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Kamahl Santamaria

Guest writer

Kamahl Santamaria is a news presenter at Al Jazeera English and a journalist with 20 years experience across New Zealand, Australia, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. @KamahlAJE

Has the world grown tired of the Kiwi success story? NZ in 2020, from afar

Has the world grown tired of the Kiwi success story? NZ in 2020, from afar

Al Jazeera news anchor Kamahl Santamaria on how the world viewed New Zealand throughout another tumultuous year.

By Kamahl Santamaria | 21st December, 2020

12 months of upheaval, pain and pride: on watching New Zealand from afar

12 months of upheaval, pain and pride: on watching New Zealand from afar

It is hard to remember a year in which New Zealand was so repeatedly in global headlines, writes Kamahl Santamaria, a Kiwi journalist based in Doha.

By Kamahl Santamaria | 14th December, 2019

Me, aged 21 and with a lot more hair, reporting for 3News from JFK Airport in New York following the crash of American Airlines 587. I still have the monogrammed sweatshirt (12 November 2001)

What made – and still makes – Three different

With the future of Mediaworks’ TV business hanging in the balance, Al Jazeera news presenter Kamahl Santamaria reflects on what the imperilled channel meant – and still means – to him.

By Kamahl Santamaria | 19th October, 2019