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Man not so alone

Matt Chisholm has spent a fair chunk of his working life in front of a camera. He’s been a reporter on Seven Sharp and its forerunners, on Fair Go and Sunday too. He’s been the host of Survivor NZ and Celebrity Treasure Island.

He’s one of those TV naturals with a good-natured blokeyness. You can imagine he scores high on relatability in network focus groups.

But his return to the small screen isn’t to chase errant used-car dealers or referee tribal battles somewhere tropical yet again.

In , Chisholm builds on his own past battles with alcohol

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