29 Jun 2025

Lisette Reymer: accidental war correspondent

From Sunday Morning, 10:06 am on 29 June 2025

Lisette Reymer was Newshub's Europe correspondent, based in London, for three years from 2021. Lisette's work in Ukraine saw her win won Reporter of the Year at the NZTV awards for 2024; Best Reporter at the 2023 Voyager Media awards as well as Best Coverage of a Major News Event. She’s with Jim to discuss her book No, I don’t get Danger Money – Confessions of an accidental war correspondent. 

Correspondent Lisette Reymer standing in the rubble for a morning live cross after a night of camping out in a car amid constant earthquake aftershocks in Turkey.

Correspondent Lisette Reymer standing in the rubble for a morning live cross after a night of camping out in a car amid constant earthquake aftershocks in Turkey. Photo: Supplied / Alex Parsons