Pursuant to section 3 (1)..." New Zealand Gazette. 1996-09-26. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  5. ^ "Minister appoints 23 Visiting Justices". beehive.gov.nz. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2024-07-10.