Te Radar MC/Entertainer Profile

Profile

Versatile Award Winning Hybrid Entertainer

Te Radar is one of the most recognised entertainers and personalities in New Zealand. Whether as a stand up comedian, documentary maker or the fusion of both in his keynote speeches, he is as gregarious as he is accomplished. Having won just about every New Zealand comedy award from the Fred Award to the Billy T Award for excellence in comedy, he also has a myriad of accolades in documentary making from the Qantas Awards in Film and Television to the NZ Television Awards. In 2018 he received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Wintec for his contribution to Media and Entertainment. Witty, engaging and well-informed, Te Radar is a sought-after keynote speaker, with an ability to knowledgeably host diverse events across the Agricultural, Engineering, Science, Media, Arts, Medical, Environmental and Academic sectors.

Mission

Te Radar wanted to be a war correspondent when he was a kid. He wanted to tell historical stories he didn’t see being portrayed. Naturally, he went to drama school, coming out full force in the comedy scene before diving into documentary making. In the course of his career Te Radar has dived with sharks, narrowly avoided a rabbit while racing a Formula 3 car at 200kph, plunged into the frozen Ross sea in only a skimpy pair of togs and interviewed Yassar Arafat under the watchful eye of gun-toting Palestinian soldiers.

Te Radar does not profess to be someone on the hero’s journey. He enjoys life, has the ability to say yes to anything and wants to share it all with people. He is a story teller and his goal is to make all his work thought provoking, entertaining and joyous.

Keynote

Taking years of comedy and improv experience and bringing that together with his love for documentary making, Te Radar brings a sense of joy to his keynotes with a delicate dance between irreverence and creating a safe and comfortable space. His testimonials often mention his flexibility, authenticity, and compassion for the audience.

When making documentaries Te Radar is meeting fascinating people doing incredible things and empowering them to feel comfortable to talk by quickly creating a rapport. This transforms his keynote speaking with a personal touch. He is often on the ground with his audience, sitting and chatting with them. He then has the ability to incorporate these conversations and ideas into his presentation bespoke to the organisation. His unique keynotes assert a high probability that what he pulls out of their context will be relevant yet unexpected.

Te Radar emphasises that human stories are universal; we are a species that relate to each other. Using stories he loves, he shares a broader message about life, while being funny, entertaining, and serious when needed, following through on the emotional connection within these stories and leaving his audience heard, uplifted, and entertained.

Pronoun

He/Him

Ethnicity

European

Location

Auckland, New Zealand

Skills

After Dinner Speaker, Comedy Host, Compere/MC, Debator, Judge, Keynote Speaker, Live Performance Host, Mimic & Impersonator, Panellist, Speech Writer

Interests

Adventure, Advertising, Author, Broadcasting, Conservation / Environment, Current Affairs, Fashion, Film & Television, Food & Wine, Gardening, History, Intrepid Travel, Literature / Books, Music, Politics & Advocacy, Quiz Shows, Race Relations, Satire, Stand up comedy, Theatre, Travel

Speaking Topics

additionally has the ability to cater to clients theme/ topic for the event, agribusiness, Business, Motivational Speaker, New Zealand history, “I am New Zealand’s worst television gardener”: how failure equals success, “Potato salad, road rage, and night work”: the less publicised aspects of climate change

Links

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Event Highlights

2026Bayleys DWN2026 Success through Inspiration Conference - MC
2026CEP: Carbon and Energy Professionals NZ Conference - MC
2026NZ Dairy Industry Awards - MC

Testimonials (5)

RTPC Organisation Committee

Te Radar created an incredible space that fully engaged the room while celebrating our unique rural stories of Aotearoa through laughter, insight, and genuine connection. So many of us didn’t realise how much we needed the chance to laugh together, and the overwhelming feeling afterwards was that this session was a tonic for the stresses and realities we face as rural school leaders. His passion, emotion, honesty, and humour struck the perfect balance, leaving a lasting impact on everyone in the room. This was more than entertainment… It was uplifting, refreshing, and something that genuinely made us all “Sure to Rise.”

The mutton stories being shared by principals after the event were something else entirely, although it is fair to say some people are still slightly traumatised! Yet nothing brings rural people together quite like the love language of food, storytelling, and shared experiences. You may well have sparked a renaissance of cuisine across rural Aotearoa. Thank you, Te Radar, for reminding us of the power of connection, perspective, laughter, and storytelling. Most of all, thank you for being unapologetically you...and thank you for the tonic we didn’t realise we needed.

NZEI Te Riu Roa Rural and Teaching Principals' Conference 2026