April Ieremia is a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 former netball

Netball

Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...

 player, television host and celebrity.

Netball career

Ieremia was known as one of New Zealand's best goal-attack players, playing provincial netball for Canterbury

Canterbury

Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....

 from 1986–96. At age 20, Ieremia represented the Silver Ferns

Silver Ferns

The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns, represent New Zealand in international netball. The team take their nickname from the Silver Tree Fern , which is an iconic emblem for many New Zealand sports teams. The Silver Ferns were formed in 1938 as a representative...

 (New Zealand's national netball team) at the 1987 Netball World Championships

1987 Netball World Championships

The 1987 World Netball Championships was the seventh staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball, held every four years. The 1987 tournament was held in Glasgow, Scotland and was contested by 17 teams....

, remaining with the team until her retirement in 1996. Ieremia also contested the 1991

1991 Netball World Championships

The 1991 World Netball Championships was the eighth staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball, held every four years. The 1991 tournament was held in Sydney, Australia and was contested by 20 teams. All matches were held at the Sydney Entertainment...

 and 1995 Netball World Championships

1995 Netball World Championships

The 1995 World Netball Championships was the ninth staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball, held every four years. The 1995 tournament was held in Birmingham, England and was contested by a record 27 teams. Among them were the South African team,...

 and as many international test series. Ieremia gained 52 caps for the Silver Ferns and captained the side for a test series against Wales

Wales national netball team

The Wales national netball team represents Wales in international netball competition.The Welsh Netball Association , the governing body for netball in Wales, is responsible for Welsh squad selection, international matches and for the training and development of players.Wales' current IFNA world...

 in 1992.

Sports commentating career

After retiring from international netball, Ieremia became a sports reporter for ONE News from 1997 until 1999. In 1997, Ieremia won the Qantas Media Award

Qantas Media Award

The New Zealand Newspaper Publishers’ Association awards are annual New Zealand media awards recognising excellence in the news print media. The first awards were held in 1974 giving out awards for news photography and have expanded to include many disciplines of journalism. The awards are...

 for Best Presenter. In 2000, she became a sports commentator at ONE Sport for the National Bank Cup

National Bank Cup

The National Bank Cup was the pre-eminent national netball competition in New Zealand between 1998 and 2007. From 2008, it was replaced by the ANZ Championship.-Format:...

, Netball World Championships and the ASB Classic

ASB Classic

The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....

 international tennis championship in Auckland, in addition to reporting. Ieremia retired from sport commentating at the end of 2003.

General television career

Ieremia previously hosted a television talk show called April's Angels, shown on TV2 in 1998. She currently hosts a television talk show on The Living Channel, Channel 8 on SKY Television

SKY Network Television

Sky Network Television Limited , , is a New Zealand pay television service. On 30 June 2011, Sky had 829,421 subscribers, which comprises:*808,617 digital subscribers*20,840 other subscribers...

 called April in the afternoon

April in the afternoon

April in the afternoon is a Sky Tv show viewed on the Living Channel from 4:30pm – 5:30pm on Monday to Friday. The Show is hosted by April Bruce . The show produces the latest gossip, cooking info and the most exclusive interviews...

. The show started on April 1st, 2008 and airs from 5.30 - 6.00pm weekdays; it repeats at midnight and 9am the following morning.

Celebrity inclusions

• Celebrity Treasure Island
  Treasure Island (show)
  Treasure Island is a popular reality television game show produced in New Zealand by Eyeworks Touchdown as well as in Ireland and Australia. In the show, contestants are isolated on a remote Fijian island and compete for a cash prize...
  
  
• Dancing with the Stars
  Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series)
  Dancing with the Stars is a New Zealand television series based on the British series Strictly Come Dancing. The show introduces eight local celebrities paired with professional ballroom danceers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing...
  
  
• Celebrity Treasure Island: the Best of the Best
• Back to school
• Sporting dreams

Personal life

In 2002, Ieremia married Andrew Bruce, adopting her husband's surname. Their marriage was publicly rocky, and in 2006 they announced their divorce, after which April reverted to her maiden name.

Edge DJ Iain Stables

Iain Stables

Iain Philip Stables is a New Zealand radio disc jockey. In the past Stables worked on various radio stations across New Zealand beginning his radio career on Radio Windy in Wellington at the age of 14...

was not married to Ieremia. She was successful in a case against him for falsely claiming otherwise.