Eugene Bingham

In a career spanning 35 years, Eugene Bingham (Pakeha, Ngapuhi) has won multiple awards as one of Aotearoa's most respected investigative journalists, reporting and producing news and current affairs across newspapers, television, digital and podcast platforms. Memorable projects include the Teina Pora miscarriage of justice case, and investigative documentaries The Valley, Infinite Evil and Life + Limb. He co-produced the internationally acclaimed podcast The Commune as well as other award-winning podcasts Witi Underwater, True Story and The District. He's a director of Te Purongo Productions with long-time collaborator Adam Dudding and executive producer of Mata Reports.

During a lifetime of running, Eugene has completed dozens of marathons and ultra-marathons up to 100 miles in distance. Nowadays, though, he's more likely to be at the start line of a 5km parkrun, principally to earn coffee with friends afterwards.

Since 2021, he's been learning te reo Maori, mostly at Te Wananga o Aotearoa, with the goal of re-introducing the language to his whanau.

Eugene lives in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland with his wife, journalist Suzanne McFadden, their children and mokopuna.