Pam Corkery
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Pamela "Pam" Corkery is a New Zealand
journalist, broadcaster, and former politician.
. She has been married three times, and has two children.
in 1995. She then became a high profile candidate for the Alliance
party and was elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 1996 elections
. In 1999, she decided to leave politics after one term.
Her book Pam's Political Confessions was published in 1999. On page 9 she writes: "Politicians are, by and large, far more self-deluding, devious, bloated, insecure, egocentric wankers than I had feared."
, and talk-back
host at Radio Pacific
.
Corkery presented the live interview show The Last Word on TV One from March 2003 until the show was cancelled in September 2003. She appeared in a 2008 episode of the TV travelogue
Intrepid Journeys
, being shot at point-blank range with a 9 mm pistol while wearing a ballistic vest in Colombia. She has fronted two documentaries for the TV3
show Inside New Zealand, looking at the nation's gangs. For The Gangs, which aired in 2008, she spent 18 months with the gangs, including filming an operating methamphetamine
lab
. The second documentary The Truth about Asian Crime aired in 2009; police cancelled interviews planned for the programme, saying they believed Corkery had a conflict of interest.
With business partner Rebekah Hay, she announced in 2010 that she would be opening Pammy's "the world's first legal bordello [...] exclusively for female clients." The Auckland bordello ran an ad in the New Zealand Herald offering $240 NZD an hour for male prostitutes. Her application for a resource consent was withdrawn in April 2011.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
journalist, broadcaster, and former politician.
Private life
Corkery (née Mc Nutt)was born in the South Island and grew up in DunedinDunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
. She has been married three times, and has two children.
Member of Parliament
A well known journalist in New Zealand, she first entered politics standing as an independent candidate for the Auckland mayoraltyMayor of Auckland
The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland region in New Zealand...
in 1995. She then became a high profile candidate for the Alliance
Alliance (New Zealand political party)
The Alliance is a left-wing political party in New Zealand. It was formed in 1991, and was influential in the 1990s, but has since declined and has no representation in parliament. It suffered a major setback after Jim Anderton, the party's leader, left the party in 2002, taking several of the...
party and was elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 1996 elections
New Zealand general election, 1996
The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament. It was notable for being the first election to be held under the new Mixed Member Proportional electoral system, and produced a parliament considerably more diverse...
. In 1999, she decided to leave politics after one term.
Her book Pam's Political Confessions was published in 1999. On page 9 she writes: "Politicians are, by and large, far more self-deluding, devious, bloated, insecure, egocentric wankers than I had feared."
Professional career
She returned to her previous work as a journalistJournalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, and talk-back
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
host at Radio Pacific
Radio Pacific
Radio Pacific was a New Zealand talkback radio station. The station also broadcast an extensive selection of horse racing commentary.-History:The station was originally started in Auckland in 1978 on 1593am...
.
Corkery presented the live interview show The Last Word on TV One from March 2003 until the show was cancelled in September 2003. She appeared in a 2008 episode of the TV travelogue
Travel documentary
A travel documentary is a documentary film or television program that describes travel in general or tourist attractions in a non-commercial way....
Intrepid Journeys
Intrepid Journeys
Intrepid Journeys is a New Zealand television series, which screens on TV ONE. Making its debut in 2003, the show focuses on New Zealand "celebrities" who travel over to exotic countries to see the country's history, culture and people....
, being shot at point-blank range with a 9 mm pistol while wearing a ballistic vest in Colombia. She has fronted two documentaries for the TV3
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
show Inside New Zealand, looking at the nation's gangs. For The Gangs, which aired in 2008, she spent 18 months with the gangs, including filming an operating methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
lab
Clandestine chemistry
Clandestine chemistry is chemistry carried out in secret, and particularly in illegal drug laboratories. Larger labs are usually run by gangs or organized crime intending to produce for distribution on the black market...
. The second documentary The Truth about Asian Crime aired in 2009; police cancelled interviews planned for the programme, saying they believed Corkery had a conflict of interest.
With business partner Rebekah Hay, she announced in 2010 that she would be opening Pammy's "the world's first legal bordello [...] exclusively for female clients." The Auckland bordello ran an ad in the New Zealand Herald offering $240 NZD an hour for male prostitutes. Her application for a resource consent was withdrawn in April 2011.
External links
- The Sitting brief video interview at TVNZ