Melissa Chan-Green Til Death

After his bride’s death just hours after their wedding, a devastated groom struggles to process his grief. Five years later, he turns to Melissa Chan-Green to tell his heart-wrenching story for the first time. Content warning: contains discussion of death and loss, and sexual assault. Watch the video version of the episode here. A day after their wedding, a mourning groom struggles to process the death of his bride. A few kind words from Melissa Chan-Green brought him comfort, but her offer for him to tell his story was gently turned down. Five years later, he would get back in touch with Melissa – ready to talk for the first time about the trauma of that day, and to channel his grief into raising awareness of the dangers of meningitis, the disease that claimed his beloved wife’s life. In this conversation with Rev Frank Ritchie, Melissa reflects on the skill of being a human first and a journalist second, how she handled two young kids and a morning TV show on little sleep, and her career pivot after Newshub’s collapse. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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Melissa Chan-Green Til Death is an episode from re_covering by RNZ.

This episode is 00:57:28 long.

This episode was published on Sep 2, 2025.

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