Zoe Madden-Smith

Multimedia journalist for Re: News • Auckland • NZ • [email protected]

[Tom Kindlon @TomKindlon]

NZ Media Awards: 2026 Winners & Finalists

Zoe Madden-Smith (Re: News / TVNZ) wins Video Journalist of the Year for "ME/Chronic fatigue syndrome: The mysterious illness trapping people in their bodies."

https://t.co/l9WHMQOHfR

https://t.co/SOEPSq6GGJ

#MEcfs #SevereME

[Lou Thornley @Lou_vs_ME]

Gutted to hear @renews_nz
has ended - TVNZ can't find a way to fund it!

So Zoe Madden-Smith out of a job 😥
- when she just won a national media award (incl for 🔥coverage of ME/CFS that's been widely seen here & overseas)

starts 13:20

https://t.co/I3qpO8EFWZ

[Chris Hedges @ChrisLynnHedges]

https://t.co/ILBoNqfqQ7

[John Campbell @JohnJCampbell]

This links through to the @zoemaddensmith / Re: story on TVNZ+.

A shattering insight into life with ME/CFS.

And decades of low/almost no support for people with it.

It's a really powerful watch.

[Zoe Madden-Smith @zoemaddensmith]

@ABrokenBattery Thank you so much 🩵🩵

[Adam @ABrokenBattery]

Watch the full 16-minute Re: News segment on #MECFS, where journalist Zoe Madden-Smith investigates ME—
a misunderstood neurological disease worsened by decades of stigma, neglect and misinformation.

https://t.co/9IcPRfGpIV

[Long Covid Euskal Kolektiboa. @Euskalkolektibo]

Artículo de Zoe Madden-Smith sobre la encefalomielitis mialgica, enfermedad física que la desinformación afirmaba que es psicológica, causando un estigma que aún afecta a la atención médica de los pacientes.
Tammy Rumsey es una enferma de 23 años.
https://t.co/LRjeK9aLAo

[Zoe Madden-Smith @zoemaddensmith]

@Lou_vs_ME @NzDeanne @rhirhiarhii @renews_nz Thank you so much for sharing 🩵🩵🩵

[Zoe Madden-Smith @zoemaddensmith]

@useless_priest Thank you so much for watching!

[Zoe Madden-Smith @zoemaddensmith]

@AnilvanderZee @DrAnnaNZ Thank you for sharing! 🩵

[ME Association @MEAssociation]

TW: Upsetting Content. @zoemaddensmith reports on #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis and its history, the stigmatisation that has plagued the #MECFS community for years, and explains the debilitating symptoms of the devastating disease.

Watch the video here: https://t.co/mZe92NLQWh

#pwME #SevereME #MEAW2025 #MEAwarenessWeek2025

[Zoe Madden-Smith @zoemaddensmith]

@NzDeanne Thanks so much for sharing! 🩵

[Zoe Madden-Smith @zoemaddensmith]

@JohnJCampbell Thank you for the support John, and all the pep talks along the way! 🩵🩵

[Zoe Madden-Smith @zoemaddensmith]

@ABrokenBattery @rhirhiarhii Thank you so much for sharing!

[Adam @ABrokenBattery]

Clip from Re:News segment on #MECFS:
“Waking up it’s like you’ve been hit by a truck. Everything’s shaking, vibrating internally. My brain feels inflamed, it’s like you’ve got a concussion.” @rhirhiarhii

[Deanne @NzDeanne]

ME/CFS news coverage on TVNZ today is the best we have had. https://t.co/eGji8PE9Kk

[BIBLICAL ENBY 🍅 @AliGammeter]

Reclassify ME/cfs as a disability ASAP
A thread:
#nzpol #MECFSAwarenessMonth #MECFSAwarenessday #MECFS

[BIBLICAL ENBY 🍅 @AliGammeter]

Now that I've got your attention, I know y'all only give a shit about what I have to say when it is about ACT or David Seymour, but today please read and share this thread
https://t.co/ZwB0sAUK52

[Zoe Madden-Smith @zoemaddensmith]

@sunsweptforest @NzDeanne @ABrokenBattery Hey there! You can watch the video on YouTube here as well: https://t.co/5U7AJCrwAC

[Zoe Madden-Smith @zoemaddensmith]

@rhirhiarhii Hey Rhiannon, I’ve sent you an email. Sending lots of aroha 🩵