Asa joined the NBR as a junior reporter in early March 2019 as part of the intern scheme.
He first stepped into the media world in 2014, as a morning presenter for a small country radio station called Central FM, in Waipukurau.
He later completed a Bachelor of Communications Degree, majoring in journalism, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism, at Massey University. NBR is his first job in journalism.
