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Most Kiwis will know Daniel Faitaua from his all-but-nightly spots on the news for the past three years. From his base in London, the sunny Samoan Kiwi has been 1 News’ Europe correspondent during a notably bleak period, while the continent has weathered everything from Covid to the fall-out from Brexit to full-blown war in Ukraine. Recently appointed president of the Foreign Press Association London, the reporter extraordinaire is now back in Aotearoa and has taken up an exciting role as anchor on 1 News' 6 o'clock news. We're loving having him back!

Talk us through a day in the food life of Daniel Faitaua. Usual breakfast? Coffee? Go-to lunch, snacks, dinner?

I’m a shocker! For the last three years living and working in London, I rarely ate and slept. Coffee was my

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