He was a founder with Robin Fancourt, Judy Bailey and Dame Lesley Max of the BrainWave Trust which lobbies policy-makers on behalf of children.
A reshuffle in TVNZ following the departure of Paul Holmes in 2004 saw her become the sole news presenter for the 6pm ONE News bulletin, and her salary soared to NZ$800,000.
Neil was soon offered the position of news anchor for TVNZ's One News Late Edition and after twelve months he took over as TVNZ One News 6pm weekday sports news presenter working alongside Judy Bailey, a position he held from the beginning of 2004 for the next four years.
Judy Garland | Judy Collins | Judy Chicago | Bill Bailey | Judy Davis | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Pearl Bailey | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Derek Bailey (guitarist) | Derek Bailey | Old Bailey | Richard & Judy | Rumpole of the Bailey | Judge Judy | David Bailey | Bailey | F. Lee Bailey | David Bailey (photographer) | Corinne Bailey Rae | Bailey Road | The Judy Garland Show | Richard W. Bailey | Judy Lynne | Judy Blume | Judy Ann Santos | Gary Bailey | Barnum and Bailey | Bailey Road, Patna | Bailey bridge | Randall Bailey |
The Australian artists they have performed with include Horst Hoffmann, Myer Fredman, Katherine Selby, Don Hazelwood, Marilyn Meier, Dene Olding, Don Burrows, James Morrison, Geoffrey Collins, Nicole Youl, Elizabeth Whitehouse, Rosario La Spina, Judy Bailey, Chris Shepard, Stephen Mould, and Simon Tedeschi.