Polly “PJ” Harding

Polly “PJ” Harding

A self-proclaimed hippie, lover of outdoors and a bit of adventure, Polly is a farm-dwelling Kiwi and can be heard on NZME’s ‘The Hits Drive with Matty & PJ Show’ every weekday afternoon from 3-7pm. 

Polly remains a favourite in Australia, as popular host of KIIS Network Breakfast on the Jase & PJ Breakfast show, ending in 2020.

After 3 years of living and loving life as a Melbournian, Polly decided home was calling and relocated back to NZ in April 2020, and for a while there broadcast her breakfast show with Jase from her farm-home studio. 

In November 2024, Polly relaunched her own podcast, ‘Slow It Down’, where she chats to well-known people about find peace in the chaos, meaning in the mundane and find new ways to define success and happiness.

Along with other regular TV appearances in Australia and New Zealand, Polly appeared as a regular guest host on Channel 7’s House of Wellness show, for their lifestyle and beauty segments.

With a strong online following, Polly has collaborated with a number of brands she feels aligned to, including Visit Ruapehu tourism, Jeuneora Skincare, Kathmandu, Hello Fresh, Dyson, Apollo Campers and Watties, where she brings her own unique style and personality to the content she creates

Areas of Interest:

Media & Broadcast, Lifestyle & Wellness, Sustainable Living, Family, Comedy 

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PJ Harding: Why I walked away from radio stardom

Episode 74

We talk to PJ about why she walked away from radio last year – at the top of her game, what she’s planning next, her relationship with former co-host Jase – and the realities of breakfast radio, and we document Seamus’ rough run attempting to slide into PJ’s Instagram DMs from years ago.