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Jon Bridges
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Jon is a well-known TV presenter and producer, with such credits as IceTV, Who Ate All the Pies?, and the panel show Would I Lie to You?. For the past four years he has been the producer of New Zealand's most successful TV comedy show, 7 Days.

Jon has written a column for the New Zealand Listener, a popular blog for Stuff.co.nz, a book on cycling in New Zealand, Easy Rider, and another on New Zealand inventions and innovation, No. 8 Re-wired (with David Downs).

Jon lives in the house he built with his designer wife Gemma, along with their recent addition Xeno.

Books by Jon Bridges

No. 8 Re-wired: 202 New Zealand Inventions That Changed the World

A colourful, often surprising celebration of Kiwi can-do, No. 8 Re-wired is the most complete and entertaining book about Kiwi inventions yet.

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Easy Rider

Jon Bridges is on a mission, a mission to get Kiwis on their bikes.

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