Toby Manhire spends a day chasing kingis – and PM-adjacent yarns – with Fish of the Day host Clarke Gayford. "So when Helena got sick, it was one of those moments when I went, 'Oh who cares? “I guess one of the more important roles I can play is to not turn up for all the wrong reasons. Gayford, an experienced freediver, swam down to it and lured the inquisitive fish to him with small movements. Hydrate some sea chicory in water, let stand for 5 minutes.

(The child’s well-known mother is in Davos discussing budget metrics.) FISH OF THE DAY is an international television series that reinvents the concept of a fishing show. The plankton and stuff that floats around us is an absolute magnet for life.”, But? Her timing was so precise.

And I just thought, shit that’s Australian. Keep life as normal as possible. If a Labour-led government seemed like something of a miracle, so, just about, did the news that Ardern and Gayford were to become parents – they’d begun wondering whether it would ever happen. Mid-week, mid-morning under a muddy grey January sky. He won’t spill the content of the dummy jokes, but it’s pretty clear that Gayford will soon have plenty of material should he wish to release a book, or a TV show, called something like Confessions of a Prime Minister’s Partner. © Copyright 2020 Orakei Marina. “It was pretty harrowing at the start,” he says. "There was a sharp correction period at the start of all this when suddenly I was getting a lot more attention than I was prepared for," he says. There's quite a few unknowns in this. Mum had seen my tattoo while I was mowing the lawns.

These days, people know him for his show Fish of the Day. The fish's strength snapped Gayford's line at the swivel.

Pickle the cucumber, drain and set aside till needed. “So on the handle, as it comes up around, there’s a little black lip, which sits on the sleeve, if you run your hand up to where you grip it.”. “You start seeing all the degradation and thinking, there’s got to be a better way to look after it. In 2015 he turned his passion into his job, handing in his notice to George FM. Let stand for 10 minutes. As if he could be any more gallant, the next day he swings past the office, with his seven-month-old assistant in tow, and guts and skins the kingfish for us, demonstrating the “Gizzy method”, which basically involves leaning down, going jaw-to-jaw, then peeling back the skin with your teeth. So I told them when I went to broadcasting school I’d cross-credited everything and it had knocked six months off the course, and they were like, He aced broadcasting school – “really dived into it” – and created, , a now cult-status Otago student television chronicle. Fish of the Day won Best Lifestyle Show at the 2016 Houston International Film Festival. Art. So it’s good to keep them slightly on edge.”. A shadow swoops up behind the kingfish and the line lurches. Gayford had originally met Ardern to express his concerns about security legislation. Clarke Gayford says a relationship is all about "problem solving". The local guide dragged his unconscious client back to the surface. Get in touch with the knowledgeable team at Orakei Marine for all your boating needs, Jeanneau Merry Fisher 695 Marlin – Series 2, Jeanneau Cap Camarat 10.5 WA – Serie 2 *NEW*.

Cook the fish and let rest for 5 minutes. But even for a seasoned broadcaster, the media attention has been a navigational challenge. Gayford wore a "dad cardie" he'd scored from a Gisborne op-shop. Remove cooked fillets from pan and let them rest on a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Add the oysters and the oyster liquid to the pot and simmer lightly for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. PlatingUsing a warm plate, place a "V" shape in cuttlefish ink on the plate, then another "V" using the warmed bluff oyster sauce at right angles to the first one. In a second bowl whisk an egg and the milk until well combined. Clarke Gayford is back hosting a second season of Fish of the Day. It’s a hard no from the ocean safety experts. You've got to still get out there and do things that make you feel alive. By the age of 10, he knew the Latin, Māori and English names of most New Zealand fish. He’s suddenly in a tug of war with a shark who quite fancies kingfish for lunch. Those pictures beamed out around the world. Let the record show he does not have a preferred title. Things have arguably got more bananas since then. Andre Spearguns New Zealand. On the eve of the 2017 election, Gayford was asked, should Ardern prevail, what kind of partner to the premier he might be. Eventually the kingfish, snared in a shark’s jaw, nears the surface. We’re drifting not far from the rock. “We’re right. Around two metres from the surface, all the remaining air burst from his lungs, and he blacked out. He started work on Fish of the Day's first season shortly after the dogtooth tuna incident. It's a show you can watch with your partner who's totally not into fishing," Gayford says. All rights reserved. It could all end tomorrow'. "I went, 'Wow, that's amazing'.". Do try this at home. “I always think about how all those cars that go scooting past in the morning have no idea that there are kingfish and stingrays, there’s all sorts, literally at their doorstep. His partner, Jacinda Ardern, became the leader of the Labour Party with what felt like minutes to go before the election. “Not only are we facing overfishing pressures, we’ve got things, like huge fluctuation in ocean temperatures that are affecting us. Gayford got a rematch with the dogtooth tuna in the new season of his fishing documentary show, Fish of the Day. It’s a hard feeling to describe when something comes in, physically looking you up and down, looking for your weakness, testing you, coming around behind you to see how you will react.”. Eating it is. Photographer. “We’re right in the Goldilocks zone of temperate waters. “‘You went where?’ It was brutal.”. "What aspect? It smuggles in a sustainability message, whether that’s encouraging people to think beyond the usual hauls of snapper or tarakihi, or emphasising the importance of conservation and fish management. Of creating minor mayhem in a New York store when trying to buy a fried chicken snack while surrounded by overbearing security officers. The boat – "probably not a wise investment, certainly not an appreciating asset" – meant he could travel further out to sea, leading to better filming opportunities, sponsorship and eventually to Fish of the Day – a job he loves. This will stop the fish curling up when cooking. He has MCed at events from the Sustainable Coastlines Auction Ball to the Rhythm and Vines music festival. Photo / Mike Bhana, Clarke Gayford visits Stewart Island in the new series of Fish of the Day. And you sit there and think, God, that’s a pretty grubby feeling. He's got a silver skull ring on his right hand and visible crimson cuts on his fingers. Cut each fillet into 3 portions; turn each portion skin side up and lightly score by just cutting through the skin a few times. Everything is managed. As he later told TV Guide, "my first memory of fishing is when I was one or two.".

