As far as big years go, 2023 is shaping up to be a momentous one for Breakfast presenter Anna Burns-Francis. As well as settling into her role on TVNZ’s flagship morning show, she’s excitedly planning a winter wedding to her fiancé Simon, who proposed late last year in a helicopter high above New York, just before they returned to Aotearoa.
“It’s so nice to be creating this life together at home,” she says, speaking to on a Monday morning after her three-hour shift. “It’s certainly a change of pace to living in New York, but I was ready for that. The air is clean, we’re near the sea, everything feels fresh, raw and wild, and the people are so friendly and familiar. Best of all, we’re close