Judy Bailey (ONZM) is a writer and former broadcaster living in Auckland. She fronted primetime news for twenty-six years, becoming one of the most recognised faces in New Zealand. On leaving TVNZ, she co-presented Māori Television's ANZAC Day programme for many years. She is a founding member and patron of Brainwave Trust Aotearoa, and an active patron of organisations including the National Collective of Women's Refuges, Hospice North Shore, Skylight Trust, the Grief Centre and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. She is married to producer and director Chris Bailey, with whom she has three children and seven grandchildren.