Jacob Johnson
1News Australia Correspondent
Jacob is the 1News Australia Correspondent based in Sydney.
He was previously a reporter for 1News in Auckland. He joined TVNZ in 2019 and has worked in the Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland newsrooms. Jacob came to TVNZ fresh out of the New Zealand Broadcasting School as an intern in 2019. Since then, he's covered a range of stories from the Christchurch mosque attacks to the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. He has worked as a producer, reporter and presenter across a range of shows, including Breakfast, Midday, 6pm and Tonight. His news interests include crime, cyclone recovery, consumer affairs and arts and culture.