Matthew Phillip "Matt" Gibb (born 15 January 1981) is a television presenter in Auckland, New Zealand. He is best known for presenting the children's television show '' Studio 2'' from 2004 until 2010. In 2015 Gibb was also a regular presenter for a segment on ''Kiwi Living'', a New Zealand lifestyle television programme. He also fronted the Telecom campaign "Tech in a Sec" and has been known to host the weekly Lotto draw, and had a stint co-presenting the breakfast television programme '' Good Morning''.

Career

Gibbs first television appearance was as the host of

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show '' Good Morning''. He also presented the Telecom campaign "Tech in a Sec", and occasionally hosted the weekly Lotto draw. In 2015 Gibb began presenting pre-recorded segments about travel and unique homes on the New Zealand lifestyle programme Kiwi Living. Later that year, he announced he would be giving up his presenting work in New Zealand to move to Sydney, Australia, after his fiancée (a reporter for

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) landed a job as an Australian correspondent. Gibb was a radio co-host on The Breakfast Club on

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Personal life

Gibb was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand. He attended Burnside High School. He lived with his parents as a young adult, working for Family Planning as part of the youth education team and performing in the improvisation comedy '' Scared Scriptless''.

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