The Spinoff is subject to NZ Press Council procedures. 12 Jan, 2020 7:00am . Spearfishing is also better for your surroundings. As it passed under his feet, he took his shot.

A shadow swoops up behind the kingfish and the line lurches. Tattoo?’ Then Mum said, ‘Between that and your trip to Indonesia’.” Even more violent choking. Photo / Mike Bhana, Clarke Gayford: On fatherhood, fishing and needing a thick skin, Premium - Politicians' Christmas plans: Clarke Gayford's present for Neve and Ardern's 'practical' gift, Watch: Clarke Gayford captures terrifying moment wild tiger interupts Malaysian fishing trip, Clarke Gayford on travelling with baby Neve, for Trip Notes podcast, Campaigners clash over End of Life Choice Bill, Use Ōhakea airbase for quarantine: Expert's plea, NZ Rugby refute claims they approved schedule, A once in a lifetime travel experience in Te Urewera, Dark skies and designer lodges in the Ahuriri Valley. And if there’s no real blood, they’ll just feast on bullshit – as they did with the rumours that surfaced last year in blog threads and social media, attempting to smear Gayford by linking him to increasingly outlandish scenarios. "You just ask a really long question and I'm going to eat this dumpling. “Her diary is managed to a point where, if you want to create some space for yourself, you can put your own executive time in or figure something else out, but she has about four or five people putting into her diary. When not spearfishing, Gayford has filled in as a host on Seven Sharp and been an occasional guest on Radio New Zealand's The Panel. Where will your next overseas holiday be?

“Because the more you relax the longer you can hold your breath… The deeper you can go without the demons getting in.”, Sure, but the sharks. And what is happening under the water has been for so long out of sight and out of mind, and I think people are starting to become more aware of it, and think: what is the best way to change things?”. It’s always a dance with doing your own projects and not tripping over your face at some point. TV Show.

So many things going on.”, The trouble, he says, is that there are “very few fish species that have proper science done on them. If his parents called, fine. Gayford is very obliging with the questions about his Jacinda-adjacent role – he’s clearly smitten, and seems largely to enjoy the circus. Having earlier misheard his name, “he started shouting ‘Mark!’ at me. Dwane Herbert. Clarke Gayford and Jacinda Ardern juggle parenting with a number of other responsibilities. As if he could be any more gallant, the next day he swings past the office, with his seven-month-old assistant in tow, and guts and skins the kingfish for us, demonstrating the “Gizzy method”, which basically involves leaning down, going jaw-to-jaw, then peeling back the skin with your teeth. How did I end up here? His radio hosting credits included The Edge, Channel Z, the drive shift on More FM, and the George FM breakfast slot. Another time Gayford got a bit lucky: when he was “brought back to life by a large Niuean man, screaming someone else’s name in my face”. So I enjoyed immensely, a few days before, going up to [the PM’s media boss] Andrew Campbell and a few others, and just saying, ‘So I’ve got a couple of jokes.’ And by the end Andrew was just saying, ‘Now, Clarke. While parents everywhere will identify with that sentiment, Gayford's journey into fatherhood has been spectacularly public, although he deflects any notion of living in the spotlight. "Not when you believe so much in what your partner's doing and what they're trying to achieve. “Ooosh,” says Gayford. And then you have security guys following you all the time, they rent a house next door, set up cameras, watching you. Until we pull up in the special stopping zone at the airport, and the lead guy puts his kick stand down and goes to get off his motorbike, and it falls, and it knocks over the three bikes behind him like a set of dominoes. “Six-thirty till quarter to seven she slept last night,” he says. “I just don’t want to dive into all the politics of it.” He reels off statistics like a marine biology encyclopedia, but pulls up over and over. When he’s not taking care of their baby daughter Neve Te Aroha, Clarke presents “Fish of the Day”.

He guested on TV's AA Torque Show and Joker Poker and was a social pages regular, alongside mate Helena McAlpine and then girlfriend Shavaughn Raukare. A breath of wind sends his cap into the sea. The local guide dragged his unconscious client back to the surface. Or you have a one-on-one with the Queen. It was while freediving in Niue that Clarke Gayford had his near fatal brush with a dogtooth tuna. He'd just come up from a dive to around 25 metres deep, and was catching his breath when he spotted a dogtooth tuna swimming beneath him.

Jeanneau will again be sponsoring the show and from the photos alone the Merry Fisher 795 proves her dynamic design is perfect for New Zealand waters. One bites and hooks and Gayford starts reeling it swiftly in. From the outside it seems like he's maintained his own space, found room for self-expression.