Background
Smalley grew up in rural Canterbury and received her secondary education from Lincoln High School, where she graduated in 1987 (sixth form).
Smalley grew up in rural Canterbury and received her secondary education from Lincoln High School, where she graduated in 1987 (sixth form).
She currently currently hosts Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Early Edition every weekday morning on Newstalk ZB and writes for the The New Zealand Herald. After graduating from Wellington Polytechnic, Smalley began her career in radio journalism with Newstalk ZB before moving to TV3. Smalley moved to the United Kingdom and worked for Sky News.
She later became the MediaWorks Europe correspondent for a time before returning to New Zealand to host TV3"s Nightline.
In 2011 Smalley began fronting the station"s breakfast programme Firstline. She also hosted weekly politics and current affairs programme The Nation.
In 2013 Smalley began hosting early morning radio programme Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Early Edition on Newstalk ZB. In 2014 Smalley joined Television New Zealand"s Q + A team on television One.