Rachel Smalley

The health journalist was blindsided by her mother’s devastating diagnosis

The popular broadcaster tells how taking time off to recharge led to an exciting new adventure and a much-wanted radio comeback

She only started running a couple of years ago as stress relief. Now the broadcaster is running her first marathon in Lebanon.

After losing 15kg, the ravishing radio host reveals her slim new shape.

She’s been both applauded and vilified for her work in the Middle East, but early-morning radio host Rachel Smalley is determined the millions of Syrian refugees are not forgotten.

Stepping away from ‘her baby’ Firstline was a tough decision, but it’s son Finn who keeps life in perspective.

After covering the Christchurch earthquake the TV3 presenter is back home and coming to terms with the decision that has utterly transformed her own family.

The newsreader speaks out for the first time about a subject close to her heart - water safety.