Early life

Hafner is the daughter of the Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

ian-born Australian television personality and celebrity chef, Dorinda Hafner

Dorinda Hafner

Dorinda Hafner was born in Ghana, West Africa. She came to Australia from England as a dispensing optician and registered nurse. She has since worked as a storyteller, actress, dancer, choreographer, public speaker, writer and television chef. Hafner currently lives in South Australia, but divides...

. Her father, Julian, is a retired English psychiatrist and an art gallery volunteer. Hafner attended Adelaide's private Pembroke School

Pembroke School, Adelaide

Pembroke School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding school, located at Kensington Park, a suburb 6 kilometres east of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia....

 where she became Dux. In 1995 she enrolled in a Law degree at Flinders University

Flinders University

Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...

, graduating and entering the bar in 2000.

Media career

Hafner began her media career at three months when she appeared in an advertisement for baby milk. Hafner also starred for many years in the children's program The Book Place and on Seven Adelaide's lifestyle program Discover. However she is best known for working as a weather presenter for Seven News Adelaide

Seven News

Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...

and later Seven News Sydney

Seven News

Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...

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Hafner joined Seven News Sydney

Seven News

Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...

in April 2003. Hafner presented the weekday weather on Seven News Sydney

Seven News

Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...

and Canberra bulletins until her final appearance on the 22 December 2006. Nuala left to work overseas, filing reports from Seven's London Bureau.

In 2008, Nuala took more of an active role in the network, appearing regularly on Sunrise

Sunrise (TV program)

Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...

, Weekend Sunrise and the now cancelled Seven HD

Seven HD

Seven HD was an Australian television channel, owned by the Seven Media Group, that launched on 15 October 2007. The channel was available to high definition digital television viewers in metropolitan areas, Tasmania and Regional Queensland through a number of owned-and-operated stations, as well...

 show, The NightCap

The NightCap

The NightCap was an Australian television talk show broadcast on Seven HD. It was the first Australian television program to be produced exclusively for a HDTV multichannel. The show began broadcasting on the 12 February 2008 and screened every Tuesday and Thursday night at 10.30pm...

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In 2009, Hafner moved back to Australia and where she became the Entertainment Editor on Sunrise

Sunrise (TV program)

Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...

, Weekend Sunrise and The Morning Show

The Morning Show (TV program)

The Morning Show is an Australian morning talk show that premiered on the Seven Network on 18 June 2007. The show airs between 9am and 11:30am weekdays and follows Seven's breakfast news program Sunrise, with both programs closely interlinked....

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In 2010, Nuala was appointed as Melbourne Correspondent for Sunrise

Sunrise (TV program)

Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...

with Fifi Box

Fifi Box

Fifi Box is an Australian radio broadcaster and television personality, formerly hosting The Shebang with Marty Sheargold on Triple M, and presenter on the Seven Network's Sunrise program....

 becoming Entertainment Editor.

In November 2011, Hafner resigned from the Seven Network

Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...

 as she is returning to University to complete her Psychology degree with her boyfriend Nick Etchells

Nick Etchells

Nick Etchells is an Australian journalist.Etchells is currently Melbourne Correspondent on Sunrise.Nick joined A Current Affair in December 2007 after an extensive career in news reporting....

 replacing her on Sunrise

Sunrise (TV program)

Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...

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External links

• http://www.nualahafner.com Nuala Hafner's Official Website
• Seven News website